Explore Race and Mass Incarceration Tonight in Fort Greene

Photo by Michael Coghlan

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — Millions of American families have been impacted by our nation's decades-long approach to mass incarceration.

After years of existing in the shadows, the topic is now receiving attention from (at least some) presidential candidates, while programs like "Begin Again," run by Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, are seeking to keep minor offenders out of jail.

On Thursday, March 24, Brooklyn's BRIC TV will broadcast a live panel discussion focused on the intersection of race and incarceration.

The event, called "Sentenced to Fail," is free and open to the public. It takes place at 7 p.m. at 647 Fulton St. You can RSVP here.

BRIC TV is producing the event in partnership with The Marshall Project, a criminal justice reform organization.

Those interested can tweet comments or questions to the panel using the hashtag #BHeard.

Via BRIC TV, the panel will feature:

Soffiyah Elijah, The Correctional Association of New York

Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project

Liza Jessie Peterson, Playwright, Poet, Educator, and Advocate

Stanley Richards, The Fortune Society

Juan Cartagena, Latino Justice PRLDF

Honorable George Grasso, Supervising Judge – Arraignments for the Criminal Court of the City of New York.