Nell Bernstein, author of Burning Down the House--a heartbreaking and meticulously reported indictment of America's failed juvenile justice policy--will participate in a conversation bringing together those who are entangled in, and those committed to fixing, New York City's juvenile justice system.

Part of the ongoing Sackler Center series "States of Denial: The Illegal Incarceration of Women, Children, and People of Color."

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Panelists include:

Nell Bernstein, journalist and author of Burning Down the House


Jasmine Bowie, youth justice social worker at the Brownsville Community Justice Center


Abdul Francis, participant at the Brownsville Community Justice Center

Renee Gregory, First Assistant District Attorney at the Brooklyn District Attorney's office

Krista Larson, Director of the Center for Youth Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice

Moderated by Tynesha McHarris, Director of Community Leadership at the Brooklyn Community Foundation