Criminal Justice and Eliza Orlins’ Amazing Race
In the wake of the police murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and too many more people, criminal justice reform has surged to the forefront of the national debate. From the racial biases in policing to the criminalization of poverty and for-profit prisons, our criminal justice system is broken. We’ve asked Alyssa Milano’s friend Eliza Orlins on the show this week to talk about these issues and more.
Eliza spent years as a public defender in New York City and is now a candidate for Manhattan District Attorney. You may also recognize her as a two time contestant on Survivor and as a contestant on The Amazing Race.
Listen:
Sources for audio clips
| Intro | |
| Eliza Orlins for Manhattan District Attorney | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIbf-bMY5_g |
| Eliza Orlins - Protecting Prisoners from COVID-19 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-NB1YoTmiU |
| Survivor: Micronesia Interview: Eliza Orlins (Favorites) - WDEF News 12 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBcbAzCO7xk |
| California governor signs landmark bill to eliminate cash bail - PBS NewsHour | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYUkVH61SWE |
| Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance under scrutiny for donations during cases | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sMmSyTq2i0 |
| New York City Protests Continue After Passage of Police Reform Bills | NBC New York | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4hkWOyKqDI |
| Conditions in Rikers | |
| Inside Rikers During the Coronavirus Outbreak - VICE News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFarfOMp_J4 |
| Cash Bail | |
| Bail: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5mwymTIJU |
| School to Prison Pipeline | |
| How the School-to-Prison Pipeline Functions - The Root | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zer6FapK49E |
| Public defenders | |
| True Believers in Justice: A Young Public Defender's Struggle | Op-Docs | The New York Times | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR7uYjbiS4c |
| Public defender case overload is ‘ticking time bomb’ in Mo. - PBS NewsHour | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J83USTgK0wo |
| Criminalizing Poverty | |
| For-Profit Probation Companies Exploit Poorest Americans - Human Rights Watch | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j242B9Rr6oY |
| For Profit Prisons | |
| The Huge Problem With For-Profit Prisons | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDm9JSOY_YI |
| Outro | |
| How America's justice system is rigged against the poor - VOX | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry5jTjBhZpA |
Show Credits
Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Milo Bugliari, Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle
