Spotlight on Police Reform: Interview with Vera Institute’s Nicholas Turner
Nicholas Turner is the President and Director of the Vera Institute for Justice, a national organization committed to reducing the burdens of the justice system on people of color and frames all its work with an understanding of the country’s history of racial oppression. He is a member of the advisory council of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform.
CSS President and CEO David Jones sat down with Nicholas for the Spotlight on Police Reform podcast.
About Spotlight on Police Reform
For generations, Black and brown Americans living in cities, towns and rural areas across the nation have rightfully been afraid of uniformed officers. Far too often, police officers engage in indefensible violence against the very people they are supposed to serve and protect.
With Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive order, Police Departments across New York face a mandate to implement broad reforms consistent with community priorities. The Spotlight on Police Reform project has compiled comprehensive resources and expert testimony to empower communities seeking to re-envision policing.
