Vivian Nixon
What We Know: Solutions from Our Experiences in the Justice System
Vivian Nixon, executive director of CCF, a New York–based organization committed to removing barriers to higher education for women with criminal-record histories, talks about her new book "What We Know: Solutions from Our Experiences in the Justice System". She discusses the ideas for improving America’s criminal justice system presented in the book, and the role technology plays in this effort. Moderated by Malika Saada Saar, with an introduction by Andrew Phillips. Links to a number of organizations mentioned in the Talk: College & Community Fellowship (CCF): https://www.collegeandcommunity.org JustLeadershipUSA: https://jlusa.org Formerly Incarcerated Convicted People and Families Movement (FICPFM): https://ficpfm.org
Vivian Nixon
The Reverend Vivian Nixon is executive director of College and Community Fellowship (CCF), a New York–based organization committed to removing barriers to higher education for women with criminal-record histories and their families.
What We Know: Solutions from Our Experiences in the Justice System
A thoughtful and surprising cornucopia of ideas for improving America’s criminal justice system, from those most impacted by it. With contributors including nationally known formerly incarcerated leaders in justice reform, twenty-three justice-involved individuals add a perspective that is too often left out of national reform conversations.
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