Defund Police or “Divest and Invest”?
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Nick Turner has spent decades working on the criminal justice, policing and community issues. As president of the Vera Institute of Justice, he oversees nonprofit work in key areas like prison conditions, misuse of jails, and equitable justice systems. Nick talks about the impact the coronavirus epidemic and subsequent protests against police brutality are having on his advocacy work, and the ways in which he thinks enormous policing budgets could be better spent. 
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