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Bail Reform Demystified: Miles Gresham on The Public GoodMarch 22, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Tanvier Peart

PPG’s 2018 report Cruelty and Cost: Money Bail in Buffalo highlights the adverse impacts of setting money bail. It emphasizes there has been no connection found between an amount of money and a person’s likelihood of appearing in court of avoiding illegal activity while on release. It …

Bail Reform Demystified: Miles Gresham on The Public GoodMarch 22, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Tanvier Peart

PPG’s 2018 report Cruelty and Cost: Money Bail in Buffalo highlights the adverse impacts of setting money bail. It emphasizes there has been no connection found between an amount of money and a person’s likelihood of appearing in court of avoiding illegal activity while on release. It …

2022 Community Agenda Preview: Miles Gresham, Colleen Kristich, Tanvier Peart, and Sarah Wooton on The Public GoodJanuary 11, 2022, 10:30-11 am

Andrea O Suilleabhain

Join us on The Public Good. This week, PPG team members Miles Gresham, Colleen Kristich, Tanvier Peart and Sarah Wooton join us to preview PPG's 2022 Community Agenda. Our partners will gather on Thursday, January 13 to unveil their top policy change priorities for the year head. We discuss some of …

12 Proposals for a More Equitable Buffalo NiagaraDecember 3, 2021, 10:30 am-12 pm

Sam Magavern, Senior Policy Fellow, Partnership for the Public Good, and a Team of 12 University at Buffalo Law Students

Register here for the Zoom event: https://bit.ly/3qPH7Uv

Buffalo's Untapped Power to Discipline PoliceNovember 30, 2021, 12:30-2 pm

Miles Gresham, Esq. and De'Jon Hall

Register here: https://bit.ly/3cjB1TN For many, the apparent inability to discipline or fire police officers with records of misconduct has been a major obstacle to criminal justice reform. However, both court decisions and Buffalo’s legislative history grant the City of Buffalo the authority …

Buffalo's Untapped Power to Discipline PoliceNovember 30, 2021, 12:30-2 pm

Miles Gresham, Esq. and De'Jon Hall

Register here: https://bit.ly/3cjB1TN For many, the apparent inability to discipline or fire police officers with records of misconduct has been a major obstacle to criminal justice reform. However, both court decisions and Buffalo’s legislative history grant the City of Buffalo the authority …

Buffalo's Untapped Power to Discipline PoliceNovember 30, 2021, 12:30-2 pm

Miles Gresham, Esq. and De'Jon Hall

Register here: https://bit.ly/3cjB1TN For many, the apparent inability to discipline or fire police officers with records of misconduct has been a major obstacle to criminal justice reform. However, both court decisions and Buffalo’s legislative history grant the City of Buffalo the authority …

Disciplining Police Officers: Miles Gresham on The Public GoodNovember 16, 2021, 10:30-11 am

Andrea Ó Súilleabháin

Join us on The Public Good! This week our guest is PPG Policy Fellow Miles Gresham, Esq. discusses his policy brief, "The City of Buffalo's Untapped Power to Discipline Police Officers." This report examines the history of police discipline provisions in Buffalo city charters and calls on the City …

Workshop: Alternatives to Police for Mental Health ResponseAugust 18, 2021, 12:30-2 pm

Punitive approaches to mental health crises - like policing and jails - can have significant negative impacts on individuals and communities. Explore what opportunities, resources, and programming can be used in Erie County to shift the community response to mental health needs away from the legal …

Workshop: Alternatives to Police for Mental Health ResponseAugust 18, 2021, 12:30-2 pm

Punitive approaches to mental health crises - like policing and jails - can have significant negative impacts on individuals and communities. Explore what opportunities, resources, and programming can be used in Erie County to shift the community response to mental health needs away from the legal …