Krystal Rodriguez: Closing Rikers Island, Balancing the Personal & Political, and When To Kick In Your Plan B

Join Laura as she talks with former public defender and current policy expert, Krystal Rodriguez. Krystal has spent her entire career focusing on how to represent, defend, advocate for, and shift systems to better serve folks from marginalized and underserved communities. In this conversation they discuss her incredibly interesting and critically important work on bail reform and closing Rikers Island. She generously shares her insightful self-reflection and the subsequent rough road she traveled as she enacted her Plan B. And they talk about the importance of understanding what being personally connected to one’s career means for one’s life - inside and outside of work. Krystal is widely sought after for her expertise, depth and breadth of experience, respect for those she serves, powerful leadership, and - of course - sense of humor. Laura’s admiration of Krystal runs deep and we know that what she has to share will be a gift for our listeners.

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