First hour: The Center for Dispute Settlement on police accountability
Second hour: Challenges faced by the trans community of color
We sit down with Frank Liberti and Cheryl Hayward from the Center for Dispute Settlement, focusing on police accountability in Rochester. The CDS currently evaluates cases that stem from civilian complaints. A recent report from local activists alleges that the system is broken, and that civilian complaints are almost never sustained. CDS disagrees; however, CDS has made its own recommendations for how to improve the system. Our guests explain:
- Frank Liberti, president and CEO of the Center for Dispute Settlement
- Cheryl Hayward, director of the Police and Community Relations Program at the Center for Dispute Settlement
Then in our second hour, we discuss the challenges faced by the trans community of color, which suffers disproportionately when it comes to violence and other issues. In studio:
- Jahnell Butler, community health specialist at the MOCHA Center, and LGBTQ advocate
- Jazelle Bonilla, community liaison for the Victory Alliance at Strong Hospital
- Rudy Lott, community liaison
- Bionka Castro, LGBTQ advocate
