BronxNet: Today’s Verdict

“We know that young white men, for example, smoke marijuana at rates at least on par or at higher rates than young black or Latino men, and yet 87% of the people arrested for marijuana possession in New York City are black and Latino, and in the Bronx that number is 95%.”

The Bronx Defenders’ Fundamental Fairness Project Director Scott Levy was a guest on BronxNet’s “Today’s Verdict” with host David Lesch to discuss marijuana policing in the Bronx and the hidden costs of marijuana arrests.

Watch the full interview here (from 13:44).