#451 Eliza Orlins Is The Glow Up The Manhattan DA Office Needs
Alise and Amanda sit down with Eliza Orlins, a candidate for Manhattan District Attorney and a public defender in New York City for 12 years. Orlins details her experience representing the city\u2019s most marginalized people, and how the cash bail system criminalizes poverty and has lifelong impacts on people jailed for minor crimes they might not have even committed. She explains what a DA can do on day 1 to dramatically change the lives of New Yorkers, and how the DA could have intervened sooner in Harvey Weinstein and Donald Trump\u2019s crimes. Finally, the \u201cSurvivor\u201d and \u201cAmazing Race\u201d alum tells us which New York politician she\u2019d take with her on the \u201cAmazing Race.\u201d\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices