Sunday, Nov 6, 2pm at Historic Richmond Town’s Courthouse, 441 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306

Staten Island OutLOUD & the Staten Island Women’s Bar Association join forces to present “Women and the Criminal Justice System,” a community dialogue on the reasons why most women are in prison and the challenges they face.

Guest speakers: Hon. Michael McMahon, Richmond County District Attorney; Hon. Wanda DeOliveiria, Chief of the Special Victims Bureau of the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office; Mario Galluci, Esq., noted defense attorney; and others TBA.

If the case against Brigid O’Shaughnessy were brought to trial now, how would it be prosecuted? How would she be defended? Does the system treat female defendants differently from male defendants? If so, what are those differences? How are formerly incarcerated women reintegrated into society upon release?

Other issues that we’ll explore include: a layperson’s overview of criminal work; how defense attorneys work with the police & DA; how defense attorneys work with private investigators. We’ll also examine a frequent layperson’s question: “How can a defense attorney represent a ‘bad guy'”? More details TBA