Pursuing Justice

Robert Pollock has worked with the justice system and its intersection with the arts for over a decade. He has worked with Road Recovery , Rehabilitation Through the Arts , Musicambia , Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison , and Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections . He managed PEN America 's Prison and Justice Writing Program and published 6 anthologies of the award winning work of incarcera...

Robert Pollock has worked with the justice system and its intersection with the arts for over a decade. He has worked with Road Recovery , Rehabilitation Through the Arts , Musicambia , Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison , and Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections . He managed PEN America 's Prison and Justice Writing Program and published 6 anthologies of the award winning work of incarcera...

Mark Godsey is a former prosecutor who founded The Ohio Innocence Project in 2003. He is Executive Director of O.I.P. He often appears on Dateline, Forensic Files and CNN. His book Blind Injustice was recently made into an opera. He is currently a Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.  We will discuss his book and talk about the many cases cited in the book. Purchase Blind Inju...

Mark Godsey is a former prosecutor who founded The Ohio Innocence Project in 2003. He is Executive Director of O.I.P. He often appears on Dateline, Forensic Files and CNN. His book Blind Injustice was recently made into an opera. He is currently a Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.  We will discuss his book and talk about the many cases cited in the book. Purchase Blind Inju...

Ray Boyd was released from Cheshire C.F. in Connecticut in November of 2021 after serving 30 years. He is an author, public speaker, juvenile advocate and consultant. He is employed by Yale University. He founded Next Level Emporment , a non-profit where he works tirelessly with "returning citizens" (those coming out of prison back into society) helping them make that challenging transition. Ray w...

Ray Boyd was released from Cheshire C.F. in Connecticut in November of 2021 after serving 30 years. He is an author, public speaker, juvenile advocate and consultant. He is employed by Yale University.  He founded Next Level Emporment , a non-profit where he works tirelessly with "returning citizens" (those coming out of prison back into society) helping them make that challenging transition. Ray...

Nicholas Dawidoff is a full time writer. Born in NYC, he grew up in New Haven, CT.  Author of 5 books, one of which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, he is also a contributing writer to the New Yorker, Rolling Stone and the New York Times. A graduate of Harvard, he has been named a Guggenheim Fellow along with other prestigious awards. We will be discussing his newest book, The Other Side of...

Nicholas Dawidoff is a full time writer. Born in NYC, he grew up in New Haven, CT.  Author of 5 books, one of which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, he is also a contributing writer to the New Yorker, Rolling Stone and the New York Times. A graduate of Harvard, he has been named a Guggenheim Fellow along with other prestigious awards. We will be discussing his newest book, The Other Side of...

This week we talk with Dr. Tom Haney of Books Through Bars . Books Through Bars was founded by Barbara Hirshkowitz in 1992. Its mission is to send books to people in prison who are doing time in the Mid-Atlantic States. Dr. Tom Haney specializes in counseling people with violent, repetitive compulsive disorders. He's been active with Books Through Bars for 12 years and is now President of this non...

This week we talk with Dr. Tom Haney of Books Through Bars. Books Through Bars was founded by Barbara Hirshkowitz in 1992. Its mission is to send books to people in prison who are doing time in the Mid-Atlantic States. Dr. Tom Haney specializes in counseling people with violent, repetitive compulsive disorders. He's been active with Books Through Bars for 12 years and is now President of this non-...

On this episode of Pursuing Justice, we're joined by Professor Henry, who will talk about the many cases of wrongful conviction where innocent people were convicted of crimes that simply never happened. She exposes a deeply flawed criminal justice system that allows-even encourages-these no-crime wrongful convictions to regularly occur. Jessica Henry is an author, commentator, blogger and social j...

On this episode of Pursuing Justice, we're joined by Professor Henry, who will talk about the many cases of wrongful conviction where innocent people were convicted of crimes that simply never happened. She exposes a deeply flawed criminal justice system that allows-even encourages-these no-crime wrongful convictions to regularly occur. Jessica Henry is an author, commentator, blogger and social j...

Kali Silverman is Senior Project Manager of Mural Arts. She visits the men's maximum prison once a month coordinating the Mural Arts program with the full support of the Department of Corrections. Kali's beliefs stem from "tikkun olam" based on the Jewish philosophy meaning to  repair the world. Growing up near Philadelphia, she always felt public art could give people agency. "It's accessible to...

Jane Golden is the Founder and Executive Director  of Mural Arts Philadelphia. Under her passionate leadership, this organization has expanded its growth to become the nation's largest public art program, collaborating with schools, city agencies, prisons and other nonprofits. Jane has received many awards: The Hepburn Medal (named after Katherine Hepburn), Philadelphia's Trailblazer Award among o...

Bill Dillon was sent to  prison in 1981 to serve a Life sentence for a crime he did not commit. He did 27 years behind bars. With the  help of The Innocence Project of Florida and DNA evidence, he was exonerated in 2008. He and  his wife have written a book called: FRAMED: The Corruption and Coverup Behind the Wrongful Conviction of William Michael Dillon and His 27 Year Fight For Freedom. The son...

Bill Dillon was sent to  prison in 1981 to serve a Life sentence for a crime he did not commit. He did 27 years behind bars. With the  help of The Innocence Project of Florida and DNA evidence, he was exonerated in 2008. He and  his wife have written a book called: FRAMED: The Corruption and Coverup Behind the Wrongful Conviction of William Michael Dillon and His 27 Year Fight For Freedom. The son...

Emily and Rahsaan created this nonprofit organization together. Their mission is to assist talented artists and writers in prison gain access to mainstream outlets so that their work is available to society. Emily is a journalist and Rahsaan was a  producer and co-host of the podcast "Ear Hustle" when  he did time at San Quentin in California. He was paroled from San Quentin about a year ago. To l...

Emily and Rahsaan created this nonprofit organization together. Their mission is to assist talented artists and writers in prison gain access to mainstream outlets so that their work is available to society. Emily is a journalist and Rahsaan was a  producer and co-host of the podcast "Ear Hustle" when  he did time at San Quentin in California. He was paroled from San Quentin about a year ago. To l...

Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee were arrested and sent to Death Row for 2 murders they did not commit in Florida in 1963.  It took 12 years for them to see justice done. Mr. Hubbart had a front row seat for 10 of those years. The men falsely confessed to the crime leading to a long struggle to overturn their conviction. Phillip Hubbart served for 15 years as a  judge on the Third District Court of A...

Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee were arrested and sent to Death Row for 2 murders they did not commit in Florida in 1963.  It took 12 years for them to see justice done. Mr. Hubbart had a front row seat for 10 of those years. The men falsely confessed to the crime leading to a long struggle to overturn their conviction. Phillip Hubbart served for 15 years as a  judge on the Third District Court of A...

Tonie Willis is the founder of "Ardella's House" in Philadelphia, PA which opened in 2010. It is a home for women returning back to society after incarceration. The residence is named after Tonie's mother. She was  just awarded a $150,000 grant from Google. Each day, 200 women are released from prison across our country. They return to their home communities with little more than the clothes on th...

Antoinette Carter is first and foremost a survivor! Her mother was 14 when she became pregnant with Antoinette as a result of an assault. Antoinette was raised by her grandmother as her mother struggled with an addiction to crack and cocaine, spending 16 years cycling in  and out of prison. Antoinette created a stable life for herself working for over 3 decades for AT&T. Now retired, she is Hu...

Susan Burton spent years cycling in and out of prison having become addicted to cocaine and then crack. As a child, she experienced trauma and tried to numb the pain with drugs. Finally she found a path to recovery creating "A New Way of Life", a nonprofit that provides sober housing and other support for formerly incarcerated women. She is a CNN Hero and recipient of many other awards. She is an...

Susan Burton spent years cycling in and out of prison having become addicted to cocaine and then crack. As a child, she experienced trauma and tried to numb the pain with drugs. Finally she found a path to recovery creating "A New Way of Life", a nonprofit that provides sober housing and other support for formerly incarcerated women. She is a CNN Hero and recipient of many other awards. She is an...

Seth will discuss the future of his nonprofit organization, its recent cases of exoneration and the goals for the future.