Pursuing Justice

Raised in the Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C., Craig is a former Marine Corps Veteran, recipient of The Purple Heart who served in Afghanistan. He is the author of two books, Craig and Fred  and Second Chances. He is a graduate of Georgetown University. Since his return to the States in 2011, he has been on the Today Show and many other programs. He travels all around the country  speaking abo...

Raised in the Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C., Craig is a former Marine Corps Veteran, recipient of The Purple Heart who served in Afghanistan. He is the author of two books, Craig and Fred  and Second Chances. He is a graduate of Georgetown University. Since his return to the States in 2011, he has been on the Today Show and many other programs. He travels all around the country  speaking abo...

Candido went to prison in 1990 for drug trafficking. Over 26 years in Federal Prisons, he cooked for 1500-2500 men. He never expected to see freedom as his sentence was 49 years. In 2016 he was granted clemency  by President Obama. Helped by NJ REENTRY CORPS. He now has his own restaurant, which opened in December 2017 in Jersey City. Read about Candido's restaurant in this NYT article: https://ww...

Rev. Flores was born in the Dominican Republic and came to the U.S. in 2001. He is a graduate of NY Theological Seminary and now heads N.J. Reentry Corporation, which he founded in 2016. The organization serves anyone living in NJ with a criminal background. It has helped 22,000 people who were incarcerated get jobs, obtain training for new jobs,get health care, food stamps, etc. To learn more abo...

To find out more about Raphah Institute , please visit their website: https://linktr.ee/raphah_institute Travis Claybrooks is founder and CEO of Raphah Institute, a nonprofit which helps marginalized communities access essential resources like housing, healthcare, education and economic support. "Raphah" means "to heal". Travis holds a Master of Divinity from Liberty University and is pursuing a D...

To find out more about Raphah Institute , please visit their website: https://linktr.ee/raphah_institute Travis Claybrooks is founder and CEO of Raphah Institute, a nonprofit which helps marginalized communities access essential resources like housing, healthcare, education and economic support. "Raphah" means "to heal". Travis holds a Master of Divinity from Liberty University and is pursuing a D...

C.J. Rice was born in 1993 in Philadelphia. At the age of 17, he was wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit. His sentence was 30-60 years. While in prison, he earned  his High School diploma in addition to being certified as a brick layer. He also was certified by OSHA. In 2023, he was released on bail after his Federal Habeas Corpus petition was granted by the Federal Court of the East...

C.J. Rice was born in 1993 in Philadelphia. At the age of 17, he was wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit. His sentence was 30-60 years. While in prison, he earned  his High School diploma in addition to being certified as a brick layer. He also was certified by OSHA. In 2023, he was released on bail after his Federal Habeas Corpus petition was granted by the Federal Court of the East...

Research shows that although 90% of those incarcerated are eventually released, most people will have little to no access to rehabilitative and reentry services. People with arrest records often return to their communities without the resources and support needed to successfully reintegrate into society. Additionally, in the United States, those with behavioral health conditions are 10 times more...

Research shows that although 90% of those incarcerated are eventually released, most people will have little to no access to rehabilitative and reentry services. People with arrest records often return to their communities without the resources and support needed to successfully reintegrate into society. Additionally, in the United States, those with behavioral health conditions are 10 times more...

Julian Sher is one of Canada's best known investigative journalists and the author of 8 books. For 20 years, he worked for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's show "The Fifth Estate", Canada's premier investigative TV program, similar to "60 Minutes". Sher was also a reporter for Canada's two leading newspapers: The Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. He is the author of Until You Are Dead: The W...

Julian Sher is one of Canada's best known investigative journalists and the author of 8 books. For 20 years, he worked for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's show "The Fifth Estate", Canada's premier investigative TV program, similar to "60 Minutes". Sher was also a reporter for Canada's two leading newspapers: The Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. He is the author of Until You Are Dead: The W...

Barbara Bradley Hagerty is a N.Y. Times best selling author and contributing writer for The Atlantic. She was a correspondent for NPR as well where she covered the Justice Department and Religion. Her awards include: 2 Gracie Awards, National Headline Award and others. She wrote an investigative piece for The Atlantic on the case of Ben Spencer which led to her decision to write: Bringing Ben Home...

Barbara Bradley Hagerty is a N.Y. Times best selling author and contributing writer for The Atlantic. She was a correspondent for NPR as well where she covered the Justice Department and Religion. Her awards include: 2 Gracie Awards, National Headline Award and others. She wrote an investigative piece for The Atlantic on the case of Ben Spencer which led to her decision to write: Bringing Ben Home...

Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) was founded in 1995 in order to offer incarcerated men and women a new sense of what was possible by expressing themselves through the creative arts: drawing, dancing, acting. The opportunity to immerse themselves in the creative process proved that change is possible. Our guest today, Charles Moore, is the first RTA (Rehabilitation Through the Arts)alumni to...

Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) was founded in 1995 in order to offer incarcerated men and women a new sense of what was possible by expressing themselves through the creative arts: drawing, dancing, acting. The opportunity to immerse themselves in the creative process proved that change is possible. Our guest today, Charles Moore, is the first RTA (Rehabilitation Through the Arts)alumni to...

Kelly is a Ph. D. candidate and a contract instructor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa. Kelly is a longtime advocate for wrongful conviction and co-host of a podcast called: "Real Life Wrongs". Her show examines the systemic factors and human flaws that put innocent people behind bars. Kelly will contrast Canada's justice system wherein wrongful convictio...

Kelly is a Ph. D. candidate and a contract instructor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa. Kelly is a longtime advocate for wrongful conviction and co-host of a podcast called: "Real Life Wrongs". Her show examines the systemic factors and human flaws that put innocent people behind bars. Kelly will contrast Canada's justice system wherein wrongful convictio...

Today we talk to Seth Miller, the executive director of the Florida Innocence Project about the case of Thomas Gilbert. Thomas Gilbert has been incarcerated since 1974 for a crime he did not commit  in Miami, FL. He is now 70 years old. He has been represented by The Innocence Project of Florida for many years and is sadly out of all legal avenues to right his wrongful conviction. Our hope is thro...

Today we talk to Seth Miller, the executive director of the Florida Innocence Project about the case of Thomas Gilbert. Thomas Gilbert has been incarcerated since 1974 for a crime he did not commit  in Miami, FL. He is now 70 years old. He has been represented by The Innocence Project of Florida for many years and is sadly out of all legal avenues to right his wrongful conviction. Our hope is thro...

Bianca Van Heydoorn is the director of YSRP, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, PA. The organization is committed to helping "returning citizens" who are coming home from prison, many of whom were teens when they went to prison. A  large number of these individuals were sentenced to Life Without Parole but were given a second chance when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that LWOP was unco...

Bianca Van Heydoorn is the director of YSRP, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, PA. The organization is committed to helping "returning citizens" who are coming home from prison, many of whom were teens when they went to prison. A  large number of these individuals were sentenced to Life Without Parole but were given a second chance when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that LWOP was unco...

This nonprofit organization based in Manhattan advocates for youth in court to give them a second chance and avoid incarceration. They have been in operation for 45 years, boasting a 94% success rate. Our guest, Angel Rodriguez, has been involved since the inception of this organization. He is co-founder and President. Visit the Avenue for Justice Website or learn more about them here. This podcas...

Mario Koran is an investigative fellow with the New York Times in addition to being on staff at Wisconsin Watch. He was a west coast correspondent for the Guardian US and covered education for Voice of San Diego where he was named 2016 reporter of the year by the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists.  His work can be found in the New York Times, The Appeal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentin...

Mario Koran is an investigative fellow with the New York Times in addition to being on staff at Wisconsin Watch. He was a west coast correspondent for the Guardian US and covered education for Voice of San Diego where he was named 2016 reporter of the year by the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists.  His work can be found in the New York Times, The Appeal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentin...