Harriet Hendel

Pursuing Justice

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What if you or someone you loved were arrested, convicted and incarcerated for a crime --a crime for which you or that person was innocent? What if the lawyer you hired was incompetent and you were out of funds and out of options? What if years and decades had gone by and you or your loved one were still behind bars? Where would you find help? Wrongful conviction in the United States occurs more often than you might think. In 2022, the National Registry of Exonerations recorded 417 people who were proven innocent. They have tracked cases of innocence since 1989. Since 1973, 200 people were tak...

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Harriet Hendel

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The Impact of a Wrongful Incarceration on the Family - Towanda Means 15.03.2020 27:06

A Miscarriage of Justice for a Bradenton Man - Derrick Williams 08.03.2020 27:43

Derrick was accused of a crime he did not commit in 1992. He spent 18 years in prison as a result. Thanks to The Innocence Project of Florida, he was exonerated in 2011.

The Case of Derrick Williams-Bradenton, Florida 01.03.2020 22:10

Derrick Williams was exonerated by the Innocence Project of Florida.

John Patterson: Member of the Board of Directors with the Innocence Project of Florida 24.02.2020 26:13

Lawyer with Shutts and Bowen LLP Sarasota, FL. Graduate of Duke University and the University of Florida College of Law. Former President of the Florida Bar Foundation; past president of Sarasota County Bar Association. Member of the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida.

The Philanthropy of Giving Back with Jeff & Becky Miller (parents of Seth Miller) 17.02.2020 26:12

Jeff Miller is retired from being an accountant with Fortune 500 Companies. Becky Miller is retired from teaching H.S. English and from teaching writing to students on the college level. Their son, Seth, is director of the Innocence Project of Florida.

Philanthropy - How I Learned About Giving Back with Harriet Hendel 10.02.2020 27:11

Former member of Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. Retired teacher of children with dyslexia; Graduate of Montclair State University with M.A. in Learning Disabilities. Active with IPF since 2009. Mentor of at-risk students since 2000. Teacher at OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) in Sarasota.

The Dean McKee Case with Dean McKee & Danie Cutler [Part 3] 03.02.2020 26:15

Dean falsely confessed to a homicide when he was 16. He served 30 years in Florida prisons. His wife , Danie, joins our conversation.

The Dean McKee Case with Dean McKee [Part 1] 27.01.2020 24:26

Dean was accused of murder in 1989. He spent the next 30 years in prison for a crime done by his older brother, Scott. Dean was proven innocent by IPF in January 2019.

President of Worldwide Innocent Network with Seth Miller [Part 2] 20.01.2020 25:18

Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. President of the Worldwide Innocence Network. Teaches law at FSU School of Law. Graduate of FSU College of Law. Topic: Overview of IPF. Will discuss details of the case of Dean McKee who Seth represented. Dean spent 30 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Seth Miller: President of the Worldwide Innocent Network [Part 1] 13.01.2020 26:13

Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. President of the Worldwide Innocence Network. Teaches law at FSU School of Law. Graduate of FSU College of Law. Topic: Overview of IPF. Will discuss details of the case of Dean McKee whom Seth represented. Dean spent 30 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Conviction Integrity Review unit with Shelly Thibodeau [Part 2] 06.01.2020 29:11

This is a continuation of our interview with Shelly Thibideau, director of the Conviction Integrity Unit in Jacksonville, FL.

Conviction Integrity Review unit with Shelly Thibodeau [Part 1] 29.12.2019 27:39

Shelly directs the Conviction Integrity unit in Jacksonville, Florida.

Adina Thompson :Intake Coordinator at the Innocence Project of Florida 22.12.2019 28:46

Adina Thompson earned a PhD in criminology, law and society from the University of Florida in 2014. She serves as intake coordinator at Innocence Project of Florida, a non-profit post conviction law firm that works to overturn wrongful convictions, help exonerated people re-enter a changed world and prevent future miscarriages of justice. Dr. Thompson reviews claims of innocence from inmate applic...

Talks with an Exoneree : Nathan Myers of Florida 17.11.2019 28:21

Nathan was arrested and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit in 1976 when he was 18 years old. He and his uncle, Clifford Williams Jr. were tried and convicted together. In 2019 (after 43 years behind bars) Mr. Myers was freed by a collaboration between the Innocence Project of Florida and the new Conviction Integrity Review Unit. He is now 61 years old.

Krista Dolan : Innocence Project of Florida Attorney 10.11.2019 22:36

Krista Dolan is one of two lawyers on staff at Innocence Project of Florida based in Tallahassee. She joined the staff in 2018. She was a public defender in Kentucky for over 5 years. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of North Florida. Her Masters and Law degree are from FSU and her LL.M is from American University Washington College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in NY, FL,...

Meet the Host: Harriet Hendel [Part 2] 03.11.2019 25:28

Innocence Projects investigate and litigate pro bono for every client they help. This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction, speak to exonerees and their families, learn what it is like to advocate for innocent people, share books written by the exonerees themselves and discuss films about wrongful conviction. Harriet Hendel is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Flo...

Meet the Host: Harriet Hendel [Part 1] 27.10.2019 23:27

Kate Germond : Executive Director of "Centurion Ministries" in Princeton, NJ 19.10.2019 28:32

Kate Germand joined Centurion Ministries in January of 1987 after reading an article in the NY Times about Jim McCloskey's pioneering work behalf of the wrongly convicted. She thought he might need some help. They met, they thought they could get along and for 30 years worked shoulder to shoulder to free the innocent from prison. Prior to that she was a business woman and community activist in Men...