Harriet Hendel

Pursuing Justice

Society EN ↓ 243 episodes

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

Episodes

How A Pardon Changed My Life - Akeem Sims 25.12.2021 24:52

37 Years A Convict But Received A Pardon - Naomi Blount Wilson 23.12.2021 25:53

Granting Former Offenders A Second Chance - Celeste Trusty-Board of Pardons -Part 2 22.12.2021 25:45

See part 1 for description.

Granting Former Offenders A Second Chance - Celeste Trusty-Board of Pardons-Pennsylvania 21.12.2021 25:18

Celeste Trusty is the Secretary for the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. She has been active with FAMM {Families Against Mandatory Minimums} and volunteered with the PA Innocence Project. She even made an appearance on Netflix in "The Innocence Files".

Looking Ahead to 2022 [Part 2] Harriet Hendel 20.12.2021 21:52

Harriet was a member of the Board of Directors with The Innocence Project of Florida. She has been a host of Pursuing Justice for 2 years.

Looking Back Over The Past Year in Podcasts :What We Have Discovered [Part 1]~Harriet Hendel 13.12.2021 23:59

Harriet was a member of the Board of Directors with The Innocence Project of Florida. She has been a host of Pursuing Justice for 2 years.

A Miscarriage of Justice Lasting 38 Years - Larry Walker & Sharena Robinson [Part 2] 06.12.2021 26:01

Larry Walker spent 38 years behind bars as an innocent man. His daughter was his advocate helping to find freedom for her father.

A Miscarriage of Justice Lasting 38 Years - Larry Walker & Sharena Robinson [Part 1] 29.11.2021 25:27

Larry Walker spent 38 years behind bars as an innocent man. His daughter was his advocate helping to find freedom for her father.

Litigating For The Wrongfully Convicted - Paul Casteleiro [Part 2] Centurion Ministries 22.11.2021 25:28

Paul is legal director for Centurion Ministries and has given his services to them since 1983.

Litigating For The Wrongfully Convicted - Paul Casteleiro (Centurion Ministries) part 1 15.11.2021 26:43

Paul Casteleiro is the legal director for Centurion Ministries in Princeton, NJ. He has been in that role since 2014. Previously, he was in private practice in NJ. He has worked closely with Jim McCloskey since the early 80s when Jim founded "Centurion Ministries"---the first Innocence organization in the world. Paul helped to pass the statute in NJ compensating persons who have been wrongly in...

Marty Yant- Private Investigator for Jen Reach [Part 2] 08.11.2021 26:18

Private Investigator helping the wrongfully convicted; author of Presumed Guilty; Investigative Journalist for the Chicago Sun Times and other newspapers.

Marty Yant: Private Investigator for Jen Reach. Author of: PRESUMED GUILTY Part 1 01.11.2021 24:43

Private Investigator helping the wrongfully convicted; author of Presumed Guilty; Investigative Journalist for the Chicago Sun Times and other newspapers.

My Fight for Justice - Jen Reach [Part 2] 25.10.2021 25:11

Jen was wrongfully accused of child molestation and served 13 years in prison. She was exonerated in 1997.

My Fight for Justice - Jen Reach [Part 1] 18.10.2021 24:43

Jen was wrongfully accused of child molestation and served 13 years in prison. She was exonerated in 1997.

Helping Exonerees Transition Back To Society - Maalavika Ragunathan [Part 2] 11.10.2021 25:40

See part 1 for description.

Helping Exonerees Transition Back To Society - Maalavika Ragunathan [Part 1]PA Innocence Project 04.10.2021 24:44

Mal Ragunathan works with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project in the role of educator and social worker helping people leaving prison to transition back into society. The project is located at Temple University in Philadelphia. It was started in 2009.

Deciding Who We Can Help Transition - Clay Waterman [Part 2] 27.09.2021 25:55

Attorney with Pennsylvania Innocence Project.

Deciding Who We Can Help Transition - Clay Waterman-Pennsylvania Innocence Project [Part 1] 20.09.2021 24:58

Clay Waterman is an attorney with Pennsylvania Innocence Project .

James Dold ~ Human Rights for Kids - A Personal Story [Part 2] 13.09.2021 24:02

CEO and Founder of HUMAN RIGHTS FOR KIDS in Washington, D.C.

James Dold~Human Rights for Kids - A Personal Story [Part 1] 06.09.2021 23:39

CEO and Founder of HUMAN RIGHTS FOR KIDS in Washington, D.C.

Sara Kruzan- Life Without Parole - A Reprieve - A Life With Purpose [Part 2] 30.08.2021 24:51

A survivor of traffiking as a child, Sara served 19 years in a California prison.

Sara Kruzan- Life Without Parole - A Reprieve - A Life With Purpose - [Part 1] 23.08.2021 25:31

A survivor of traffiking as a child, Sara served 19 years in a California prison. She was released, became an author and works for the nonprofit "Human Rights for Kids".

Marsha Levick ~ founder of The Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, PA [Part 2] 16.08.2021 19:53

Co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia in 1975; key player in landmark decisions banning life without parole for juveniles and the juvenile death penalty.

Marsha Levick~ founder of The Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia [Part 1] 09.08.2021 20:51

Co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia in 1975; key player in landmark decisions banning life without parole for juveniles and the juvenile death penalty.

Ab'd Allah Lateef ~ Life Without Parole {sentenced as a teenager} [Part 2] 02.08.2021 26:46

Abd'allah was sentenced to Life Without Parole at the age of 17. He served 31 years. He is now Deputy Director at the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.