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

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How Conviction Integrity Units Work; History & Types - Teresa Hall [Part 1] 04.01.2021 24:48

Teresa has been an attorney for 19 years in addition to being a Public Defender, a judge and a prosecutor.

Richard Miles ~CNN Hero~ "Miles of Freedom" ~his nonprofit helping exonerees with re-entry 28.12.2020 27:08

Richard Miles spent 15 years in prison as an innocent man. After his release, he started a non-profit called : "Miles of Freedom" to help exonerees like himself return to society. In 2019, he was recognized as a CNN "Hero".

Centurion Ministries - Jim McCloskey [Part 3] 21.12.2020 28:12

Author of the new book (When Truth Is All You Have). Jim founded "Centurion Ministries", the first Innocence Project in the nation. Centurion has exonerated 63 men and women. It is located in Princeton, NJ.

Centurion Ministries - Jim McCloskey [Part 2] 14.12.2020 28:14

Jim McCloskey~founder:Centurion Ministries in Princeton, NJ~first innocence organization-Part 1 07.12.2020 24:56

My Life Inside and Outside of Prison - Ken Hartman [Part 4] 23.11.2020 26:40

Ken Hartman spent 38 years in prison as a convicted murderer; granted clemency by Gov. Brown of California after being given Life Without Parole.

Visiting My Dad for 22 Years Inside - Alia Hartman, daughter of Ken Hartman [Part 3] 16.11.2020 26:28

Alia is the daughter of a man given Life Without Parole and has had to adjust to many challenges in her 25 years. She and her dad have created a strong bond beginning when she was conceived in prison.

My Life Inside and Outside of Prison - Ken Hartman [Part 2] 09.11.2020 25:48

Ken Hartman spent 38 years in prison as a convicted murderer; granted clemency by Gov. Brown of California after being given Life Without Parole.

My Life Inside and Outside of Prison - Ken Hartman [Part 1] 02.11.2020 26:25

Ken Hartman spent 38 years in prison as a convicted murderer; was granted clemency by Gov. Brown of California after being given a sentence of Life Without Parole.

From Harm to Healing with Jennifer Thompson & Katie Monroe [Part 3] 19.10.2020 28:07

Segment #3: "Healing Justice's mission, programs and goals"

From Harm to Healing with Jennifer Thompson & Katie Monroe [Part 2] 12.10.2020 27:06

Segment # 2: "The Impact of Wrongful Conviction on All and the founding of Healing Justice.

From Harm to Healing with Jennifer Thompson & Katie Monroe [Part 1] 05.10.2020 27:07

Jennifer Thompson is the founder of Healing Justice and a crime survivor whose case resulted in a wrongful conviction and exoneration. Katie Monroe is the Executive Director of Healing Justice and is the family member of someone who was wrongly convicted.

SHALEI HEFLIN 14.09.2020 27:45

JOHN RODRIGUEZ 07.09.2020 28:24

KATHERINE SECAIDA 10.08.2020 27:40

KAREN ARELLANO 03.08.2020 26:41

Karen graduates in 2 weeks from UCI (University of California at Irvine)and hopes to go to Law School. She was raised by a single mom as her dad is serving 2 life sentences. She is now the communications intern with POPS the club.

STEVEN MONTOYA 13.07.2020 27:03

Steven's parents have both been in prison. His dad has been out for 10 years. He has made a documentary as part of his participation with "Echoes of Incarceration" called: "Re-imagining Justice".

KHARON BENSON 06.07.2020 26:38

His dad was incarcerated when he was 3 months old. Met him as a young adult and made a documentary about his first visit with his father at Sing Sing. He is active with "Echoes of Incarceration"--a support group for kids with parents behind bars. He is now 26 years old.

Member Board of Directors of P.O.P.S. with Shalei Heflin 22.06.2020 26:47

John Rodriguez: how P.O.P.S. has made a difference 15.06.2020 25:28

John talks about his involvement in P.O.P.S. and the difference it has made in his life.

Author, Editor & Founder of P.O.P.S. with Amy Friedman [Part 2] 25.05.2020 28:07

See Part 1 for description.

Author, Editor & Founder of P.O.P.S. with Amy Friedman [Part 1] 18.05.2020 27:18

Amy Friedman founded a club at a California High School called : POPS (Pain of the Prison System) for students who have a loved one who is incarcerated. Following Amy's interview, we speak to students who were or are involved with P.O.P.S.

A Conversation with Author Janet Heijens [Part 2 ] 27.04.2020 26:04

Janet has written a series of mysteries on wrongful conviction.

A Conversation with Author Janet Heijens [Part 1] 20.04.2020 25:24

Janet is an author of a series of books (fiction) on wrongful conviction.

Anthony Scott: social worker for the Innocence Project of Florida 22.03.2020 29:10

Anthony Scott joined IPF in 2006 to direct the social services section. He has expertise working with both prisoners and ex-offenders, having provided psychotherapy at House Of Hope and Broward Outreach Center. Mr. Scott is also a founding member of the National Exoneree Support Committee, networking with and training innocence project workers throughout the United States. He is a licensed clinica...