Harriet Hendel

Pursuing Justice

Society EN ↓ 253 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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A Case of Arson? Kristine Bunch 's story: 1996 - 2012 [Part 1] 04.04.2021 26:06

Kristine Bunch spent 16 years in prison on a charge of arson, which killed her 3 year old son. She was proven innocent of these charges. She has a nonprofit organization called: Justice for Justus which helps people coming out of prison.

Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen - speaking about their play ~ "The Exonerated" [Part 4] 21.03.2021 27:08

Jessica and Erik are a husband & wife writing team as well as actors/directors. Winners of many awards, their play "The Exonerated" was named "Best Play of the Year" by the New York Times in 2000. "The Exonerated": brings the story of several death row exonerees to Off Broadway and the nation...continuing our discussion of how the play came to be written and its impact all over the country.

Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen ~ "The Exonerated" [Part 3] 14.03.2021 23:30

Jessica and Erik are a husband & wife writing team as well as actors/directors. Winners of many awards, their play "The Exonerated" was named "Best Play of the Year" by the New York Times in 2000. "The Exonerated" brings the story of several death row exonerees to Off Broadway and the nation...continuing our discussion of how the play came to be written and its impact all over the country.

Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen - "The Exonerated" -[Part 2] 07.03.2021 26:10

Jessica and Erik are a husband & wife writing team as well as actors/directors. Winners of many awards, their play "The Exonerated" was named "Best Play of the Year" by the New York Times in 2000. "The Exonerated":brings the story of several death row exonerees to Off Broadway and the nation...continuing our discussion of how the play came to be written and its impact all over the country.

Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen writers of the play "The Exonerated" [Part 1] 28.02.2021 23:41

Jessica and Erik are a husband & wife writing team as well as actors/directors. Winners of many awards, their play "The Exonerated" was named "Best Play of the Year" by the New York Times.

Helping exonerees navigate and receive services they need free of charge after reentry- After Innocence - Jon Eldan [Part 2] 22.02.2021 25:22

Lawyer and Founder of "After Innocence" - a non profit organization for wrongly convicted exonerees helping them with reentry serving all 48 states

Helping exonerees navigate and receive services after reentry- After Innocence - Jon Eldan [Part 1] 15.02.2021 25:38

Lawyer and Founder of "After Innocence" - a non profit organization for wrongly convicted exonerees helping them with reentry serving all 48 states.

Project 180 - Barbara Richards [Part 2] 08.02.2021 26:49

President, founder & CEO of Project 180 ~ a reentry program for offenders

Project 180 - Barbara Richards ~helping men return to society after prison (Florida) Part 1 01.02.2021 26:59

President, founder & CEO of Project 180 ~ a reentry program for offenders.

How Conviction Integrity Units Work; History & Types - Teresa Hall [Part 2] 11.01.2021 25:55

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

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