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PURSUING JUSTICE

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What if you or someone you love were arrested, convicted and incarcerated for a crime but was innocent? What if the lawyer you hired was incompetent and you were out of money and out of options? What if years and decades had gone by and you or the person you cared about was still behind bars? Where would you turn? Wrongful conviction in the United States occurs more often than you might think. Just last year, according to the National Registry of Exonerations, 156 people were released from prison after being proven innocent. Since 1989, 2,479 people were exonerated across the country. Since 19...

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Oct 9, 2023

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Episodes

HARRIET HENDEL - PUPPIES BEHIND BARS-ITS HISTORY AND MISSION PART 2 23.05.2022
HARRIET HENDEL - PUPPIES BEHIND BARS-ITS HISTORY AND MISSION PART 1 16.05.2022
A TEEN'S FALSE CONFESSION: HUWE BURTON'S STORY PT 2 - HARRIET HENDEL 02.05.2022

Lauren Cohen is a Professor of Law at Rutgers and Director of the Criminal & Youth Justice Clinic. Huwe Burton Spent 18 years in Prison from Age 16-34 for a crime he did not commit.

A TEEN'S FALSE CONFESSION: HUWE BURTON'S STORY PT1 - HARRIET HENDEL 25.04.2022

Lauren Cohen is a Professor of Law at Rutgers and Director of the Criminal & Youth Justice Clinic. Huwe Burton Spent 18 years in Prison from Age 16-34 for a crime he did not commit.

GIVING BACK AFTER DOING TIME - ALEXA GARZA PART 2 18.04.2022
GIVING BACK AFTER DOING TIME - ALEXA GARZA PART 1 11.04.2022
FORMER OFFENDER NOW AN ADVOCATE - JENNIFER TOON PART 2 04.04.2022
FORMER OFFENDER NOW AN ADVOCATE - JENNIFER TOON PART 1 28.03.2022
Growing Up Behind Bars - Robin Ledbetter PART 2 21.03.2022

Robin was arrested at age 14, sentenced to 50 years in prison for felony murder.

Growing Up Behind Bars - Robin Ledbetter Part 1 14.03.2022

Robin was arrested at age 14, sentenced to 50 years in prison for felony murder.

DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS FOR 3 DECADES AS A LEGALAID ATTORNEY IN NYC - JOSH GOLDFEIN PART 2 07.03.2022
A BRIDGE BETWEEN FAMILIES AND THEIR LOVED ONES INSIDE - KIRSTIN CORNELL 28.02.2022
VOLUNTEERING AT PA PRISON SOCIETY - JOHN HARGREAVES PART 2 21.02.2022
EXPLORING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD - ANDREA ELLIOTT PART 1 14.02.2022

Andrea Elliott won the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 and is the author of  Invisible Child , one of the 10 best books of 2021.

LOCKED UP AT 13 AN ODYSSEY OF DISCOVERY - CATHERINE JONES PART 2 07.02.2022

Catherine spent 17 years behind bars and is now Co-director of Outreach and mentor for the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.

LOCKED UP AT 13 AN ODYSSEY OF DISCOVERY - CATHERINE JONES PART 1 31.01.2022

Catherine spent 17 years behind bars and is now Co-director of Outreach and mentor for the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.

ELIMINATING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR CHILDREN - PRESTON SHIPP PART 2 24.01.2022

Preston is Senior Policy Counsel with CFSY working directly with state legislators around the country to change sentencing statutes for juveniles.

ELIMINATING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR CHILDREN - PRESTON SHIPP PART 1 17.01.2022

Preston is Senior Policy Counsel with CFSY working directly with state legislators around the country to change sentencing statutes for juveniles.

AN INTRODUCTION TO PENNSYLVANIA PRISON SOCIETY STARTED IN 1787 - ANTON ANDREW 10.01.2022

Anton is the Public Affairs Fellow for the Society and was a Public Defender and local activist for 25 years.

VOLUNTEERING AT PA PRISON SOCIETY - JOHN HARGREAVES PART 1 03.01.2022

John has been with the Society for 15 years as a volunteer and now as a coordinator for all 300 volunteers.

LOOKING AHEAD - GOING FORWARD PART 2 - HARRIET HENDEL 20.12.2021

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 on Societybytesradio.

LOOKING BACK - WHAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED PART 1 - HARRIET HENDEL 13.12.2021

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 on Societybytesradio.

A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE LASTING 38 YEARS PART 2 - LARRY WALKER AND SHARENA ROBINSON 06.12.2021

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 PART 1 - LARRY WALKER AND SHARENA ROBINSON 29.11.2021

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 PART 2 - PAUL CASTELEIRO 22.11.2021

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

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