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What would you do if you were convicted of a gruesome crime you didn’t commit? Now imagine serving 16 years of your life for that crime, all the while having to fight against the current of a system that is not only indifferent, but often malicious? You could be furious, frustrated, and fall into a habit of resentment towards the world. Or you could take the admirable path chosen by today’s guest, Jeff Deskovic.

Motivated by his own experiences, Jeff is a first-person advocate for justice reform, policy changes, and the wrongfully convicted. His hard work and dedication have resulted in 11 overturned convictions and has successfully pushed for 8 laws to be passed. In today’s episode we will look at a normal that’s long been accepted, but has seen a growing demand for reform in recent years: the justice system.

Topics covered:

• Disingenuous police interrogation tactics that result in coerced, faulty confessions
• Navigating a system full of built-in biases that set many people up to fail
• Jeff shares his story of wrongful conviction and his journey toward advocacy, legal work, and founding of his own organization to assist the wrongfully convicted
• Why you shouldn’t shirk jury duty
• Punitive imprisonment vs rehabilitation, and the changes needed within prisons to create a better world

Further Resources:

Jeff’s Foundation: https://www.deskovicfoundation.org/

It Could Happen to You: https://itcouldhappen2you.org/

Restorative Justice International: https://restorativejusticeinternational.com/

Support Jeff’s Foundation: https://www.patreon.com/Deskovic

“Conviction” Documentary about Jeff:  https://www.amazon.com/Conviction-Jeffrey-Deskovic/dp/B08F9CN2XG

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Click here for the full show notes:  https://newworldintentions.com/blogs/podcast-episode/Jeff-Deskovic

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