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Pursuing JusticeMy Thoughts About International Wrongful Conviction Day - Harriet HendelFor more information, visit https://wrongfulconvictionday.org/This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.
2025-10-0212 minPursuing JusticeChainless Change: Florida's First Recovery Community Organization Catering to Justice Involved People [Part 2]Research shows that although 90% of those incarcerated are eventually released, most people will have little to no access to rehabilitative and reentry services.People with arrest records often return to their communities without the resources and support needed to successfully reintegrate into society. Additionally, in the United States, those with behavioral health conditions are 10 times more likely to end up imprisoned than in the care of a mental health services provider.The result?Ongoing cycles of re-arrest and an unprecedented number of people in jails and prisons who are...
2025-01-3024 minPursuing JusticeChainless Change: Florida's First Recovery Community Organization Catering to Justice Involved People [Part 1]Research shows that although 90% of those incarcerated are eventually released, most people will have little to no access to rehabilitative and reentry services.People with arrest records often return to their communities without the resources and support needed to successfully reintegrate into society. Additionally, in the United States, those with behavioral health conditions are 10 times more likely to end up imprisoned than in the care of a mental health services provider.The result?Ongoing cycles of re-arrest and an unprecedented number of people in jails and prisons who are...
2025-01-2325 minPursuing JusticeIn Conversation with Jane Golden, Founder of Mural Arts PhiladelphiaJane Golden is the Founder and Executive Director of Mural Arts Philadelphia. Under her passionate leadership, this organization has expanded its growth to become the nation's largest public art program, collaborating with schools, city agencies, prisons and other nonprofits. Jane has received many awards: The Hepburn Medal (named after Katherine Hepburn), Philadelphia's Trailblazer Award among others. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania.Click Below To View the Murals Jane mentioned:https://www.muralarts.org/artworks/common-threads/https://www.muralarts.org/artworks/healing-walls/ - Restorative Justiceh...
2024-02-1520 minPursuing JusticeThe Long Fight for Freedom: Bill Dillon's Story [Part 2]Bill Dillon was sent to prison in 1981 to serve a Life sentence for a crime he did not commit. He did 27 years behind bars. With the help of The Innocence Project of Florida and DNA evidence, he was exonerated in 2008.He and his wife have written a book called: FRAMED: The Corruption and Coverup Behind the Wrongful Conviction of William Michael Dillon and His 27 Year Fight For Freedom.The song played at the end of the episode is Chasing a Dream by William Michael Dillon.Buy The BookListen to more of Bil...
2024-02-0840 minPursuing JusticeThe Long Fight for Freedom: Bill Dillon's Story [Part 1]Bill Dillon was sent to prison in 1981 to serve a Life sentence for a crime he did not commit. He did 27 years behind bars. With the help of The Innocence Project of Florida and DNA evidence, he was exonerated in 2008. He and his wife have written a book called: FRAMED: The Corruption and Coverup Behind the Wrongful Conviction of William Michael Dillon and His 27 Year Fight For Freedom.The song played at the end of the episode is Black Robes and Lawyer by William Michael Dillon.Buy The BookListen to more of...
2024-02-0128 minPursuing JusticeEmpowerment Avenue with Emily Nonko and Rahsaan Thomas [Part 2]Emily and Rahsaan created this nonprofit organization together. Their mission is to assist talented artists and writers in prison gain access to mainstream outlets so that their work is available to society. Emily is a journalist and Rahsaan was a producer and co-host of the podcast "Ear Hustle" when he did time at San Quentin in California. He was paroled from San Quentin about a year ago.To learn more about Empowerment Avenue, visit https://www.empowermentave.org/Click Here to listen to the Ear Hustle PodcastLearn more about The Prison Journalism Project...
2024-01-2525 minPursuing JusticeEmpowerment Avenue with Emily Nonko and Rahsaan Thomas [Part 1]Emily and Rahsaan created this nonprofit organization together. Their mission is to assist talented artists and writers in prison gain access to mainstream outlets so that their work is available to society. Emily is a journalist and Rahsaan was a producer and co-host of the podcast "Ear Hustle" when he did time at San Quentin in California. He was paroled from San Quentin about a year ago.To learn more about Empowerment Avenue, visit https://www.empowermentave.org/ Click Here to listen to the Ear Hustle PodcastLearn more about The Prison Journalism Project...
2024-01-1823 minPursuing JusticeFROM DEATH ROW TO FREEDOM Freddie Pitts & Wilbert Lee case by Former Judge Phillip Hubbart [Part 2]Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee were arrested and sent to Death Row for 2 murders they did not commit in Florida in 1963. It took 12 years for them to see justice done. Mr. Hubbart had a front row seat for 10 of those years. The men falsely confessed to the crime leading to a long struggle to overturn their conviction.Phillip Hubbart served for 15 years as a judge on the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida; 12 years as a public defender in Miami and Washington, D.C.; 30 years as an adjunct professor of law in Miami. From 1965-1975, he...
2024-01-1128 minPursuing JusticeFROM DEATH ROW TO FREEDOM - Freddie Pitts & Wilbert Lee case by Judge Phillip Hubbart -part 1Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee were arrested and sent to Death Row for 2 murders they did not commit in Florida in 1963. It took 12 years for them to see justice done. Mr. Hubbart had a front row seat for 10 of those years. The men falsely confessed to the crime leading to a long struggle to overturn their conviction.Phillip Hubbart served for 15 years as a judge on the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida; 12 years as a public defender in Miami and Washington, D.C.; 30 years as an adjunct professor of law in Miami. From 1965-1975, he...
2024-01-0424 minPursuing JusticeArdella's House: A Safe and Welcoming Home - with Tonie WillisTonie Willis is the founder of "Ardella's House" in Philadelphia, PA which opened in 2010. It is a home for women returning back to society after incarceration. The residence is named after Tonie's mother. She was just awarded a $150,000 grant from Google.Each day, 200 women are released from prison across our country. They return to their home communities with little more than the clothes on their back. They often have no place to go. In Pennsylvania, over 64% of formerly incarcerated people return to prison within 3 years of release. Ardella's House is a safe and welcoming home which gives w...
2023-12-2824 minPursuing JusticeNavigating Life With An Incarcerated Mother: My Story with Antoinette Carter (Daughter of Susan Burton)Antoinette Carter is first and foremost a survivor! Her mother was 14 when she became pregnant with Antoinette as a result of an assault. Antoinette was raised by her grandmother as her mother struggled with an addiction to crack and cocaine, spending 16 years cycling in and out of prison. Antoinette created a stable life for herself working for over 3 decades for AT&T. Now retired, she is Human Resource coordinator for her mother's award winning organization: "A New Way of Life", a nonprofit helping women coming out of prison.Visit A New Way Of Life for more i...
2023-12-2133 minPursuing JusticeSusan Burton~From Prison to Recovery to Fighting for Incarcerated Women (Part 2)Susan Burton spent years cycling in and out of prison having become addicted to cocaine and then crack. As a child, she experienced trauma and tried to numb the pain with drugs.Finally she found a path to recovery creating "A New Way of Life", a nonprofit that provides sober housing and other support for formerly incarcerated women. She is a CNN Hero and recipient of many other awards. She is an outspoken advocate for restoring basic civil and human rights to those that have served time.Get her book 'Becoming Ms. Burton'Visit...
2023-12-1421 minPursuing JusticeSusan Burton ~From Prison to Recovery to Fighting for Incarcerated Women (Part 1)Susan Burton spent years cycling in and out of prison having become addicted to cocaine and then crack. As a child, she experienced trauma and tried to numb the pain with drugs. Finally she found a path to recovery creating "A New Way of Life", a nonprofit that provides sober housing and other support for formerly incarcerated women. She is a CNN Hero and recipient of many other awards. She is an outspoken advocate for restoring basic civil and human rights to those that have served time.Get Susan's book Becoming Ms. BurtonVisit...
2023-12-0724 minPursuing JusticeJeffrey Toobin Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism (Part 2)Jeffrey Toobin Homegrown:Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism We will explore this newly published book by Jeffrey Toobin. He has written 8 books, this one being his 9th. Toobin was a legal analyst for CNN for twenty years and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His new book puts the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in historical context. It was the worst attack of domestic terrorism in U.S. History, taking place in April of 1995.
2023-10-0925 minPursuing JusticeJeffrey Toobin Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism (Part 1)We will be discussing Toobin's new book : Timothy McVeigh and The Rise of Right-Wing Extremism.Toobin is the author of 8 books. He was a legal analyst for CNN for 20 years and staff writer for TheNew Yorker magazine. His new book puts the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City inhistorical context. It was the worst attack of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
2023-10-0223 minPursuing JusticeMarking 20 Years: The Innocence Project of Florida- Looking Ahead with Director Seth Miller~part 2Seth will discuss the future of his nonprofit organization, its recent cases of exoneration and the goals for the future.
2023-09-2525 minPursuing JusticeWrongly Accused of the Death of A Child: Another Miscarriage of Justice: Stephanie SpurgeonWrongly Accused of the Death of A Child: Another Miscarriage of JusticeStephanie Spurgeon was operating a day care in her home.One of the children in her care died and Stephanie was convicted of manslaughter in 2008. Her sentence was 15 years. Thanks to the Innocence Project of Florida, she was released from prison, having served 8 years. The child’s death was caused by a brain hemorrhage linked to a pre-existing condition of diabetes—not Shaken Baby Syndrome.
2023-09-1826 minPursuing JusticeA Tragic Miscarriage of Justice For A Teen That Lasted 30 Years: Dean McKeeDean McKee was 16 years old in 1987 when he and his older brother were accused of the beating death of a homeless man in Tampa, Florida.Dean, under duress, falsely confessed to the murder, actually committed by his 18 year old brother, Scott. Dean was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 years. He served 30 years for a crime he did not commit.
2023-09-0427 minPursuing JusticeMarking 20 Years The Innocence Project of Florida: Seth Miller~Executive Director~Part 1Marking 20 Years: The Innocence Project of FloridaSeth Miller has been part of The Innocence Project of Florida for 17 years becoming Executive Director in 2007. Looking back, he will tell us about the project’s early years, highlight its accomplishments and talk about some of the first cases IPF took on
2023-08-2825 minPursuing JusticeHomegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism (Part 2)Homegrown:Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
2023-08-2325 minPursuing JusticeJeffrey Toobin: Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism (Part 1)
2023-08-2123 min2023-08-1627 minPursuing JusticeJohnny Hincapie and his legal team (Baree Fett and Gabriel Harvis) (Part 1)Back in 1990, a crime took place on a NYC subway platform. A young man from Utah was killed. Johnny Hincapie, age 18 at thetime, falsely confessed to the crime. After serving 25 years, he was exonerated with the legal assistance of Ronald Kuby This is his story.
2023-08-1425 minPursuing JusticeDUPED {false confessions} with Distinguished Professor Dr. Saul Kassin (Part 2)Distinguished Professor Dr. Saul Kassin is one of the world's leading experts on false confessions. He was part of the team working to free the Central Park Five. His book, Duped: Why Innocent People Confess and Why We Believe Their Confessions was published in 2022 by Prometheus Books. He is also Professor Emeritus at Williams College along with Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He was given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychology Association.
2023-08-1127 minPursuing JusticeDistinguished Professor of Psychology~Dr. Saul Kassin {John Jay College of Criminal Justice}(Part 1)Dr. Saul Kassin is Professor Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. He has written over 200 articles and several textbooks on false confessions. He has studied this topic for over 40 years. We will be discussing his new book: DUPED: WHY INNOCENT PEOPLE CONFESS AND WHY WE BELIEVE THEM. The book was published in 2022.
2023-08-0924 minPursuing JusticeBarred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison by Professor Daniel Medwed (Part 2)Part 2:Professor Daniel Medwed is a professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston. He graduated from Harvard Law in 1995 and is a legal analyst for WGBH. His focus is the topic of wrongful conviction. He is a founding member of the Innocence Network, a consortium of Innocence Projects around the US and the world. He will discuss his new book.
2023-08-0727 minPursuing JusticeBARRED:WHY THE INNOCENT CAN'T GET OUT OF PRISON by Professor Daniel Medwed (Part 1)Professor Daniel Medwed is a professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston. He graduated from Harvard Law in 1995 and is a legal analyst for WGBH. His focus is the topic of wrongful conviction. He is a founding member of the Innocence Network, a consortium of Innocence Projects around the US and the world. He will discuss his new book.
2023-08-0425 minPursuing Justice"The Exonerated” cast members Paulette Layton, Chris Cooney, Kevin Knight (Part 2)Show Description:Paulette is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and serves on the Board of the Ridgefield Theater Barn where the play was presented in the Fall of 2022. She is a playwright, production manager and director. Chris began appearing on stage at age 47, having been a member of S.A.G. since 2007. He’s acted on TV and in film.He appears in “BOSS” on HBO. Kevin appeared in “Fences” at Ridgefield Theater Barn in addition to playing the role of Fredrick Douglas in “Sisters”. He has been an actor for 10 years...
2023-07-3125 minPursuing Justice"The Exonerated” cast members Paulette Layton, Chris Cooney, Kevin Knight (Part 1)Show Description:Paulette is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and serves on the Board of the Ridgefield Theater Barn where the play was presented in the Fall of 2022. She is a playwright, production manager and director. Chris began appearing on stage at age 47, having been a member of S.A.G. since 2007. He’s acted on TV and in film.He appears in “BOSS” on HBO. Kevin appeared in “Fences” at Ridgefield Theater Barn in addition to playing the role of Fredrick Douglas in “Sisters”. He has been an actor for 10 years...
2023-07-2425 minPursuing JusticeGeorge Croom, "The Exonerated" Cast MemberThe Exonerated (cast member) “The Exonerated” in Ridgefield, CT. He is also a director, voice teacher, music director of over 300 shows in the ti-state area.We will discuss his role in the play.
2023-07-1725 minPursuing JusticeBeth Young, Director of “The Exonerated"WEBSITE: ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org Beth directed “The Exonerated”. She is native to CT, teaches theater arts to children, seniors and people behind bars. In addition to directing, she is an actor, playwright and a Registered Nurse.
2023-07-1028 minPursuing JusticeUndocumented, Unpunished Murders During Jim Crow - Margaret Burnham (Part 2)Professor Margaret Burnham teaches law at Northeastern University and is the founding director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University School of Law. A civil rights lawyer, a defense attorney and a judge, she is the author of the new book:By Hands Not Known:Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners.Between 1920~1960 in the South there is a piece of history that is both forgotten and overlooked: 1,000 cases of racial violence and death. The stories in this riveting book are a call to recognize the horrific injustice which occurred.The book highlights a legal sy...
2023-07-0326 minPursuing JusticeUndocumented, Unpunished Murders During Jim Crow - Margaret Burnham (Part 1)Professor Margaret Burnham teaches law at Northeastern University and is the founding director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University School of Law. A civil rights lawyer, a defense attorney and a judge, she is the author of the new book:By Hands Not Known:Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners.Between 1920~1960 in the South there is a piece of history that is both forgotten and overlooked: 1,000 cases of racial violence and death. The stories in this riveting book are a call to recognize the horrific injustice which occurred. The book highlights a legal sy...
2023-07-0225 min2023-01-0929 minPursuing JusticeSeth Miller - Director of Innocence Project of Florida: A Conversation (Part 4)Seth has been Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. He was President of the worldwide Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence organizations in the US and abroad from 2014~2020. He graduated from Florida State University School of Law and teaches there as an adjunct professor. Under his leadership, 21 people have been released from prison. We will be discussing various cases from the last 2 years, the challenges posed by the pandemic, current issues surrounding wrongful convictions and what is ahead for I.P.F. in the future.
2023-01-0627 minPursuing JusticeSeth Miller - Director of Innocence Project of Florida: A Conversation (Part 3)Seth has been Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. He was President of the worldwide Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence organizations in the US and abroad from 2014~2020. He graduated from Florida State University School of Law and teaches there as an adjunct professor. Under his leadership, 21 people have been released from prison. We will be discussing various cases from the last 2 years, the challenges posed by the pandemic, current issues surrounding wrongful convictions and what is ahead for I.P.F. in the future.
2022-12-2624 minPursuing JusticeSeth Miller - Director of Innocence Project of Florida: A Conversation (Part 2)Seth has been Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. He was President of the worldwide Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence organizations in the US and abroad from 2014~2020. He graduated from Florida State University School of Law and teaches there as an adjunct professor. Under his leadership, 21 people have been released from prison. We will be discussing various cases from the last 2 years, the challenges posed by the pandemic, current issues surrounding wrongful convictions and what is ahead for I.P.F. in the future.
2022-12-1925 minPursuing JusticeSeth Miller - Director of Innocence Project of Florida: A Conversation (Part 1)Seth has been Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. He was President of the worldwide Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence organizations in the US and abroad from 2014~2020. He graduated from Florida State University School of Law and teaches there as an adjunct professor. Under his leadership, 21 people have been released from prison. We will be discussing various cases from the last 2 years, the challenges posed by the pandemic, current issues surrounding wrongful convictions and what is ahead for I.P.F. in the future.
2022-12-1223 minPursuing JusticeCollege Behind Bars At San Quentin Prison - Jody Lewen and Tommy Winfrey [Part 2]Prison University Project began at San Quentin in 1996 in a trailer with 2 volunteer instructors, donated textbooks and no budget. Over time, several thousand inmates have participated, many earning Associate Degrees. Now P.U.P. has become Mt. Tamalpais College, an independent accredited college inside the prison. Our guests are the President of Mt. Tam College {Jody Lewen} and a graduate of P.U.P. who earned a degree at San Diego State in Criminal Justice.
2022-12-0526 minPursuing JusticeCollege Behind Bars At San Quentin Prison - Jody Lewen and Tommy Winfrey [Part 1]Prison University Project began at San Quentin in 1996 in a trailer with 2 volunteer instructors, donated textbooks and no budget. Over time, several thousand inmates have participated, many earning Associate Degrees. Now P.U.P. has become Mt. Tamalpais College, an independent accredited college inside the prison. Our guests are the President of Mt. Tam College (Jody Lewen) and a graduate of P.U.P. who earned a degree at San Diego State in Criminal Justice.
2022-11-2824 minPursuing JusticeGoucher Prison Education Partnership - Eliza Cornejo And Ramieka Robinson-Peoples [Part 2]Our focus is a higher education program inside 2 prisons in Maryland: a women’s facility and a men’s. Our guests are: Eliza Cornejo, Executive Director of the partnership and Ramieka Robinson-Peoples, a former GPEP student finishing her B.A. at Goucher.
2022-11-2128 minPursuing JusticeGoucher Prison Education Partnership - Eliza Cornejo And Tamieka Robinson-Peoples [Part 1]Our focus is a higher education program inside 2 prisons in Maryland: a women’s facility and a men’s. Our guests are: Eliza Cornejo, Executive Director of the partnership and Ramieka Robinson-Peoples, a former GPEP student finishing her B.A. at Goucher.
2022-11-1426 minPursuing JusticeA Teen's False Confession - Huwe Burton's Story [Part 2]Huwe Burton Spent 18 years in Prison from Age 16-34 for a crime he did not commit
2022-11-0726 minPursuing JusticeRedeeming Justice with Rachel Lopez [Part 4]Our podcast will feature one of three authors of a 66 page article appearing in the Northwestern Law Review published in October 2021. Rachel Lopez is an Associate Professor of Law at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. The theme of the article is the question of redemption. Life Without Parole is essentially Death By Incarceration, sending the message that those accused of serious crimes are incapable of redemption.
2022-10-1126 minPursuing JusticeDeath By Incarceration - Astha Sharma Pokharel [Part 3]The article “Redeeming Justice” discussing the right to redemption for people serving a Life Without Parole sentence has garnered much attention in legal circles. A number of advocates have brought several legal complaints that address this right. Astha Sharma Pokharel will discuss a complaint to the United Nations (to be filed on September 15, 2022) alleging that the United States is committing torture by condemning people to “death by incarceration” {DBI} through extreme sentences such as Life Without Parole. Astha is a graduate of NYU Law School and a former Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
2022-10-0426 minPursuing JusticeA Life Without Parole: Sentence Commuted - Terrell Carter and Kempis " Ghani" Songster [Part 2]Kempis Songster, aKa Ghani, is a founding member of Right To Redemption Committee and the Coalition to abolish Death By Incarceration. He is also co-founder and director of Ubuntu Philadelphia. Since his release in 2017 after 30 years in prison, starting when he was 15 years Old, Ghani has emerged as a leader in Philadelphia’s movement to end mass incarceration and to create restorative responses to harm and violence. He has his own podcast called “Move It Forward ". Terrell Carter was born and raised in West Philadelphia. He is one of 10 siblings. He served over three decades of a Life Without Parol...
2022-09-2028 minPursuing JusticeThirty Years Behind Bars: Kempis "Ghani" Songster and Terrell Carter [Part 1]Kempis Songster, aKa Ghani, is a founding member of Right To Redemption Committee and the Coalition to abolish Death By Incarceration. He is also co-founder and director of Ubuntu Philadelphia. Since his release in 2017 after 30 years in prison, starting when he was 15 years Old, Ghani has emerged as a leader in Philadelphia’s movement to end mass incarceration and to create restorative responses to harm and violence. He has his own podcast called “Move It Forward Show. Terrell Carter was born and raised in West Philadelphia. He is one of 10 siblings. He served over three decades of a Lif...
2022-09-2026 minPursuing JusticeShining A Light on Pregnant Mothers in Prison: A Perspective - Amy Ard [Part 2]Amy Ard is founder and Executive Director of Motherhood Beyond Bars in Georgia. This is a nonprofit organizationhelping women who deliver a baby while incarcerated. In Georgia, babies are taken from the mother within 24 hours.This organization assists in finding a caregiver for the newborn and helps financially and emotionally to keepmother, child and caregiver connected.
2022-09-1325 min2022-09-0625 minPursuing JusticeShining A Light On Pregnant Mothers In Prison - A Perspective with Amy Ard [Part 2]Amy Ard founded the nonprofit: MOTHERHOOD BEYOND BARS in Georgia. This is a continuation of our interview.
2022-08-2325 min2022-08-1624 minPursuing JusticeImpact of the Justice System and His Mission to Help the Youth [Part 2]: Victor TrilloLeticia Longaria-Navarro: director of The PATHfinder Network in Portland, Oregon. Victor Trillo; Victor leads a club at Parkrose H.S. in Portland for kids impacted by incarceration in their families. He spent 20+ years in prison.
2022-08-0925 minPursuing JusticeThe Pathfinder Network with Leticia Longario-Navarro-Executive Director {Oregon}Leticia Longaria-Navarro: director of The PATHfinder Network in Portland, Oregon. Victor Trillo; Victor leads a club at Parkrose H.S. in Portland for kids impacted by incarceration in their families. He spent 20+ years in prison.
2022-08-0824 minPursuing JusticeStorytelling With People Behind Bars: A Way to Connect~ Allison Langer and Andrea AskowitzAllison Langer is a Writing Coach, Author, and a Co-Producer of Podcast - " Writing Class Radio". Andrea Askowitz is a Author and Co-Producer and Co-Host of "Writing Class Radio"
2022-08-0425 minPursuing JusticeStorytelling With People Behind Bars: A Way to Connect with Allison Langer and Andrea Askowitz [Part 1]Allison Langer is a Writing Coach, Author, and a Co-Producer of Podcast - " Writing Class Radio". Andrea Askowitz is a Author and Co-Producer and Co-Host of "Writing Class Radio"
2022-08-0125 minPursuing JusticeExploring Homelessness Through the Eyes of a Child - Andrea Elliott [Part 1]Andrea Elliott has just won her second Pulitzer Prize for INVISIBLE CHILD, a book about a homeless family of 10 living in one room in a shelter in Brooklyn. The book is a portrait of poverty, addiction and how we address homelessness in this country. The main focus of the book is the oldest child named Dasani. We watch her grow up beginning at age 11 over a period of 8 years. Elliott won her first Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for feature writing. She is an investigative reporter for the New York Times
2022-05-3024 min2022-05-2325 minPursuing JusticePuppies Behind Bars - Its History and Mission [Part 1] Eric Barsness~Executive DirectorPuppies Behind Bars was founded by Gloria Stoga in 1997 in NYC. We speak to its director, Eric Barsness and one of itstrainers, Gilbert Molina. Gilbert spent 19 years in New York State prisons and was released in 2010.
2022-05-1624 minPursuing JusticeA Teen's False Confession: Huwe Burton's Story [Part 2]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.
2022-05-0225 minPursuing JusticeA Teen's False Confession: Huwe Burton's Story [Part 1]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.
2022-04-2524 minPursuing JusticeGiving Back After Doing Time with Alexa Garza [Part 2]Alexa Garza is from Texas where she was incarcerated. She learned to copy books into Braille while she was behind bars,a job she continues to do since her release.
2022-04-1825 min2022-04-1124 minPursuing JusticeLooking Ahead to 2022 [Part 2] Harriet HendelHarriet 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.
2021-12-2021 minPursuing JusticeLooking Back Over The Past Year in Podcasts :What We Have Discovered [Part 1]~Harriet HendelHarriet 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.
2021-12-1323 minPursuing JusticeFrom Harm to Healing with Jennifer Thompson & Katie Monroe [Part 2]Segment # 2: "The Impact of Wrongful Conviction on All and the founding of Healing Justice.
2020-10-1227 min2020-09-1427 min2020-08-1027 minPursuing JusticeKAREN ARELLANOKaren 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.
2020-08-0326 minPursuing JusticeSTEVEN MONTOYASteven'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".
2020-07-1327 minPursuing JusticeKHARON BENSONHis 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.
2020-07-0626 min2020-06-2226 minPursuing JusticeJohn Rodriguez: how P.O.P.S. has made a differenceJohn talks about his involvement in P.O.P.S. and the difference it has made in his life.
2020-06-1525 minPursuing JusticeAuthor, Editor & Founder of P.O.P.S. with Amy Friedman [Part 2]See Part 1 for description.
2020-05-2528 minPursuing JusticeAuthor, Editor & Founder of P.O.P.S. with Amy Friedman [Part 1]Amy Friedman founded a club at a California High School called : POPS (Pain of the Prison System) for students whohave a loved one who is incarcerated. Following Amy's interview, we speak to students who were or are involvedwith P.O.P.S.
2020-05-1827 minPursuing JusticeA Conversation with Author Janet Heijens [Part 2 ]Janet has written a series of mysteries on wrongful conviction.
2020-04-2726 minPursuing JusticeA Conversation with Author Janet Heijens [Part 1]Janet is an author of a series of books (fiction) on wrongful conviction.
2020-04-2025 minPursuing JusticeAnthony Scott: social worker for the Innocence Project of FloridaAnthony 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 clinical social worker.
2020-03-2229 min2020-03-1527 minPursuing JusticeA Miscarriage of Justice for a Bradenton Man - Derrick WilliamsDerrick was accused of a crime he did not commit in 1992. He spent 18 years in prison as a result. Thanks to The Innocence Project of Florida, he was exonerated in 2011.
2020-03-0827 minPursuing JusticeThe Case of Derrick Williams-Bradenton, FloridaDerrick Williams was exonerated by the Innocence Project of Florida.
2020-03-0122 minPursuing JusticeJohn Patterson: Member of the Board of Directors with the Innocence Project of FloridaLawyer with Shutts and Bowen LLP Sarasota, FL. Graduate of Duke University and the University of Florida College of Law. Former President of the Florida Bar Foundation; past president of Sarasota County Bar Association. Member of the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida.
2020-02-2426 minPursuing JusticeThe Philanthropy of Giving Back with Jeff & Becky Miller (parents of Seth Miller)Jeff Miller is retired from being an accountant with Fortune 500 Companies. Becky Miller is retired from teaching H.S. English and from teaching writing to students on the college level. Their son, Seth, is director of the Innocence Project of Florida.
2020-02-1726 minPursuing JusticePhilanthropy - How I Learned About Giving Back with Harriet HendelFormer member of Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. Retired teacher of children with dyslexia; Graduate of Montclair State University with M.A. in Learning Disabilities. Active with IPF since 2009. Mentor of at-risk students since 2000. Teacher at OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) in Sarasota.
2020-02-1027 minPursuing JusticeThe Dean McKee Case with Dean McKee & Danie Cutler [Part 3]Dean falsely confessed to a homicide when he was 16. He served 30 years in Florida prisons. His wife , Danie, joins our conversation.
2020-02-0326 minPursuing JusticeThe Dean McKee Case with Dean McKee [Part 1]Dean was accused of murder in 1989. He spent the next 30 years in prison for a crime done by his older brother, Scott. Dean was proven innocent by IPF in January 2019.
2020-01-2724 minPursuing JusticePresident of Worldwide Innocent Network with Seth Miller [Part 2]Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. President of the Worldwide Innocence Network. Teaches law at FSU School of Law. Graduate of FSU College of Law. Topic: Overview of IPF. Will discuss details of the case of Dean McKee who Seth represented. Dean spent 30 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
2020-01-2025 minPursuing JusticeSeth Miller: President of the Worldwide Innocent Network [Part 1]Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. President of the Worldwide Innocence Network. Teaches law at FSU School of Law. Graduate of FSU College of Law. Topic: Overview of IPF. Will discuss details of the case of Dean McKee whom Seth represented. Dean spent 30 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
2020-01-1326 minPursuing JusticeConviction Integrity Review unit with Shelly Thibodeau [Part 2]This is a continuation of our interview with Shelly Thibideau, director of the Conviction Integrity Unit in Jacksonville, FL.
2020-01-0629 minPursuing JusticeConviction Integrity Review unit with Shelly Thibodeau [Part 1]Shelly directs the Conviction Integrity unit in Jacksonville, Florida.
2019-12-2927 minPursuing JusticeAdina Thompson :Intake Coordinator at the Innocence Project of FloridaAdina Thompson earned a PhD in criminology, law and society from the University of Florida in 2014. She serves as intake coordinator at Innocence Project of Florida, a non-profit post conviction law firm that works to overturn wrongful convictions, help exonerated people re-enter a changed world and prevent future miscarriages of justice. Dr. Thompson reviews claims of innocence from inmate applications across the state of Florida. She supervises two intake professionals and a team of law student interns. She is also an adjunct professor at Arkansas State University and lectures frequently on issues related to wrongful conviction and exoneration.
2019-12-2228 minPursuing JusticeTalks with an Exoneree : Nathan Myers of FloridaNathan was arrested and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit in 1976 when he was 18 years old. He and his uncle, Clifford Williams Jr. were tried and convicted together. In 2019 (after 43 years behind bars) Mr. Myers was freed by a collaboration between the Innocence Project of Florida and the new Conviction Integrity Review Unit. He is now 61 years old.
2019-11-1728 minPursuing JusticeKrista Dolan : Innocence Project of Florida AttorneyKrista Dolan is one of two lawyers on staff at Innocence Project of Florida based in Tallahassee. She joined the staff in 2018. She was a public defender in Kentucky for over 5 years. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of North Florida. Her Masters and Law degree are from FSU and her LL.M is from American University Washington College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in NY, FL, Kentucky and admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States. She represented Mr. Myers.
2019-11-1022 min
PURSUING JUSTICEPURSUING JUSTICE - HARRIET HENDEL PART 2Innocence Projects investigate and litigate pro bono for every client they help.
This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction, speak to exonerees and their families, learn what it is like to advocate
for innocent people, share books written by the exonerees themselves and discuss films about wrongful conviction.
Harriet Hendel is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. She has been active with the organization since 2009.
2019-11-0325 minPursuing JusticeMeet the Host: Harriet Hendel [Part 2]Innocence Projects investigate and litigate pro bono for every client they help. This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction, speak to exonerees and their families, learn what it is like to advocate for innocent people, share books written by the exonerees themselves and discuss films about wrongful conviction. Harriet Hendel is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. She has been active with the organization since 2009.
2019-11-0325 minPursuing JusticeMeet The Host - Harriet Hendel (Part 2)Innocence Projects investigate and litigate pro bono for every client they help.This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction, speak to exonerees and their families, learn what it is like to advocatefor innocent people, share books written by the exonerees themselves and discuss films about wrongful conviction.Harriet Hendel is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. She has been active with the organization since 2009.
2019-11-0325 min
PURSUING JUSTICEPURSUING JUSTICE - HARRIET HENDEL PART 1Innocence Projects investigate and litigate pro bono for every client they help.
This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction, speak to exonerees and their families, learn what it is like to advocate
for innocent people, share books written by the exonerees themselves and discuss films about wrongful conviction.
Harriet Hendel is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. She has been active with the organization since 2009.
2019-10-2723 minPursuing JusticeMeet The Host - Harriet Hendel (Part 1)Innocence Projects investigate and litigate pro bono for every client they help.This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction, speak to exonerees and their families, learn what it is like to advocatefor innocent people, share books written by the exonerees themselves and discuss films about wrongful conviction.Harriet Hendel is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. She has been active with the organization since 2009.
2019-10-2723 minPursuing JusticeMeet the Host: Harriet Hendel [Part 1]Innocence Projects investigate and litigate pro bono for every client they help. This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction, speak to exonerees and their families, learn what it is like to advocate for innocent people, share books written by the exonerees themselves and discuss films about wrongful conviction. Harriet Hendel is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. She has been active with the organization since 2009. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.
2019-10-2723 minPursuing JusticeKate Germond : Executive Director of "Centurion Ministries" in Princeton, NJKate Germand joined Centurion Ministries in January of 1987 after reading an article in the NY Times about Jim McCloskey's pioneering work behalf of the wrongly convicted. She thought he might need some help. They met, they thought they could get along and for 30 years worked shoulder to shoulder to free the innocent from prison. Prior to that she was a business woman and community activist in Mendocino, California where she lived with her family for close to 20 years. With Jim's retirement in May 2015 Kate became the executive director of Centurion. For the time being Kate has had to put...
2019-10-1928 min