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The Death Readiness Podcast: Not your dad’s estate planning podcastWhy an Innocent Woman Spent 27 Years in PrisonImagine spending 27 years in prison for a crime you didn’t commit. That was the reality for Joyce Watkins, a woman wrongfully convicted in 1989 of the rape and murder of her four-year-old great-niece. Joyce and her longtime partner, Charlie Dunn steadfastly maintained their innocence. But flawed medical testimony, prosecutorial missteps, and systemic biases led to their conviction and life sentences. Charlie tragically died in prison after 27 years, while Joyce was paroled in 2015, branded as a registered sex offender. Even in the face of wrongful conviction, parole restrictions, and decades of injustice, Joyce never gave up her agency. Jil...
2025-09-0545 min
The Interview with Leslie HeaneyTennessee Innocence Project - feat. Jason GichnerToday, it is estimated that approximately 3 percent of incarcerated people in the United States are innocent. Thankfully, there are Innocence Projects across the country who are dedicated to investigating and litigating claims of innocence. Without them, these innocent people would have no path to exoneration.
In this episode, I sit down with Jason Gichner, the Executive Director of the Tennessee Innocent Project. Since its founding in 2019, the Tennessee Innocence Project has won 9 exonerations, representing more than 230 years collectively served for crimes these people did not commit. The Tennessee Innocence Project’s 9 exonerations also represent 25% of...
2025-02-0556 min
Deep Dish ConversationsPerspectives: Jason Gichner, Imagine Your Loved One Is Charged With a Crime They Did Not CommitJason Gichner, the Deputy Director and Senior Legal Counsel at The Tennessee Innocence Project, offers a unique insight into the organization's mission of representing individuals who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes. Through his expertise and experience, he sheds light on the important work of the project in advocating for justice and the pursuit of truth for those who have been wrongfully accused.Donate and Support Community Power Building Content: https://dishdishconvos.captivate.fm/supportWatch Full Video Interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JeromeMooreCommunityChangersWebsite: https://www.deepdishconversations.com/
2023-09-011h 13Deep Dish ConversationsPerspectives: Jason Gichner, Imagine Your Loved One Is Charged With a Crime They Did Not CommitJason Gichner, the Deputy Director and Senior Legal Counsel at The Tennessee Innocence Project, offers a unique insight into the organization's mission of representing individuals who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes. Through his expertise and experience, he sheds light on the important work of the project in advocating for justice and the pursuit of truth for those who have been wrongfully accused.Donate and Support Community Power Building Content: https://dishdishconvos.captivate.fm/supportWatch Full Video Interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JeromeMooreCommunityChangersWebsite: https://www.deepdishconversations.com/
2023-09-011h 13
The White Privileged GuyDefending the Wrongfully ConvictedInnocent people are sent to prison. Sometimes for lifetimes. Sometimes they are executed. Why? How does this happen? And why should you care? On this episode I interview Jason Gichner. Jason is the senior legal council for the Tennessee Innocence Project. Jason has spent his professional career defending people from an unjust system. He tells us how people are wrongfully convicted, what they go through regarding the appeals courts, problems with the current legal system and many more issues surrounding this heartbreaking and inspiring topic.
2022-05-171h 07