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Pursuing JusticePursuing JusticeAfter 25 Years Behind Bars, Dario Pena Is Living A Full Life [Part 2]Dario Pena knows how to play an incarcerated man in the movie "Sing Sing" (on HBO MAX) because he did 17 years at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. He was paroled 5 years ago, having earned both a B.S. from Mercy University and a Masters Degree in Professional Studies from New York Theological Seminary. He is employed at Columbia University as a recruitment and community partnerships manager at The Center For Justice. He helped found a nonprofit called "Voices From Within Project" while he was doing time at Sing Sing. The project creates an opportunity to hear offenders share...2025-07-0323 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeAfter 25 Years Behind Bars, Dario Pena Is Living A Full Life [Part 1]Dario Pena knows how to play an incarcerated man in the movie "Sing Sing" (on HBO MAX) because he did 17 years at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. He was paroled 5 years ago, having earned both a B.S. from Mercy University and a Masters Degree in Professional Studies from New York Theological Seminary. He is employed at Columbia University as a recruitment and community partnerships manager at The Center For Justice.  He helped found a nonprofit called "Voices From Within Project" while he was doing time at Sing Sing. The project creates an opportunity to hear offenders share t...2025-06-2623 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeAdvocating for Change: Ellie Williams and the Criminalization of Survivors [Part 2]Ellie Williams is an attorney who represents survivors of domestic violence whose convictions are connected to their abuse and women with wrongful conviction claims. She is a seasoned speaker and trainer using her skills to train professionals and community members across the U.S. on domestic violence. She graduated cum laude from both Furman University and the University of Georgia School of Law. Among several honors, she was inducted into the University of Georgia's chapter of the Blue Key Honor Society.See below to learn more about Ellie Williams!Read her article published in the Georgia...2025-06-1931 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeAdvocating for Change: Ellie Williams and the Criminalization of Survivors [Part 1]Ellie Williams is an attorney who represents survivors of domestic violence whose convictions are connected to their abuse and women with wrongful conviction claims. She is a seasoned speaker and trainer using her skills to train professionals and community members across the U.S. on domestic violence. She graduated cum laude from both Furman University and the University of Georgia School of Law. Among several honors, she was inducted into the University of Georgia's chapter of the Blue Key Honor Society.See below to learn more about Ellie Williams!Read her article published in the Georgia...2025-06-1228 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeBringing TEDx Talks Into Prison Communities with Delia Cohen [Part 2]Delia Cohen worked inside the Clinton White House running the messaging department. She organized global initiatives during both of President Clinton's two terms. For the last 10 years, she  has organized TEDx events in prisons all over the U.S. These talks bring the entire community together: incarcerated people, corrections officers, prison administrators and community members.For more information about Proximity for Justice, Visit Delia's Website here.How I Learned to Read - And Trade Stocks - In Prison | Curtis "Wall Street" CarrollThis podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit w...2025-06-0523 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeBringing TEDx Talks Into Prison Communities with Delia Cohen [Part 1]Delia Cohen worked inside the Clinton White House running the messaging department. She organized global initiatives during both of President Clinton's two terms. For the last 10 years, she  has organized TEDx events in prisons all over the U.S. These talks bring the entire community together: incarcerated people, corrections officers, prison administrators and community members. For more information about Proximity for Justice, Visit Delia's Website here. How I Learned to Read - And Trade Stocks - In Prison | Curtis "Wall Street" CarrollThis podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit w...2025-05-2925 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeDiscussing Restorative Justice with Raphah Institute in Nashville, TN [Part 2]To find out more about Raphah Institute, please visit their website: https://linktr.ee/raphah_instituteTravis Claybrooks is founder and CEO of Raphah Institute, a nonprofit which helps marginalized communities access essential resources like housing, healthcare, education and economic support. "Raphah" means "to heal". Travis holds a Master of Divinity from Liberty University and is pursuing a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership. He was a police officer in Nashville, TN, is a U.S. Army Veteran and a Restorative Justice Practitioner. He specializes in offering alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for personal violence cases.He is expanding...2025-04-1734 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeDiscussing Restorative Justice with Raphah Institute in Nashville, TN [Part 1]To find out more about Raphah Institute, please visit their website: https://linktr.ee/raphah_instituteTravis Claybrooks is founder and CEO of Raphah Institute, a nonprofit which helps marginalized communities access essential resources like housing, healthcare, education and economic support. "Raphah" means "to heal". Travis holds a Master of Divinity from Liberty University and is pursuing a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership. He was a police officer in Nashville, TN, is a U.S. Army Veteran and a Restorative Justice Practitioner. He specializes in offering alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for personal violence cases.He is expanding...2025-04-1022 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeJustice for C.J.Rice - Accused of a Crime He Did Not Commit [Part 2]C.J. Rice was born in 1993 in Philadelphia. At the age of 17, he was wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit. His sentence was 30-60 years. While in prison, he earned  his High School diploma in addition to being certified as a brick layer. He also was certified byOSHA. In 2023, he was released on bail after his Federal Habeas Corpus petition was granted by the Federal Court of theEastern District of Pennsylvania and his conviction was vacated. On March 18, 2024 he was exonerated and thePhiladelphia District Attorney's office dropped a...2025-03-0627 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeJustice for C.J.Rice - Accused of a Crime He Did Not Commit [Part 1]C.J. Rice was born in 1993 in Philadelphia. At the age of 17, he was wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit. His sentence was 30-60 years. While in prison, he earned  his High School diploma in addition to being certified as a brick layer. He also was certified byOSHA. In 2023, he was released on bail after his Federal Habeas Corpus petition was granted by the Federal Court of theEastern District of Pennsylvania and his conviction was vacated. On March 18, 2024 he was exonerated and thePhiladelphia District Attorney's office dropped a...2025-02-2723 minPursuing JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing JusticeAuthor Barbara Bradley Hagerty Discusses Her New Book: Bringing Ben Home [Part 2]Barbara Bradley Hagerty is a N.Y. Times best selling author and contributing writer for The Atlantic. She was a correspondent for NPR as well where she covered the Justice Department and Religion. Her awards include: 2 Gracie Awards, National Headline Award and others. She wrote an investigative piece for The Atlantic on the case of Ben Spencer which led to her decision to write: Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, A Conviction and the Fight to Redeem American Justice published in August 2024.Buy Barbara's Book Bringing Ben Home Here.Read Barbara's Articles on The AtlanticVisit...2024-12-1233 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeAuthor Barbara Bradley Hagerty Discusses Her New Book: Bringing Ben Home [Part 1]Barbara Bradley Hagerty is a N.Y. Times best selling author and contributing writer for The Atlantic. She was a correspondent for NPR as well where she covered the Justice Department and Religion. Her awards include: 2 Gracie Awards, National Headline Award and others. She wrote an investigative piece for The Atlantic on the case of Ben Spencer which led to her decision to write: Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, A Conviction and the Fight to Redeem American Justice published in August 2024.Buy Barbara's Book Bringing Ben Home Here.Read Barbara's Articles on The AtlanticVisit...2024-12-0523 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeWhen The Innocent Are Sent To Prison in Canada: How the U.S. and Canada Compare [Part 2]Kelly is a Ph.D. candidate and a contract instructor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa. Kelly is a longtime advocate for wrongful conviction and co-host of a podcast called: "Real Life Wrongs". Her show examines the systemic factors and human flaws that put innocent people behind bars. Kelly will contrast Canada's justice system wherein wrongful conviction is concerned with ours. She will cite specific cases of wrongful conviction.Want to learn more about Kelly or her podcast Real Life Wrongs?Visit Kelly's WebsiteListen to...2024-11-1426 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeWhen The Innocent Are Sent To Prison in Canada: How the U.S. and Canada Compare [Part 1]Kelly is a Ph.D. candidate and a contract instructor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa. Kelly is a longtime advocate for wrongful conviction and co-host of a podcast called: "Real Life Wrongs". Her show examines the systemic factors and human flaws that put innocent people behind bars. Kelly will contrast Canada's justice system wherein wrongful conviction is concerned with ours. She will cite specific cases of wrongful conviction.Want to learn more about Kelly or her podcast Real Life Wrongs?Visit Kelly's Website Listen to...2024-11-0725 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeA Fight For Justice: The Case of Thomas Gilbert with Special Guest Seth Miller of the Florida Innocence Project [Part 2]Today we talk to Seth Miller, the executive director of the Florida Innocence Project about the case of Thomas Gilbert.Thomas Gilbert has been incarcerated since 1974 for a crime he did not commit  in Miami, FL. He is now 70 years old. He has been represented by The Innocence Project of Florida for many years and is sadly out of all legal avenues to right his wrongful conviction. Our hope is through public pressure and awareness, his case will be overturned. Time is running out to bring him home.This podcast is proudly sponsored by the I...2024-10-1023 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeA Fight For Justice: The Case of Thomas Gilbert with Special Guest Seth Miller of the Florida Innocence ProjectToday we talk to Seth Miller, the executive director of the Florida Innocence Project about the case of Thomas Gilbert.Thomas Gilbert has been incarcerated since 1974 for a crime he did not commit  in Miami, FL. He is now 70 years old. He has been represented by The Innocence Project of Florida for many years and is sadly out of all legal avenues to right his wrongful conviction. Our hope is through public pressure and awareness, his case will be overturned. Time is running out to bring him home.This podcast is proudly sponsored by the I...2024-10-0330 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeTurning the Tide: Discussing the Youth Sentencing Reentry Project with Bianca Van Heydoorn and Shariff Ingram [Part 2]Bianca Van Heydoorn is the director of YSRP, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, PA. The organization is committed to helping "returning citizens" who are coming home from prison, many of whom were teens when they went to prison. A  large number of these individuals were sentenced to Life Without Parole but were given a second chance when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that LWOP was unconstitutional. Bianca has experience working with adolescents preparing them for employment and helping them reenter society after being incarcerated. She graduated from  John Jay College of Criminal Justice.Shariff In...2024-09-2629 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeTurning the Tide: Discussing the Youth Sentencing Reentry Project with Bianca Van Heydoorn and Shariff Ingram [Part 1]Bianca Van Heydoorn is the director of YSRP, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, PA. The organization is committed to helping "returning citizens" who are coming home from prison, many of whom were teens when they went to prison. A  large number of these individuals were sentenced to Life Without Parole but were given a second chance when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that LWOP was unconstitutional. Bianca has experience working with adolescents preparing them for employment and helping them reenter society after being incarcerated. She graduated from  John Jay College of Criminal Justice.Shariff In...2024-09-1929 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeAvenues For Justice - An Alternative to Incarceration for YouthThis nonprofit organization based in Manhattan advocates for youth in court to give them a second chance and avoid incarceration. They have been in operation for 45 years, boasting a 94% success rate. Our guest, Angel Rodriguez, has been involved since the inception of this organization. He is co-founder and President. Visit the Avenue for Justice Website or learn more about them here.This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.2024-09-121h 01Pursuing JusticePursuing JusticeArt & Writing as Activism with Robert Pollock Jr. [Part 2]Robert Pollock has worked with the justice system and its intersection with the arts for over a decade. He has worked with Road Recovery, Rehabilitation Through the Arts, Musicambia, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, and Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections. He managed PEN America's Prison and Justice Writing Program and published 6 anthologies of the award winning work of incarcerated writers.He has collaborated with the Fortune Society, Osborne Association, and several NYC grassroots organizations. He has participated in workshops and panels at Columbia, Harvard, NYU, Yale, and other universities to advocate for the power of th...2024-06-2725 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeArt & Writing as Activism with Robert Pollock Jr. [Part 1]Robert Pollock has worked with the justice system and its intersection with the arts for over a decade. He has worked with Road Recovery, Rehabilitation Through the Arts, Musicambia, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, and Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections. He managed PEN America's Prison and Justice Writing Program and published 6 anthologies of the award winning work of incarcerated writers. He has collaborated with the Fortune Society, Osborne Association, and several NYC grassroots organizations. He has participated in workshops and panels at Columbia, Harvard, NYU, Yale, and other universities to advocate for the power of th...2024-06-2022 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeSMOKE BUT NO FIRE with author & Professor Jessica S. Henry [Part 2]On this episode of Pursuing Justice, we're joined by Professor Henry, who will talk about the many cases of wrongful conviction where innocent people were convicted of crimes that simply never happened. She exposes a deeply flawed criminal justice system that allows-even encourages-these no-crime wrongful convictions to regularly occur.Jessica Henry is an author, commentator, blogger and social justice advocate. She earned her JD from NYU School of Law and served as a public defender in NYC for nearly a decade. As a  professor at Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ, she was awarded the 2022 University D...2024-03-1423 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeSMOKE BUT NO FIRE with author & Professor Jessica S. Henry [Part 1]On this episode of Pursuing Justice, we're joined by Professor Henry, who will talk about the many cases of wrongful conviction where innocent people were convicted of crimes that simply never happened. She exposes a deeply flawed criminal justice system that allows-even encourages-these no-crime wrongful convictions to regularly occur.Jessica Henry is an author, commentator, blogger and social justice advocate. She earned her JD from NYU School of Law and served as a public defender in NYC for nearly a decade. As a  professor at Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ, she was awarded the 2022 University D...2024-03-0722 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeIn conversation with Kali Silverman & Mark Strandquist of Mural ArtsKali Silverman is Senior Project Manager of Mural Arts. She visits the men's maximum prison once a month coordinating the Mural Arts program with the full support of the Department of Corrections. Kali's beliefs stem from "tikkun olam" based on the Jewish philosophy meaning to  repair the world. Growing up near Philadelphia, she always felt public art could give people agency. "It's accessible to everyone."Mark Strandquist (he/him) has spent over a decade using art to amplify, celebrate, and power social justice movements. The immersive exhibitions, interactive photo-based public art, and mu...2024-02-2223 minPursuing JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 minPursuing JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing JusticeTHE RAGE OF INNOCENCE with Professor Kristen Henning [Part 2]Kristin Henning is the Blume Professor of Law and director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C.She and her students  represent youth accused of delinquency in D.C. She will discuss her  new book: The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth.2022-10-2449 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeTHE RAGE OF INNOCENCE with Professor Kristen Henning [Part 1]Professor Kristen Henning is the author of: THE RAGE OF INNOCENCE: HOW AMERICA CRIMINALIZES BLACK YOUTH was published in 2021.She is the Blume Professor of Law and director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at Georgetown University Law Center. She has represented juvenile accused of crimes in Washington, D.C. for 25 years.2022-10-1724 minPursuing JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JUSTICEPURSUING JUSTICEA TEEN'S FALSE CONFESSION: HUWE BURTON'S STORY PT 2 - HARRIET HENDELLauren 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 JusticePursuing 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 JUSTICEPURSUING JUSTICEA TEEN'S FALSE CONFESSION: HUWE BURTON'S STORY PT1 - HARRIET HENDELLauren 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 JusticePursuing JusticeFormer Offender, Now an Advocate - Jennifer Toon [Part 1]Jennifer Toon was a juvenile offender in the state of Texas at age 15. She then spent about 20 years in  prison. She was released about 5  years ago and now works for THE COALITION  OF TEXANS WITH DISABILITIES as a criminal justice and mental health advocate in addition to being a published writer.  She is the author of: "Invisible Scars" published in The Texas Observer.2022-03-2824 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeA Bridge Between Families and their Loved Ones Inside - Kirstin Cornell-PA Prison SocietyKirstin Cornell joined the  Pennsylvania   Prison Society (circa 1787) in 2019 as Social Services Director. Previously, she worked at the Delaware Center for Justice as interim Executive Director.2022-02-2823 minPursuing JusticePursuing 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 JUSTICEPURSUING JUSTICELOOKING AHEAD - GOING FORWARD 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 on Societybytesradio.2021-12-2021 minPursuing JusticePursuing 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 JUSTICEPURSUING JUSTICELOOKING BACK - 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 on Societybytesradio.2021-12-1323 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeA Miscarriage of Justice Lasting 38 Years - Larry Walker & Sharena Robinson [Part 2]Larry Walker spent 38 years behind bars as an innocent man. His daughter was his advocate helping to find freedom for her father.2021-12-0626 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeA Miscarriage of Justice Lasting 38 Years - Larry Walker & Sharena Robinson [Part 1]Larry Walker spent 38 years behind bars as an innocent man. His daughter was his advocate helping to find freedom for her father.2021-11-2925 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeMy Fight for Justice - Jen Reach [Part 2]Jen was wrongfully accused of child molestation and served 13 years in prison. She was exonerated in 1997.2021-10-2525 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeMy Fight for Justice - Jen Reach [Part 1]Jen was wrongfully accused of child molestation and served 13 years in prison. She was exonerated in 1997.2021-10-1824 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeRoss Miller~Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice - Philadelphia, PARoss Miller is on staff at the Quattrone Center, an organization based at the University of  Pennsylvania. The organization was launched in 2013.2021-06-2125 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeDean John Hollway (University of Pennsylvania Law School) Sentinel Event Reviews (Part 1)John Hollway is Dean at UPenn School of Law and Director of  the  Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice in Philadelphia.Dean Hollway is the author of: Killing Time: An 18 Year Odyssey from Death Row to Freedom. That book won the National Independent Book Award for non fiction in 2011.2021-05-3029 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeA Case of Arson? Kristine Bunch 's story: 1996 - 2012 [Part 1]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.2021-04-0426 minPURSUING JUSTICEPURSUING JUSTICEJESSICA BLANK AND ERIK JENSEN PART 2-PURSUING JUSTICE - HARRIET HENDELJessica 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. TOPIC: "The Exonerated": bringing 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.2021-03-0726 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeFrom Harm to Healing with Jennifer Thompson & Katie Monroe [Part 3]Segment #3: "Healing Justice's mission, programs and goals"2020-10-1928 minPursuing JusticePursuing 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 minPursuing JusticePursuing JusticeFrom Harm to Healing with Jennifer Thompson & Katie Monroe [Part 1]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. 2020-10-0527 minPursuing JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JusticePursuing 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 JUSTICEPURSUING 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 JUSTICEPURSUING 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 min