Pursuing Justice

Ending Post-Conviction Poverty with Saad Soliman of TimeDone

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400

Saad M. Soliman is the National Director of TimeDone at Just Safe, where he leads national policy advocacy and movement-building efforts on behalf of over 200,000 people with past convictions. A nationally recognized expert in reentry systems and public safety reform, he builds scalable, mission-driven initiatives that advance equity and public safety. Known as a serial entrepreneur, Soliman has founded and grown multiple ventures serving justice-impacted communities. His professional background includes roles with the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Probation Office in Delaware, and he currently advises the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the American Institutes for Research.. Appointed and reappointed to the Delaware Workforce Development Board by successive governors, he specializes in assisting people leaving the justice system with jobs, healthcare and housing to increase successful reentry at local, state, and national levels.

Learn more about TimeDone at https://timedone.org/
Learn more about JustSafe at https://justsafe.org/

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Jasmine Harris of The Innocence Center of San Diego, California Working to Free the Innocent [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

Jasmin Harris is director of policy and development at The Innocence Center, the policy representative for the California Innocence Coalition and the Co-Chair of the Policy Committee of the Innocence Network Board. She began her work in the Innocence movement in 2014 after her brother was incarcerated for participating in a non-violent peaceful protest. Jasmin's work in the Coalition has resulted in the passage of 11 groundbreaking laws dedicated to preventing wrongful convictions, guiding the path for the wrongfully incarcerated to reclaim their freedom, facilitating their successful reintegration into society.

Learn more about The Innocence Center here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Jasmine Harris of The Innocence Center of San Diego, California Working to Free the Innocent [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

Learn more about The Innocence Center here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Founder of The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth Talks About Juvenile Justice in America [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

Jody Kent Lavy is serving as a Stoneleigh Fellow with The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth. Her focus will be to expand the use and availability of Restorative Justice practices in cases of serious harm involving young people. She founded CFSY in 2009 with an eye toward banning juvenile sentences of Life Without Parole, condemning children to die in prison. Prior to her time at CFSY, she worked with the National Prison Project of the ACLU in Washington, D.C. and the ACLU of Southern California. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Boston College and a Master's degree in Public Management from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy.

Visit www.cfsy.org to learn more.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Founder of The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth Talks About Juvenile Justice in America [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

Visit www.cfsy.org to learn more.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

10 Years After Being Incarcerated at the Age of 14 - A Conversation With Jamie Silvonek

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

Jamie Silvonek has been incarcerated since the age of 14. She is now 24 having pled guilty to plotting to kill her mother with her 21 year old boyfriend. She was sentenced to 35 years to Life. She was charged as an adult. The Juvenile Law Center has represented her since her conviction. A petition for commutation has been filed on her behalf to the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. Jamie is a published author, a college student and a dog handler with Canine Connection.

To learn more about the Juvenile Law Center, visist https://jlc.org/

Read the press release about Jamie’s commutation petition, which links to the commutation packet and the op-ed she published in the Morning Call. https://jlc.org/news/juvenile-law-center-files-commutation-petition-behalf-jamie-silvonek

Kids for Cash: https://jlc.org/luzerne-kids-cash-scandal

Juvenile Life without Parole: https://jlc.org/issues/juvenile-life-without-parole

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Juvenile Law Center: Philadelphia | 50 Years And Counting! First Law Firm In The U.S. Devoted Exclusively To Juveniles [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

Riya is the C.E.O. of the Juvenile Law Center located in Philadelphia, PA. She leads litigation policy advocacy and amicus efforts to reduce the harm of the juvenile and criminal legal system. She is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law where she was a Civitas Childlaw Fellow. At the University of Michigan, she earned her B.A. in Psychology and American Culture. Before attending law school, Riya was an elementary school teacher. Riya is Co-Chair of the Children's Rights Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation.

To learn more about the Juvenile Law Center, visist https://jlc.org/

Kids for Cash: https://jlc.org/luzerne-kids-cash-scandal

Juvenile Life without Parole: https://jlc.org/issues/juvenile-life-without-parole

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Writing From Behind The Wall with John J. Lennon [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

John J. Lennon is serving his twenty-fourth year behind bars, currently in Sing Sing Correctional Facility. His writing has appeared in The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and New York magazine. His work has been anthologized in the Best American Magazine Writing, and he’s twice been a finalist for the National Magazine Award, in feature writing and reviews and criticism. Lennon recently published his first book, The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us, which was named a "best book of the year" by the New York Times and NPR. Lennon will be eligible for parole in 2029.

To learn more about John, and to purchase his book, visit https://johnjlennon.net/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Writing From Behind The Wall with John J. Lennon [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

To learn more about John, and to purchase his book, visit https://johnjlennon.net/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Bard Prison Initiative: College Behind Bars with Max Kenner and Elias Beltran [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Max Kenner is the founder and director of Bard Prison Initiative which he launched 25 years ago. At Bard College, he is Vice President for Institutional Initiatives and advisor to the President on Public Policy and College Affairs. Currently, he sits on the New York State Council on Community Justice. His awards are many: JFK Presidential Library's New Frontier Award and the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in Education. B.P.I. has been featured on "60 Minutes", PBS News Hour, the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post and the docuseries "College Behind Bars" by Ken Burns which was shown on PBS. This 4 part documentary is the inspiring, deeply human story of men and women struggling to earn college degrees while in prison for serious crimes.

Elias Beltran graduated from B.P.I. in 2017 having been incarcerated for 29 1/2 years. He earned a B.A. in Literature and the Humanities. He is now a PhD candidate at Cornell University. He has been a writing fellow with Bard's MicroCollege at the Brooklyn Public Library as well as at the Harlem Children's Zone and at Cornell for the English Language Support Organization (ELSO). He continues studying Mandarin Chinese. He is also a T.A. at Cornell, teaching a class on Crime and Punishment. He was awarded a prize given to Teaching Assistants at Cornell. In the Fall of 2025, he will be teaching at Albion Correctional Facility for Women, a prison in upstate New York. At the age of 16, Elias was sentenced to 30 years-to-life.

BPI on 60 Minutes: https://bpi.bard.edu/news-stories/news/bpi-on-60-minutes/

Max Kenner with Deidre Faughey: https://bpi.bard.edu/news-stories/news/max-kenner-with-deirdre-faughey/

Plus, you can find a lot more about BPI here: https://bpi.bard.edu/news-stories/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Bard Prison Initiative: College Behind Bars with Max Kenner and Elias Beltran [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

BPI on 60 Minutes: https://bpi.bard.edu/news-stories/news/bpi-on-60-minutes/

Max Kenner with Deidre Faughey: https://bpi.bard.edu/news-stories/news/max-kenner-with-deirdre-faughey/

Plus, you can find a lot more about BPI here: https://bpi.bard.edu/news-stories/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Second Chances: The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs by Joan Dalton [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Joan Dalton taught in the Portland, Oregon public schools and then became an administrator at Oregon's strictest juvenile correctional facility~MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. With experience and learning from experts in the field of the "Human Animal Bond", she founded an on-site program pairing boys and dogs to address the troubling behavior of both. In Second Chances, she shares the hurdles that led to positive outcomes for the boys and dogs in the program she calls : POOCH. The dogs found forever homes and the boys continued their education or found employment.

To learn more about Joan Dalton and purchase Second Chances, visit https://joandalton.com/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

RE-RUN | Justice for C.J.Rice - Accused of a Crime He Did Not Commit

Harriet Hendel — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

This episode is a re-run of a previously aired episode of Pursuing Justice, highlighting stories for Wrongful Conviction Day.

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 by

OSHA. In 2023, he was released on bail after his Federal Habeas Corpus petition was granted by the Federal Court of the

Eastern District of Pennsylvania and his conviction was vacated. On March 18, 2024 he was exonerated and the

Philadelphia District Attorney's office dropped all charges.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Second Chances: The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs by Joan Dalton [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

To learn more about Joan Dalton and purchase Second Chances, visit https://joandalton.com/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

RE-RUN | A Teen's False Confession - Huwe Burton's Story

Harriet Hendel — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

This episode is a re-run of a previously aired episode of Pursuing Justice, highlighting stories for Wrongful Conviction Day.

Huwe Burton Spent 18 years in Prison from Age 16-34 for a crime he did not commit

Infinite Hope: The Story of One Man's Wrongful Conviction, Solitary Confinement and Survival on Death Row with Anthony Graves [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:11:16 -0400

Arrested in 1992 for a heinous crime he did not commit, Anthony Graves was sentenced to death at the age of 27 in Texas. He was incarcerated for 18 years. He was finally exonerated and released in 2010 and works tirelessly for change in our justice system. He created the Anthony Graves Foundation and is Director of Community Outreach for the Harris County Public Defender's Office in addition to operating a nonprofit called: Peer Navigation Project. His story was shown on "48 Hours" entitled: "Grave Injustice".

Learn more about the Anthony's non-profit, Peer Navigator Project

Watch 48 Hours' Grave Injustice
Read Pamela Colloff's articale in the Texas Monthly called Innocence Lost

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

RE-RUN | Kristine Brunch's Story

Harriet Hendel — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

This episode is a re-run of a previously aired episode of Pursuing Justice, highlighting stories for Wrongful Conviction Day.

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.

Justis4JustUs: an organization founded by Kristine to help exonerees transition back into society after prison.

Women Exonerees: Stories of Wrongful Conviction

Indiana's New Compensation Statute; New Discoveries in Fire Science.

Infinite Hope: The Story of One Man's Wrongful Conviction, Solitary Confinement and Survival on Death Row with Anthony Graves

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Learn more about the Anthony's non-profit, Peer Navigator Project

Watch 48 Hours' Grave Injustice
Read Pamela Colloff's articale in the Texas Monthly called Innocence Lost

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

RE-RUN | Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty Discusses Her New Book: Bringing Ben Home

Harriet Hendel — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

This episode is a re-run of a previously aired episode of Pursuing Justice, highlighting stories for Wrongful Conviction Day.

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 Atlantic
Visit Barbara's Website

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My Thoughts About International Wrongful Conviction Day - Harriet Hendel

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

For more information, visit https://wrongfulconvictionday.org/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

A Lawyer Who Represents Those on Death Row and An Exoneree Who Faced Life Without Parole [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Jennifer Merrigan is a Stoneleigh Foundation Fellow who represents people facing a sentence of death or Life Without Parole {also known as Death by Incarceration}. As a lawyer for 20 years, her training is in capital mitigation. She is a former staff attorney and acting director of the Death Penalty Litigation Clinic, a nonprofit law firm in Kansas City, Missouri. She is also an adjunct professor at St. Louis University Law School and Washington University School of Law where she founded and teaches a death penalty clinical practicum. Jennifer speaks at National Conferences on capital punishment and has written numerous articles on capital defense. She is the recipient of the "Atticus Finch Award" in Missouri for her advocacy work.

Stephen Lazar works as a legal apprentice at Phillips Black Law Firm. He was formerly incarcerated, having been sentenced to Life Without Parole for a crime he did not commit. While incarcerated, he worked in the prison law library assisting fellow prisoners with their cases and became a certified legal reference aide by the state of Pennsylvania. He participated in many criminal justice think tanks as well as the Inside Out Program earning credits towards a degree in March 2023. He was fully exonerated and released after serving 16 years of his sentence. He often speaks at colleges about the horrors of our justice system.

Learn more about Phillips Black Law Firm
Learn more about the Inside Out Program

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

A Lawyer Who Represents Those on Death Row and An Exoneree Who Faced Life Without Parole [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Learn more about Phillips Black Law Firm
Learn more about the Inside Out Program

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Change Is Possible: I Never Gave Up - A Discussion with Eddie Ellis Jr. [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400

At age 16, Eddie was arrested for murder. He was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 22 years in prison.He served 15 years, ten of which were spent in solitary. Released in 2006, he has dedicated his life to making positive changes in his community and in the wider world. He is part of The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, working as an advocate for those sentenced as children in our criminal justice system through ICAN (Incarcerated Children's Advocacy Network). He is a proud husband and father.

Eddie discusses his memoir and the long lasting impact of being locked up as a child. Since 2006, he has devoted himself to mentoring, public speaking, making positive changes in the criminal justice system and speaking up for returning citizens.

Click here to purchase Eddie's book Change Is Possible: I Never Gave Up.
Change Is Possible Merchandise
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Eddie's most Recent Washington Post Article

Learn more about the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Change Is Possible: I Never Gave Up - A Discussion with Eddie Ellis Jr. [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Learn more about the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

After 25 Years Behind Bars, Dario Pena Is Living A Full Life [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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 their stories in order to help young people think about the consequences of their actions. This is done in a multimedia format where just the offender is speaking from the heart.

Watch the trailer for Sing Sing here.
Watch Dario's clip for Voices from Within here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

After 25 Years Behind Bars, Dario Pena Is Living A Full Life [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Watch the trailer for Sing Sing here.
Watch Dario's clip for Voices from Within here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Advocating for Change: Ellie Williams and the Criminalization of Survivors [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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 Journal of International and Comparative Law
Learn more about the Georgia Survivor Justice Act bill here.
View the Georgia Domestic Violence Benchbook here.

Listen to Ellie discuss the new bill and criminalized survivors on the Until They're Free podcast
Check out their Survivor Storytelling Series here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Advocating for Change: Ellie Williams and the Criminalization of Survivors [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Listen to Ellie discuss the new bill and criminalized survivors on the Until They're Free podcast
Check out their Survivor Storytelling Series here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Bringing TEDx Talks Into Prison Communities with Delia Cohen [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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" Carroll

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Bringing TEDx Talks Into Prison Communities with Delia Cohen [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 29 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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" Carroll

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Author Craig Grossi will talk about his books: Craig and Fred and Second Chances [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 22 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Raised in the Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C., Craig is a former Marine Corps Veteran, recipient of The Purple Heart who served in Afghanistan. He is the author of two books, Craig and Fred and Second Chances. He is a graduate of Georgetown University. Since his return to the States in 2011, he has been on the Today Show and many other programs. He travels all around the country speaking about Fred, the little stray dog whom he smuggled out of Sangin, Afghanistan when his tour of duty ended, sharing his message of stubborn positivity and second chances.

Buy Second Chances here.
Buy Craig & Fred here.

Listen to the Stubbornly Positive Podcast here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Author Craig Grossi will talk about his books: Craig and Fred and Second Chances [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 15 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Buy Second Chances here.
Buy Craig & Fred here.

Listen to the Stubbornly Positive Podcast here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Candido Ortiz's Journey from Federal Prison Chef to Owning His Own Restaurant in NJ - New Jersey Reentry Corporation [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 01 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Candido went to prison in 1990 for drug trafficking. Over 26 years in Federal Prisons, he cooked for 1500-2500 men. He never expected to see freedom as his sentence was 49 years. In 2016 he was granted clemency by President Obama. Helped by NJ REENTRY CORPS. He now has his own restaurant, which opened in December 2017 in Jersey City.

Read about Candido's restaurant in this NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/21/nyregion/a-chef-opens-a-restaurant-his-training-decades-in-a-prison-kitchen.html

And be sure to visit Candido's restaurant, El Sabor Del Cafe in Jersey City!

To learn more about the New Jersey Reentry Corporation, visit their website at http://njreentry.org/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Discussing The New Jersey Reentry Corporation with Reverend Bolivar Flores[Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Rev. Flores was born in the Dominican Republic and came to the U.S. in 2001. He is a graduate of NY Theological Seminary and now heads N.J. Reentry Corporation, which he founded in 2016. The organization serves anyone living in NJ with a criminal background. It has helped 22,000 people who were incarcerated get jobs, obtain training for new jobs,get health care, food stamps, etc.

To learn more about the New Jersey Reentry Corporation, visit their website at http://njreentry.org/

Also check out this uplifting article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/21/nyregion/a-chef-opens-a-restaurant-his-training-decades-in-a-prison-kitchen.html

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Discussing Restorative Justice with Raphah Institute in Nashville, TN [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

To find out more about Raphah Institute, please visit their website: https://linktr.ee/raphah_institute

Travis 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 Raphah Institute's Restorative Justice Diversion Initiative with the Memphis/Shelby City, Tennessee District Attorney and community organizations.

Judge Sheila Callowayis from Kentucky and is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. She earned a Juris Doctorate in 1994 after which she worked as a Public Defender. She then became a Juvenile Court Magistrate from 2004-2013, running for Juvenile Court Judge and winning in 2014. She was reelected in 2022. In addition to her role as a judge, she teaches Trial Advocacy at Vanderbilt University Law School. She is also Vice President of the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.

Marshall Goldberg is a lawyer and writer. He graduated with honors from Harvard. He clerked for Judge Robert Peckham of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. He has litigated civil rights cases. He moved to Los Angeles in 1979 where he wrote and produced shows such as "The Jeffersons", "Different Strokes", "Newhart" and "L.A. Law". He was Deputy Executive Director for the Writers Guild of America's 11,000 members, becoming a finalist for both the Humanitas Prize and the Writers Guild Award. He taught screenwriting at the University of Southern California film school. He completed a six-part documentary series for MAX called: "Justice USA", beginning work on it in 2013. His goal was to put the audience in the shoes of indigent criminal defendants. It was filmed in Nashville and aired on MAX beginning in March of 2024. He is currently working on his next novel and a documentary on voter suppression.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Discussing Restorative Justice with Raphah Institute in Nashville, TN [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0400

To find out more about Raphah Institute, please visit their website: https://linktr.ee/raphah_institute

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Justice for C.J.Rice - Accused of a Crime He Did Not Commit [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500

OSHA. In 2023, he was released on bail after his Federal Habeas Corpus petition was granted by the Federal Court of the

Eastern District of Pennsylvania and his conviction was vacated. On March 18, 2024 he was exonerated and the

Philadelphia District Attorney's office dropped all charges.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Justice for C.J.Rice - Accused of a Crime He Did Not Commit [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

OSHA. In 2023, he was released on bail after his Federal Habeas Corpus petition was granted by the Federal Court of the

Eastern District of Pennsylvania and his conviction was vacated. On March 18, 2024 he was exonerated and the

Philadelphia District Attorney's office dropped all charges.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Chainless Change: Florida's First Recovery Community Organization Catering to Justice Involved People [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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 not receiving the care they need to address addiction and mental health conditions.

Today, Harriet chats with Marq Mitchell and Miko Atkinson to learn more about Chainless Change and how they're offering resources to returning citizens.

Marq Mitchell was incarcerated for 7 years as a juvenile and an adult. After his release, he began working with his Ft. Lauderdale community to support returning citizens coming home after spending time in prison where he connected people with job opportunities and apartments to rent. He realized more avenues of support were needed so in 2019, he founded "Chainless Change" aided by a grant from ACLU of Florida. The nonprofit offers resources to help those with a history of addiction, mental health conditions or trauma recover from contact with the criminal

legal system.

Miko Atkinson: Two years in federal prison changed my life forever. Taken away from my family and sent to Texas, I endured one of the most challenging chapters of my life. However, it was not the end of my story; it was a turning point.

After regaining my freedom, I discovered my true purpose and built a new family with my loving wife and our three amazing children. The second chance I received through Chainless Change provided me with the tools and opportunities to transform my life. It ignited a spark within me, empowering me to reclaim my power and live with purpose. Today, I am living proof that redemption and resilience can lead to a brighter future.

To learn more about Chainless Change, visist https://ccifl.org/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Chainless Change: Florida's First Recovery Community Organization Catering to Justice Involved People [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Research shows that although 90% of those incarcerated are eventually released, most people will have little to no access to rehabilitative and reentry services.

The result?

Ongoing cycles of re-arrest and an unprecedented number of people in jails and prisons who are not receiving the care they need to address addiction and mental health conditions.

Today, Harriet chats with Marq Mitchell and Miko Atkinson to learn more about Chainless Change and how they're offering resources to returning citizens.

legal system.

To learn more about Chainless Change, visist https://ccifl.org/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

The Famous Case of Steven Truscott detailed in the book: Until You Are Dead by Julian Sher [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Julian Sher is one of Canada's best known investigative journalists and the author of 8 books. For 20 years, he worked for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's show "The Fifth Estate", Canada's premier investigative TV program, similar to "60 Minutes". Sher was also a reporter for Canada's two leading newspapers: The Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. He is the author of Until You Are Dead: The Wrongful Conviction of Steven Truscott about Canada's most famous murder trial. His TV documentary and the book on this case helped lead to an official re-opening of a decades old case and the clearing of Steven Truscott's name.

Learn more about Julian Sher
Purchase Until You Are Dead: The Wrongful Conviction of Steven Truscott

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

The Famous Case of Steven Truscott detailed in the book: Until You Are Dead by Julian Sher [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Learn more about Julian Sher
Purchase Until You Are Dead: The Wrongful Conviction of Steven Truscott

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty Discusses Her New Book: Bringing Ben Home [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Buy Barbara's Book Bringing Ben Home Here.
Read Barbara's Articles on The Atlantic
Visit Barbara's Website

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty Discusses Her New Book: Bringing Ben Home [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Buy Barbara's Book Bringing Ben Home Here.
Read Barbara's Articles on The Atlantic
Visit Barbara's Website

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Discussing Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) with Charles Moore [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) was founded in 1995 in order to offer incarcerated men and women a new sense of what was possible by expressing themselves through the creative arts: drawing, dancing, acting. The opportunity to immerse themselves in the creative process proved that change is possible.

Our guest today, Charles Moore, is the first RTA (Rehabilitation Through the Arts)alumni to be hired to work full time for the organization. He is currently the Director of Program and Operations, oversees program planning and management in all the facilities where RTA operates. He also audits workshops, coordinates alumni projects and manages the organization's steering committee. Charles has a Bachelors Degree in human services from Mercy University and a Masters in Professional Studies from New York Theological Seminary. He was incarcerated in Sing Sing for 12 years and spent 5 years at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in upstate NY.

To learn more about Rehabilitation Through the Arts, visit their website.
You can also donate to RTA here.

Watch the official Sing Sing trailer here.

View the CBC segment discussing Sing Sing here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Discussing Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) with Charles Moore [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

To learn more about Rehabilitation Through the Arts, visit their website.
You can also donate to RTA here.

Watch the official Sing Sing trailer here.

View the CBC segment discussing Sing Sing here.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

When The Innocent Are Sent To Prison in Canada: How the U.S. and Canada Compare [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

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 the Real Life Wrongs Podcast
Some episodes mentioned in our conversations are listen below:

Real Life Wrongs - Episode 2 (Jamie Nelson's Story) | Stream on Spotify or Watch on YouTube
Real Life Wrongs - Episode 5 (Discussing Plea Deals) | Stream on Spotify or Watch on YouTube
Real Life Wrongs - Episode 14 (Maria's son give the child's perspective of a wrongfully convicted parent) | Stream on Spotify

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

When The Innocent Are Sent To Prison in Canada: How the U.S. and Canada Compare [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Want to learn more about Kelly or her podcast Real Life Wrongs?

Visit Kelly's Website

Listen to the Real Life Wrongs Podcast
Some episodes mentioned in our conversations are listen below:

Real Life Wrongs - Episode 2 (Jamie Nelson's Story) | Stream on Spotify or Watch on YouTube
Real Life Wrongs - Episode 5 (Discussing Plea Deals) | Stream on Spotify or Watch on YouTube
Real Life Wrongs - Episode 14 (Maria's son give the child's perspective of a wrongfully convicted parent) | Stream on Spotify

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

A Fight For Justice: The Case of Thomas Gilbert with Special Guest Seth Miller of the Florida Innocence Project [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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 Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

A Fight For Justice: The Case of Thomas Gilbert with Special Guest Seth Miller of the Florida Innocence Project

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Today we talk to Seth Miller, the executive director of the Florida Innocence Project about the case of Thomas Gilbert.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Turning the Tide: Discussing the Youth Sentencing Reentry Project with Bianca Van Heydoorn and Shariff Ingram [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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 Ingram served 23 years in prison from the age of 15. He was released 4 years ago due to the Supreme Court's ruling that Juvenile Life Without Parole is now unconstitutional. Since his release, he has worked full time in construction and is now building bridges in the state of Pennsylvania. He sat on the advisory board of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, is now a member of the Intergenerational Healing Society and coordinator of the Speakers Bureau. He mentors at-risk youth who are at high risk for violence. Shariff's story appears in a book called: SAY THEIR NAMES written by Patricia Gaines.

For more information, visit https://ysrp.org/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Turning the Tide: Discussing the Youth Sentencing Reentry Project with Bianca Van Heydoorn and Shariff Ingram [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

For more information, visit https://ysrp.org/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Avenues For Justice - An Alternative to Incarceration for Youth

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

This 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.

From Jail to Journalism: The Transformed Life of Mario Koran [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Mario Koran is an investigative fellow with the New York Times in addition to being on staff at Wisconsin Watch. He was a west coast correspondent for the Guardian US and covered education for Voice of San Diego where he was named 2016 reporter of the year by the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists. His work can be found in the New York Times, The Appeal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Mario holds a B.S. in Spanish Literature and an M.A. in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

From Jail to Journalism: The Transformed Life of Mario Koran [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Art & Writing as Activism with Robert Pollock Jr. [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400

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 the arts in prison education and restorative justice practices.

As a singer-songwriter, his compositions have been heard at the Obama White House, the RFK Human Rights Foundation, Create Justice forums, the Vera Institute of Justice Gala, the New York Ethical Society, and Carnegie Hall. Robert is a Fall 2019 New York Community Trust Leadership Fellow.

Check out Spoke And Feather, a holistic strategic consulting business run by Robert Pollock Jr and Emily Gallagher

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Art & Writing as Activism with Robert Pollock Jr. [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Check out Spoke And Feather, a holistic strategic consulting business run by Robert Pollock Jr and Emily Gallagher

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Blind Injustice - In conversation with Ohio Innocence Project Founder Mark Godsey [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Mark Godsey is a former prosecutor who founded The Ohio Innocence Project in 2003. He is Executive Director of O.I.P. He often appears on Dateline, Forensic Files and CNN. His book Blind Injustice was recently made into an opera. He is currently a Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.

We will discuss his book and talk about the many cases cited in the book.

Purchase Blind Injustice: A Former Prosecutor Exposes the Psychology and Politics of Wrongful Convictions here.

Learn more about the Ohio Innocence Project

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Blind Injustice - In conversation with Ohio Innocence Project Founder Mark Godsey [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400

We will discuss his book and talk about the many cases cited in the book.

Purchase Blind Injustice: A Former Prosecutor Exposes the Psychology and Politics of Wrongful Convictions here.

Learn more about the Ohio Innocence Project

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Becoming the Model Inmate with author Ray Boyd [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Ray Boyd was released from Cheshire C.F. in Connecticut in November of 2021 after serving 30 years. He is an author, public speaker, juvenile advocate and consultant. He is employed by Yale University.

He founded Next Level Emporment, a non-profit where he works tirelessly with "returning citizens" (those coming out of prison back into society) helping them make that challenging transition.

Ray went to prison in 1992 as a 7th grade dropout whose reading level was about grade 4, facing a 50 year sentence. He is truly proof that teenagers like him deserve a second chance.

His book The Model Inmate was published in 2021 and captures the essence of prison life through the voice of someone who has lived it continuously through different eras, administrations, and decades.

To learn more about Ray, Next Level Empowerment, or to find our how you can help this amazing initiative, visit https://www.nextlevelemp.org/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Becoming the Model Inmate with author Ray Boyd [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 23 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

He founded Next Level Emporment, a non-profit where he works tirelessly with "returning citizens" (those coming out of prison back into society) helping them make that challenging transition.

Ray went to prison in 1992 as a 7th grade dropout whose reading level was about grade 4, facing a 50 year sentence. He is truly proof that teenagers like him deserve a second chance.

To learn more about Ray, Next Level Empowerment, or to find our how you can help this amazing initiative, visit https://www.nextlevelemp.org/

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

THE OTHER SIDE OF PROSPECT, with author Nicholas Dawidoff [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 16 May 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Nicholas Dawidoff is a full time writer. Born in NYC, he grew up in New Haven, CT. Author of 5 books, one of which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, he is also a contributing writer to the New Yorker, Rolling Stone and the New York Times.
A graduate of Harvard, he has been named a Guggenheim Fellow along with other prestigious awards.

We will be discussing his newest book, The Other Side of Prospect, which highlights a neighborhood in New Haven and an innocent teen who falsely confesses to a homicide. The book delves into the makeup, culture and people in "Newhallville" offering the reader a portrait of inequality, race, class and violence.

To purchase The Other Side of Prospect, and Nicholas Dawidoffs other publications, visit
https://www.possiblefuturesbooks.com

https://www.rjjulia.com

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

THE OTHER SIDE OF PROSPECT , with author Nicholas Dawidoff [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 09 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

To purchase The Other Side of Prospect, and Nicholas Dawidoffs other publications, visit
https://www.possiblefuturesbooks.com

https://www.rjjulia.com

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Books Through Bars: Discussing the Importance of Books in Prisons with Dr. Tom Haney [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0400

This week we talk with Dr. Tom Haney of Books Through Bars. Books Through Bars was founded by Barbara Hirshkowitz in 1992. Its mission is to send books to people in prison who are doing time in the Mid-Atlantic States. Dr. Tom Haney specializes in counseling people with violent, repetitive compulsive disorders. He's been active with Books Through Bars for 12 years and is now President of this non-profit. He was one of the first paramedics in Pennsylvania and served 30 years in law enforcement. He lectures on stopping the cycle of violence.

For more information, visit booksthroughbars.org
To make a donation, CLICK HERE

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Books Through Bars: Discussing the Importance of Books in Prisons with Dr. Tom Haney [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0400

This week we talk with Dr. Tom Haney of Books Through Bars. Books Through Bars was founded by Barbara Hirshkowitz in 1992. Its mission is to send books to people in prison who are doing time in the Mid-Atlantic States. Dr. Tom Haney specializes in counseling people with violent, repetitive compulsive disorders. He's been active with Books Through Bars for 12 years and is now President of this non-profit. He was one of the first paramedics in Pennsylvania and served 30 years in law enforcement. He lectures on stopping the cycle of violence.

For more information, visit booksthroughbars.org
To make a donation, CLICK HERE

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

SMOKE BUT NO FIRE with author & Professor Jessica S. Henry [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0400

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 Distinguished Scholar Award in recognition of her outstanding scholarship. She teaches classes on wrongful conviction, criminal law, hate crimes and death penalty perspectives. She is the author of: Smoke But No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes That Never Happened, published in 2020.

Click here to order Smoke But No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes That Never Happened
To learn more about Professor Henry and her work, you can visit her website: https://jessicahenryjustice.com

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

SMOKE BUT NO FIRE with author & Professor Jessica S. Henry [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0500

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

In conversation with Kali Silverman & Mark Strandquist of Mural Arts

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Kali 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 multimedia projects he directs have helped advocates close a youth prison, pass laws, train police officers, and connect the dreams and demands of communities impacted by the criminal justice system with tens of thousands of people.

His work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, and universities, as well as through parades, church-basement legal clinics, and illegal wheatpaste installations.

He has received multiple awards, fellowships, national residencies, and reached wide audiences through the NY Times, BBC, the Guardian, NPR, the Washington Post, PBS, VICE, and many others.

He founded, and currently co-directs the Performing Statistics project, and, through fellowships from A Blade of Grass and Open Societies, co-directs the People’s Paper Co-op and Reentry Think Tank with his partner Courtney Bowles.

In response to the Covid19 public health crisis, he founded Fill the Walls With Hope, Rage, Resources and Dreams, which installed thousands of posters on boarded up buildings across Philadelphia, and co-directed the People's Paper Co-op's campaign to use art to bail out and free Black mothers and caregivers (raising over $2250,000 in art sales).

View some of Mark's work:

And a little more about Mural Arts' work at SCI Graterford/Phoenix:

https://www.muralarts.org/blog/through-my-i-art-from-sci-phoenix/

No Kids In Prison web experience:

https://www.nokidsinprison.org/experience/

USA TODAY Names Philadelphia “Best City for Street Art”

https://www.visitphilly.com/media-center/press-releases/usa-today-names-philadelphia-best-city-for-street-art/#:~:text=With%20thousands%20of%20public%20art,1%20spot.

To learn more about Mural Arts, visit muralarts.org

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

In Conversation with Jane Golden, Founder of Mural Arts Philadelphia

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:05:52 -0500

Jane 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 Justice

https://www.muralarts.org/artworks/untitled-amy-sherald-project/

https://www.muralarts.org/program/restorative-justice/

Watch Jane's Interviews with PBS WHYY's Returning Citizens - Life Beyond Incarceration

To learn more about Mural Arts, visit muralarts.org

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

The Long Fight for Freedom: Bill Dillon's Story [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0500

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 Book
Listen to more of Bill's Music

The Long Fight for Freedom: Bill Dillon's Story [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:02:00 -0500

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 Book
Listen to more of Bill's Music

Empowerment Avenue with Emily Nonko and Rahsaan Thomas [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0500

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 Podcast
Learn more about The Prison Journalism Project

Read Forgetting How To Swim by Demetrius Buckley

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Empowerment Avenue with Emily Nonko and Rahsaan Thomas [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0500

To learn more about Empowerment Avenue, visit https://www.empowermentave.org/
Click Here to listen to the Ear Hustle Podcast
Learn more about The Prison Journalism Project

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

FROM DEATH ROW TO FREEDOM Freddie Pitts & Wilbert Lee case by Former Judge Phillip Hubbart [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0500

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 served as defense attorney for Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee. He is the author of: From Death Row to Freedom.

To learn more about Phillip, visit his website: https://philliphubbart.com/
Purchase Phillip's books From Death Row to Freedom from University Florida Press
Purchase Phillip's book From Death Row to Freedom on Amazon

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

FROM DEATH ROW TO FREEDOM - Freddie Pitts & Wilbert Lee case by Judge Phillip Hubbart -part 1

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 08:00:00 -0500

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Ardella's House: A Safe and Welcoming Home - with Tonie Willis

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0500

Tonie 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 women a second, third or even fourth chance to stay out of prison for good.

To donate or volunteer, visit www.ardellashouse.org

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Navigating Life With An Incarcerated Mother: My Story with Antoinette Carter (Daughter of Susan Burton)

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0500

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 information

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Susan Burton~From Prison to Recovery to Fighting for Incarcerated Women (Part 2)

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0500

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 A New Way Of Life for more information

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Susan Burton ~From Prison to Recovery to Fighting for Incarcerated Women (Part 1)

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0500

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.

Get Susan's book Becoming Ms. Burton
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Marking 20 Years: The Innocence Project of Florida- Looking Ahead with Director Seth Miller~part 2

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Seth will discuss the future of his nonprofit organization, its recent cases of exoneration and the goals for the future.

Wrongly Accused of the Death of A Child: Another Miscarriage of Justice: Stephanie Spurgeon

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Wrongly Accused of the Death of A Child: Another Miscarriage of Justice

Stephanie 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.

A Tragic Miscarriage of Justice For A Teen That Lasted 30 Years: Dean McKee

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Dean 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.

Marking 20 Years The Innocence Project of Florida: Seth Miller~Executive Director~Part 1

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Marking 20 Years: The Innocence Project of Florida

Seth 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

Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism (Part 2)

Harriet Hendel — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Homegrown:Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

Jeffrey Toobin: Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism (Part 1)

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Johnny Hincapie and his legal team (Baree Fett and Gabriel Harvis) (Part 2)

Harriet Hendel — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Johnny Hincapie and his legal team (Baree Fett and Gabriel Harvis) (Part 1)

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Back in 1990, a crime took place on a NYC subway platform. A young man from Utah was killed. Johnny Hincapie, age 18 at the
time, falsely confessed to the crime. After serving 25 years, he was exonerated with the legal assistance of Ronald Kuby This is his story.

DUPED {false confessions} with Distinguished Professor Dr. Saul Kassin (Part 2)

Harriet Hendel — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

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.

Distinguished Professor of Psychology~Dr. Saul Kassin {John Jay College of Criminal Justice}(Part 1)

Harriet Hendel — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

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.

Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison by Professor Daniel Medwed (Part 2)

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

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.

BARRED:WHY THE INNOCENT CAN'T GET OUT OF PRISON by Professor Daniel Medwed (Part 1)

Harriet Hendel — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0400

"The Exonerated” cast members Paulette Layton, Chris Cooney, Kevin Knight (Part 2)

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

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. He is founder and President of the K group, a market research company.

"The Exonerated” cast members Paulette Layton, Chris Cooney, Kevin Knight (Part 1)

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

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.

George Croom, "The Exonerated" Cast Member

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

The 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.

Beth Young, Director of “The Exonerated"

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

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.

Undocumented, Unpunished Murders During Jim Crow - Margaret Burnham (Part 2)

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

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 system which lacked justice for the victims and accountability for the offenders.

Undocumented, Unpunished Murders During Jim Crow - Margaret Burnham (Part 1)

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0400

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 system which lacked justice for the victims and accountability for the offenders.

The Year In Review with Harriet Hendel

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Harriet will recap the episodes from 2022.

Seth Miller - Director of Innocence Project of Florida: A Conversation (Part 4)

Harriet Hendel — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

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.

Seth Miller - Director of Innocence Project of Florida: A Conversation (Part 3)

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0500

Seth Miller - Director of Innocence Project of Florida: A Conversation (Part 2)

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0500

Seth Miller - Director of Innocence Project of Florida: A Conversation (Part 1)

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0500

College Behind Bars At San Quentin Prison - Jody Lewen and Tommy Winfrey [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:39:00 -0500

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.

College Behind Bars At San Quentin Prison - Jody Lewen and Tommy Winfrey [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0500

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.

Goucher Prison Education Partnership - Eliza Cornejo And Ramieka Robinson-Peoples [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0500

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.

Goucher Prison Education Partnership - Eliza Cornejo And Tamieka Robinson-Peoples [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500

finishing her B.A. at Goucher.

A Teen's False Confession - Huwe Burton's Story [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0500

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 [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Huwe Burton Spent 18 years in Prison from Age 16-34 for a crime he did not commit

THE RAGE OF INNOCENCE with Professor Kristen Henning [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

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.

THE RAGE OF INNOCENCE with Professor Kristen Henning [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

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.

Redeeming Justice with Rachel Lopez [Part 4]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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.

Death By Incarceration - Astha Sharma Pokharel [Part 3]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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.

A Life Without Parole: Sentence Commuted - Terrell Carter and Kempis " Ghani" Songster [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 21:00:00 -0400

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 Parole sentence and was released in July 2022, after having his sentence commuted by Governor Tom Wolf. While he was incarcerated, he was a hospice volunteer, authored three novels, short stories, and poems, facilitated workshops, graduated from Villanova and is currently pursuing a Masters in creative writing. He has dedicated his life towards bringing an end to the inhumane practice of condemning men, women, and children to die in prison and to restore hope in those who have had it stripped away. Terrell will share his personal story and his advocacy work.

Thirty Years Behind Bars: Kempis "Ghani" Songster and Terrell Carter [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:00:00 -0400

Terrell Carter was born and raised in West Philadelphia. He is one of 10 siblings. He served over three decades of a Life Without Parole sentence and was released in July 2022. After having his sentence commuted by Governor Tom Wolf. While he was incarcerated, he was a hospice volunteer, authored three novels, short stories, and poems, facilitated workshops, graduated from Villanova and is currently pursuing a Masters in creative writing. He has dedicated his life towards bringing an end to the inhumane practice of condemning men, women, and children to die in prison and to restore hope in those who have had it stripped away. Terrell will share his personal story and his advocacy work.

Shining A Light on Pregnant Mothers in Prison: A Perspective - Amy Ard [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:00:00 -0400

Amy Ard is founder and Executive Director of Motherhood Beyond Bars in Georgia. This is a nonprofit organization
helping 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 keep
mother, child and caregiver connected.

Shining A Light on Pregnant Mothers in Prison: A Perspective - Amy Ard [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:00:00 -0400

Shining A Light On Pregnant Mothers In Prison - A Perspective with Amy Ard [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 20:00:00 -0400

Amy Ard founded the nonprofit: MOTHERHOOD BEYOND BARS in Georgia. This is a continuation of our interview.

Shining A Light On Pregnant Mothers In Prison - A Perspective with Amy Ard [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:00:00 -0400

Impact of the Justice System and His Mission to Help the Youth [Part 2]: Victor Trillo

Harriet Hendel — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 10:48:00 -0400

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.

The Pathfinder Network with Leticia Longario-Navarro-Executive Director {Oregon}

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Storytelling With People Behind Bars: A Way to Connect~ Allison Langer and Andrea Askowitz

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0400

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"

Storytelling With People Behind Bars: A Way to Connect with Allison Langer and Andrea Askowitz [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0400

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"

Puppies Behind Bars - Its History and Mission [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 23 May 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Puppies Behind Bars - Its History and Mission [Part 1] Eric Barsness~Executive Director

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 16 May 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Puppies Behind Bars was founded by Gloria Stoga in 1997 in NYC. We speak to its director, Eric Barsness and one of its
trainers, Gilbert Molina. Gilbert spent 19 years in New York State prisons and was released in 2010.

Giving Back After Doing Time with Alexa Garza [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:00:00 -0400

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.

Giving Back After Doing Time with Alexa Garza [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Former Offender, Now an Advocate - Jennifer Toon [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:00:00 -0400

See description in Part 1.

Former Offender, Now an Advocate - Jennifer Toon [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0400

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.

Growing Up Behind Bars - Robin Ledbetter [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0400

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

Growing Up Behind Bars - Robin Ledbetter [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0400

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

A Bridge Between Families and their Loved Ones Inside - Kirstin Cornell-PA Prison Society

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500

Kirstin 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.

Volunteering at PA Prison Society - John Hargreaves [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500

Dealing with Homelessness for 3 Decades as a Legal Aid Attorney in NYC - Josh Goldfein [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Andrea Elliott~Exploring Homelessness Through The Eyes of a Child [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500

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]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:00:00 -0500

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]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0500

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

Life Without Parole for Children - Preston Shipp [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0500

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

Life Without Parole for Children - Preston Shipp [Part 1]Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0500

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

An Introduction to The Pennsylvania Prison Society founded in 1787 ~ Anton Andrew

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0500

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

Volunteering at The Pennsylvania Prison Society - John Hargreaves [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:00:00 -0500

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

How A Pardon Changed My Life - Akeem Sims

Harriet Hendel — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500

37 Years A Convict But Received A Pardon - Naomi Blount Wilson

Harriet Hendel — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500

Granting Former Offenders A Second Chance - Celeste Trusty-Board of Pardons -Part 2

Harriet Hendel — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500

See part 1 for description.

Granting Former Offenders A Second Chance - Celeste Trusty-Board of Pardons-Pennsylvania

Harriet Hendel — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500

Celeste Trusty is the Secretary for the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. She has been active with FAMM {Families Against Mandatory Minimums} and volunteered with the PA Innocence Project. She even made an appearance on Netflix in "The Innocence Files".

Looking Ahead to 2022 [Part 2] Harriet Hendel

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

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.

Looking Back Over The Past Year in Podcasts :What We Have Discovered [Part 1]~Harriet Hendel

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

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.

A Miscarriage of Justice Lasting 38 Years - Larry Walker & Sharena Robinson [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

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 - Larry Walker & Sharena Robinson [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500

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 - Paul Casteleiro [Part 2] Centurion Ministries

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500

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

Litigating For The Wrongfully Convicted - Paul Casteleiro (Centurion Ministries) part 1

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500

Paul Casteleiro is the legal director for Centurion Ministries in Princeton, NJ. He has been in that role since 2014.
Previously, he was in private practice in NJ. He has worked closely with Jim McCloskey since the early 80s when
Jim founded "Centurion Ministries"---the first Innocence organization in the world. Paul helped to pass the statute
in NJ compensating persons who have been wrongly incarcerated.

Marty Yant- Private Investigator for Jen Reach [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500

Private Investigator helping the wrongfully convicted; author of Presumed Guilty; Investigative Journalist for the Chicago Sun Times and other newspapers.

Marty Yant: Private Investigator for Jen Reach. Author of: PRESUMED GUILTY Part 1

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Private Investigator helping the wrongfully convicted; author of Presumed Guilty; Investigative Journalist for the Chicago Sun Times and other newspapers.

My Fight for Justice - Jen Reach [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Jen was wrongfully accused of child molestation and served 13 years in prison. She was exonerated in 1997.

My Fight for Justice - Jen Reach [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Jen was wrongfully accused of child molestation and served 13 years in prison. She was exonerated in 1997.

Helping Exonerees Transition Back To Society - Maalavika Ragunathan [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0400

See part 1 for description.

Helping Exonerees Transition Back To Society - Maalavika Ragunathan [Part 1]PA Innocence Project

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Mal Ragunathan works with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project in the role of educator and social worker helping people leaving prison to transition back into society. The project is located at Temple University in Philadelphia. It was started in 2009.

Deciding Who We Can Help Transition - Clay Waterman [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Attorney with Pennsylvania Innocence Project.

Deciding Who We Can Help Transition - Clay Waterman-Pennsylvania Innocence Project [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Clay Waterman is an attorney with Pennsylvania Innocence Project .

James Dold ~ Human Rights for Kids - A Personal Story [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400

CEO and Founder of HUMAN RIGHTS FOR KIDS in Washington, D.C.

James Dold~Human Rights for Kids - A Personal Story [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400

CEO and Founder of HUMAN RIGHTS FOR KIDS in Washington, D.C.

Sara Kruzan- Life Without Parole - A Reprieve - A Life With Purpose [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

A survivor of traffiking as a child, Sara served 19 years in a California prison.

Sara Kruzan- Life Without Parole - A Reprieve - A Life With Purpose - [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

A survivor of traffiking as a child, Sara served 19 years in a California prison. She was released, became an author and works for the nonprofit "Human Rights for Kids".

Marsha Levick ~ founder of The Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, PA [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia in 1975; key player in landmark decisions banning life without parole for juveniles and the juvenile death penalty.

Marsha Levick~ founder of The Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia in 1975; key player in landmark decisions banning life without parole for juveniles and the juvenile death penalty.

Ab'd Allah Lateef ~ Life Without Parole {sentenced as a teenager} [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Abd'allah was sentenced to Life Without Parole at the age of 17. He served 31 years. He is now Deputy Director at the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.

Ab'd Allah Lateef ~ Life Without Parole {sentenced as a teenager}[Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Abd'allah was sentenced to Life Without Parole at the age of 17. He served 31 years. He is now Deputy Director at the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.

Jeffrey Deskovic and Jia Wertz ~ How A False Confession Put A Teen Behind Bars [Part 4]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Exonerated in 2006 having been falsely accused of murder at age 17. Spent 17 years in prison. Started his own foundation to help others who have been wrongly accused.

Jeffrey Deskovic and Jia Wertz ~ How A False Confession Put A Teen Behind Bars [Part 3]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Exonerated in 2006 having been falsely accused of murder at age 17. Spent 17 years in prison. Started his own foundation to help others who have been wrongly accused.

Jeffrey Deskovic~How A False Confession Put A Teen Behind Bars [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Exonerated in 2006 having been falsely accused of murder at age 17. Spent 17 years in prison. Started his own foundation to help others who have been wrongly accused.

Jia Wertz ~Discussion of her documentary about exoneree - Jeffrey Deskovic ~ Part 1

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Jia Wertz is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Directed "Conviction" on Amazon Prime about Jeffrey Deskovic.

Ross Miller~Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice - Philadelphia, PA

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Ross Miller is on staff at the Quattrone Center, an organization based at the University of Pennsylvania. The organization was launched in 2013.

Dr. Paul Heaton ~ Quattrone Center : Absolute Immunity; Can We Fix It?

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Dr. Heaton is the Academic Director at the Quattrone Center.

Marissa Bluestine~ Conviction Review Units-What's Next? {Quattrone Center } Part 3

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Marissa is the Assistant Director at the Quattrone Center. She was head of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project for 10 years.

Dean John Hollway (University of Pennsylvania Law School) Sentinel Event Reviews (Part 1)

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 30 May 2021 11:00:00 -0400

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.

Randall Padgett : Witness To Innocence Part 1

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 16 May 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Randall is a founding member of Witness to Innocence. He spent 3 1/2 years on Death Row in Alabama.

First Man To Be Released From Death Row in Illinois with Perry Cobb

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 09 May 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Perry spent nine Years on Death Row as an innocent man. It took 5 trials to declare him innocent.

Lawyer Johnson: Innocent But Sent to Death Row: WITNESS TO INNOCENCE

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 02 May 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Lawyer spent 2 years on Death Row and 8 more years in prison as an innocent man. He was released in 1982.
He is a member of a nonprofit organization supporting exonerees released from Death Row. The organization
was founded by Sister Helen Prejean in 2003 and based in Philadelphia, PA. These podcasts comprise a series
of interviews with men who did time on Death Row.

Indiana's New Compensation Statute - Kristine Bunch [Part 4]

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Indiana's New Compensation Statute; New Discoveries in Fire Science.

Justis4JustUs with Kristine Bunch [Part 3]

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Justis4JustUs: an organization founded by Kristine to help exonerees transition back into society after prison.

Women Exonerees: Stories of Wrongful Conviction

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0400

A Case of Arson? Kristine Bunch 's story: 1996 - 2012 [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen - speaking about their play ~ "The Exonerated" [Part 4]

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Jessica 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. "The Exonerated": brings 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.

Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen ~ "The Exonerated" [Part 3]

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Jessica 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. "The Exonerated" brings 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.

Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen - "The Exonerated" -[Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -0500

Jessica 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. "The Exonerated":brings 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.

Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen writers of the play "The Exonerated" [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0500

Jessica 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.

Helping exonerees navigate and receive services they need free of charge after reentry- After Innocence - Jon Eldan [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0500

Lawyer and Founder of "After Innocence" - a non profit organization for wrongly convicted exonerees helping them with reentry serving all 48 states

Helping exonerees navigate and receive services after reentry- After Innocence - Jon Eldan [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0500

Lawyer and Founder of "After Innocence" - a non profit organization for wrongly convicted exonerees helping them with reentry serving all 48 states.

Project 180 - Barbara Richards [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0500

President, founder & CEO of Project 180 ~ a reentry program for offenders

Project 180 - Barbara Richards ~helping men return to society after prison (Florida) Part 1

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0500

President, founder & CEO of Project 180 ~ a reentry program for offenders.

How Conviction Integrity Units Work; History & Types - Teresa Hall [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0500

Teresa has been an attorney for 19 years in addition to being a Public Defender, a judge and a prosecutor.

How Conviction Integrity Units Work; History & Types - Teresa Hall [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0500

Teresa has been an attorney for 19 years in addition to being a Public Defender, a judge and a prosecutor.

Richard Miles ~CNN Hero~ "Miles of Freedom" ~his nonprofit helping exonerees with re-entry

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0500

Richard Miles spent 15 years in prison as an innocent man. After his release, he started a non-profit called : "Miles of Freedom" to
help exonerees like himself return to society. In 2019, he was recognized as a CNN "Hero".

Centurion Ministries - Jim McCloskey [Part 3]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0500

Author of the new book (When Truth Is All You Have). Jim founded "Centurion Ministries", the first Innocence Project in the nation. Centurion has exonerated 63 men and women. It is located in Princeton, NJ.

Centurion Ministries - Jim McCloskey [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0500

Jim McCloskey~founder:Centurion Ministries in Princeton, NJ~first innocence organization-Part 1

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0500

My Life Inside and Outside of Prison - Ken Hartman [Part 4]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0500

Ken Hartman spent 38 years in prison as a convicted murderer; granted clemency by Gov. Brown of California after being given Life Without Parole.

Visiting My Dad for 22 Years Inside - Alia Hartman, daughter of Ken Hartman [Part 3]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0500

Alia is the daughter of a man given Life Without Parole and has had to adjust to many challenges in her 25 years. She and her dad have created a strong bond beginning when she was conceived in prison.

My Life Inside and Outside of Prison - Ken Hartman [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0500

Ken Hartman spent 38 years in prison as a convicted murderer; granted clemency by Gov. Brown of California after being given Life Without Parole.

My Life Inside and Outside of Prison - Ken Hartman [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0500

Ken Hartman spent 38 years in prison as a convicted murderer; was granted clemency by Gov. Brown of California after being given a sentence of Life Without Parole.

From Harm to Healing with Jennifer Thompson & Katie Monroe [Part 3]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Segment #3: "Healing Justice's mission, programs and goals"

From Harm to Healing with Jennifer Thompson & Katie Monroe [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Segment # 2: "The Impact of Wrongful Conviction on All and the founding of Healing Justice.

From Harm to Healing with Jennifer Thompson & Katie Monroe [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0400

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.

SHALEI HEFLIN

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0400

JOHN RODRIGUEZ

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0400

KATHERINE SECAIDA

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0400

KAREN ARELLANO

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Karen 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.

STEVEN MONTOYA

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Steven'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".

KHARON BENSON

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0400

His 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.

Member Board of Directors of P.O.P.S. with Shalei Heflin

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0400

John Rodriguez: how P.O.P.S. has made a difference

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0400

John talks about his involvement in P.O.P.S. and the difference it has made in his life.

Author, Editor & Founder of P.O.P.S. with Amy Friedman [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 25 May 2020 10:00:00 -0400

See Part 1 for description.

Author, Editor & Founder of P.O.P.S. with Amy Friedman [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 18 May 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Amy Friedman founded a club at a California High School called : POPS (Pain of the Prison System) for students who
have a loved one who is incarcerated. Following Amy's interview, we speak to students who were or are involved
with P.O.P.S.

A Conversation with Author Janet Heijens [Part 2 ]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Janet has written a series of mysteries on wrongful conviction.

A Conversation with Author Janet Heijens [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Janet is an author of a series of books (fiction) on wrongful conviction.

Anthony Scott: social worker for the Innocence Project of Florida

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Anthony 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.

The Impact of a Wrongful Incarceration on the Family - Towanda Means

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0400

A Miscarriage of Justice for a Bradenton Man - Derrick Williams

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Derrick 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.

The Case of Derrick Williams-Bradenton, Florida

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0500

Derrick Williams was exonerated by the Innocence Project of Florida.

John Patterson: Member of the Board of Directors with the Innocence Project of Florida

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:00:00 -0500

Lawyer 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.

The Philanthropy of Giving Back with Jeff & Becky Miller (parents of Seth Miller)

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:00:00 -0500

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.

Philanthropy - How I Learned About Giving Back with Harriet Hendel

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:00:00 -0500

Former 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.

The Dean McKee Case with Dean McKee & Danie Cutler [Part 3]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 14:00:00 -0500

Dean falsely confessed to a homicide when he was 16. He served 30 years in Florida prisons. His wife , Danie, joins our conversation.

The Dean McKee Case with Dean McKee [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:00:00 -0500

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.

President of Worldwide Innocent Network with Seth Miller [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:00:00 -0500

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.

Seth Miller: President of the Worldwide Innocent Network [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:00:00 -0500

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.

Conviction Integrity Review unit with Shelly Thibodeau [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:00:00 -0500

This is a continuation of our interview with Shelly Thibideau, director of the Conviction Integrity Unit in Jacksonville, FL.

Conviction Integrity Review unit with Shelly Thibodeau [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:00:00 -0500

Shelly directs the Conviction Integrity unit in Jacksonville, Florida.

Adina Thompson :Intake Coordinator at the Innocence Project of Florida

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 14:00:00 -0500

Adina 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.

Talks with an Exoneree : Nathan Myers of Florida

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 14:00:00 -0500

Nathan 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.

Krista Dolan : Innocence Project of Florida Attorney

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 14:00:00 -0500

Krista 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.

Meet the Host: Harriet Hendel [Part 2]

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 13:00:00 -0500

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.

Meet the Host: Harriet Hendel [Part 1]

Harriet Hendel — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 11:00:00 -0400

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

Kate Germond : Executive Director of "Centurion Ministries" in Princeton, NJ

Harriet Hendel — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 11:00:00 -0400

Kate 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 aside her passion of working in the field on cases until some of her hopes and dreams for Centurion come to fruition. Kate is grateful every single day for Jim's commitment in 1980 to free from prison a complete stranger.

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.