Aug 10, 2020•28 min•Ep. 29
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.
Aug 03, 2020•27 min•Ep. 28
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".
Jul 13, 2020•27 min•Ep. 27
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.
Jul 06, 2020•27 min•Ep. 26
Jun 22, 2020•27 min•Ep. 25
John talks about his involvement in P.O.P.S. and the difference it has made in his life.
Jun 15, 2020•25 min•Ep. 24
See Part 1 for description.
May 25, 2020•28 min•Ep. 23
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.
May 18, 2020•27 min•Ep. 22
Janet has written a series of mysteries on wrongful conviction.
Apr 27, 2020•26 min•Ep. 21
Janet is an author of a series of books (fiction) on wrongful conviction.
Apr 20, 2020•25 min•Ep. 20
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.
Mar 22, 2020•29 min•Ep. 19
Mar 15, 2020•27 min•Ep. 18
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.
Mar 08, 2020•28 min•Ep. 17
Derrick Williams was exonerated by the Innocence Project of Florida.
Mar 01, 2020•22 min•Ep. 16
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.
Feb 24, 2020•26 min•Ep. 15
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.
Feb 17, 2020•26 min•Ep. 14
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.
Feb 10, 2020•27 min•Ep. 13
Dean falsely confessed to a homicide when he was 16. He served 30 years in Florida prisons. His wife , Danie, joins our conversation.
Feb 03, 2020•26 min•Ep. 12
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.
Jan 27, 2020•24 min•Ep. 11
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.
Jan 20, 2020•25 min•Ep. 10
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.
Jan 13, 2020•26 min•Ep. 9
This is a continuation of our interview with Shelly Thibideau, director of the Conviction Integrity Unit in Jacksonville, FL.
Jan 06, 2020•29 min•Ep. 8
Shelly directs the Conviction Integrity unit in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dec 29, 2019•28 min•Ep. 7
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 studen...
Dec 22, 2019•29 min•Ep. 6
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.
Nov 17, 2019•28 min•Ep. 5
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. My...
Nov 10, 2019•23 min•Ep. 4
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.
Nov 03, 2019•25 min•Ep. 3
Innocence Projects investigate and litigate pro bono for every client they help. This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction, speak to exonerees and their families, learn what it is like to advocate for innocent people, share books written by the exonerees themselves and discuss films about wrongful conviction. Harriet Hendel is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. She has been active with the organization since 2009. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the...
Oct 27, 2019•23 min•Ep. 2
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 M...
Oct 19, 2019•29 min•Ep. 1
