Aug 21, 2023•24 min•Ep. 152
Aug 16, 2023•28 min•Ep. 151
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.
Aug 14, 2023•25 min•Ep. 150
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 A...
Aug 11, 2023•27 min•Ep. 149
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.
Aug 09, 2023•25 min•Ep. 148
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.
Aug 07, 2023•28 min•Ep. 147
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.
Aug 04, 2023•25 min•Ep. 146
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 “Sister...
Jul 31, 2023•26 min•Ep. 145
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 “Sister...
Jul 24, 2023•26 min•Ep. 144
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.
Jul 17, 2023•26 min•Ep. 143
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....
Jul 10, 2023•28 min•Ep. 142
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 bo...
Jul 03, 2023•27 min•Ep. 141
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 bo...
Jul 02, 2023•26 min•Ep. 140
Harriet will recap the episodes from 2022.
Jan 09, 2023•30 min•Ep. 139
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 wrong...
Jan 06, 2023•27 min•Ep. 138
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 wrong...
Dec 26, 2022•24 min•Ep. 137
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 wrong...
Dec 19, 2022•25 min•Ep. 136
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 wrong...
Dec 12, 2022•24 min•Ep. 135
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.
Dec 05, 2022•26 min•Ep. 134
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.
Nov 28, 2022•24 min•Ep. 133
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.
Nov 21, 2022•28 min•Ep. 132
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</p> <p>finishing her B.A. at Goucher.
Nov 14, 2022•26 min•Ep. 131
Huwe Burton Spent 18 years in Prison from Age 16-34 for a crime he did not commit
Nov 07, 2022•26 min•Ep. 130
Huwe Burton Spent 18 years in Prison from Age 16-34 for a crime he did not commit
Oct 31, 2022•25 min•Ep. 129
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.
Oct 24, 2022•50 min•Ep. 128
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.
Oct 17, 2022•25 min•Ep. 127
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 <i>Death By Incarceration, </i>sending the message that those accused of serious crimes are incapable of redemption.
Oct 11, 2022•26 min•Ep. 126
The article “Redeeming Justice” discussing the <b>right</b> 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 sen...
Oct 04, 2022•26 min•Ep. 125
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 ...
Sep 20, 2022•29 min•Ep. 124
Kempis Songster, aKa Ghani, is a founding member of Right To Redemption Committee and the Coalition to abolish Death By Incarceration. He is also co-founder and director of Ubuntu Philadelphia. Since his release in 2017 after 30 years in prison, starting when he was 15 years Old, Ghani has emerged as a leader in Philadelphia’s movement to end mass incarceration and to create restorative responses to harm and violence. He has his own podcast called “Move It Forward Show.</p> <p> Terre...
Sep 20, 2022•26 min•Ep. 123
