In Season 1 of Bone Valley , Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King tells a story of a man, Leo Schofield, fighting to prove his innocence in the case of his wife Michelle’s murder. In Season 2, “JEREMY” Gilbert King brings us a story about her actual killer, Jeremy Scott, fighting to prove his guilt. The State of Florida does not believe either man. Bone Valley Season 3 | GRAVES COUNTY is a new story about a new case. A story that shares many familiar themes with the first two seasons of Bo...
Jul 23, 2025•3 min
In 1987, 18-year-old Michelle Schofield was found dead in a phosphate pit in Florida. Two years later, her husband, Leo Schofield, was convicted of her murder and sentenced to life in prison. Fifteen years after his conviction, previously unidentified fingerprints found in Michelle’s car were matched to Jeremy Scott—a violent teenager who lived nearby. Host Gilbert King uncovers startling new evidence that Jeremy is responsible for the murder of Michelle Schofield as well as a string of addition...
Jun 17, 2025•4 min
Absolute, Season 1: Taser Incorporated is at once a tale as old as time - a true believer learns the hard way that the costs of lofty ambition and hubris just might outweigh even the most optimistic upside - and a thoroughly modern story of technology overtaking the very people it is meant to serve. In this case: the ubiquitous electric gun carried by cops everywhere and inspiring comedic shenanigans in movies like The Hangover . Host and documentarian Nick Berardini has been obsessed with this ...
May 26, 2025•10 min
Jason Flom talks with Marc Bookman about his latest book, A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays. Marc Bookman is the director of the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation and has served in the Homicide Unit of the Defender Association of Philadelphia. He is a tireless advocate for abolishing the death penalty. https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/ https://www.atlanticcenter.org/ https://thenewpress.com/books/descending-spiral Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a p...
Nov 22, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Emani Davis is the founder of The Omowale Project, working to help her community imagine and secure liberation for themselves and the collective. Emani has spent decades serving directly impacted people and running sole proprietor businesses supporting BIPOC-led nonprofit organizations. Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 15, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Lola N’sangou (pronounced “Sango,”) is the executive director of Mass Liberation Arizona, building a movement for abolition in the nation's 5th most incarcerated state. Lola has been organizing to change the criminal punishment system since she was incarcerated from 2003 to 2014. While incarcerated, she co-founded Humanities Behind the Walls (HBW), a collective of organizers, artists, and educators who partnered with Arizona State University’s School of Social Transformation to bring the study o...
Nov 08, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Dr. Brittany White is an organizer, strategist, and trainer at Live Free, mobilizing the faith community to fight to end mass incarceration and the scourge of gun violence in the United States. Brittany’s work centers on the unique experiences of women and how the criminal legal system impacts them. Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 01, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Dr. Nicky Ali Jackson works at Purdue University Northwest (PNW) where she serves as a Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Behavioral Sciences, and the Executive Director of the Center for Justice and Post-Exoneration Assistance. She also serves as President of the Willie T. Donald Exoneration Advisory Coalition and is a 2021 recipient of the prestigious Sagamore of the Wabash Award, the highest civilian honor bestowed by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb for her humanity and service ...
Oct 25, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Romarilyn Ralston is a Black feminist, prison abolitionist and scholar working to interrupt criminalization at the intersections of race, gender, and education. Presently, Romarilyn serves as executive director of College & Community Fellowship, which focuses on providing access to higher education for justice-involved women. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.galaxygives.com/ Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with ...
Oct 18, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Adnan Khan is the founder of Firstwatch Films, a video project first conceived and led entirely by incarcerated people inside San Quentin State Prison. Adnan Khan was also the executive director of Re:Store Justice, working with currently and formerly incarcerated people, survivors of crime, district attorneys, and the community to reimagine our justice system. While incarcerated, Adnan inspired, launched, and worked on the Felony/Murder rule legislation (Senate Bill 1437). The bill passed, and ...
Oct 10, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Dr. Tiffany Crutcher is the founder of the Terence Crutcher Foundation (TCF), focusing on criminal justice, police reform and policy advocacy. She was thrust into the national spotlight following the death of her twin brother Terence Crutcher, who was shot by a police officer in Tulsa while holding his hands in the air. She has since chosen to turn her personal tragedy into an opportunity to bridge fear and mistrust and help reform our criminal justice system. to learn more and get involved, vis...
Oct 04, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Former NBA star Caron Butler was born and raised in Racine, Washington, where as a teenager, Caron had repeated run-ins with the law. The last time resulted in 14 months in juvie where he realized his basketball talent. Caron became a successful professional basketball player, tv commentator, and eventually an assistant coach, but more importantly, his experience with the criminal justice system has driven him to a life dedicated to improving relations between law enforcement and communities of ...
Feb 08, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Alec Karakatsanis is the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps, a non-profit organization that challenges systemic injustice in a legal system built on white supremacy and economic inequality. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.civilrightscorps.org/ https://www.facebook.com/civilrightscorps.org https://twitter.com/CivRightsCorps https://www.instagram.com/civrightscorps/ https://thenewpress.com/books/usual-cruelty https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions/ Right...
Feb 01, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 15
As a 30 year veteran of the Michigan Department of Corrections, Andy Potter has gained invaluable experience doing one of the toughest jobs in the country. After years of putting this knowledge to work through his leadership in the Michigan Corrections Organization, Andy founded his own organization. One Voice United incorporates corrections officers and other frontline staff into the discussion of criminal justice reform. They believe corrections reform is a foundation of criminal justice refor...
Jan 25, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Chris Redlitz, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, has made a career of capitalizing on emerging technologies, but a visit to San Quentin made him recognize another great investment, the vast untapped human talent languishing in our nation's prisons. The Last Mile was co-founded by Chris in 2010 as an organization with the goal of breaking the cycle of incarceration by providing education and career training. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://thelastmile.org/ https://lavaf...
Jan 18, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Record Industry promoter and manager Bill Underwood was given a life sentence for some old charges under the newly minted draconian laws of the war on drugs. His daughter Ebony Underwood eventually made it her life's work to gather the voices of other survivors of parental incarceration to affect change. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.wegotusnow.org/donate https://www.ebonyunderwood.info/ https://inprison.net/ https://www.change.org/p/president-trump-30-years-is-too-long-free...
Jan 11, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 12
James Anderson and Jason discuss the shortcomings of public defense, sentencing disparities, and the RAND Corporation's work on racial equity in our criminal legal system. https://www.rand.org/ https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava For Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 04, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 11
One look at the usual dysfunction of our criminal legal system drew the attention and weight of this driven financier and philanthropist to engage and strategize for the biggest return on investment. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.galaxygives.com/ https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava For Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 28, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Katie Schaffer teams up with Jason to discuss educating prisoners, bail reform and making our penal system more humane. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.communityalternatives.org/ https://envisionfreedom.org/ https://justiceandopportunity.org/ https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava For Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 21, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Kris Brown, President of Brady United chats with Jason about the impact of gun violence, the NRA and the legacy of Jim and Sarah Brady. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.bradyunited.org/ https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 14, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Alex Duran joins Jason to share with us his transformation from inmate to criminal justice reformer. He now manages a $20 million annual fund on behalf of Galaxy Gives dedicated to ending mass incarceration in the US. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.galaxygives.com/ https://www.galaxygives.com/fellowship billy@galaxygives.com https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal ...
Dec 07, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 7
DeRay McKesson joins Jason to talk about his journey from school administrator to activist. His work with Campaign Zero is bringing real reforms to police departments all over the country and helping to reduce police violence. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://campaignzero.org/ https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Nov 30, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Alexander McLean joins Jason to talk about his work with Justice Defenders. Justice Defenders is a non-profit that works to provide prisoners and prison officers with legal education, training, and even law degrees to help facilitate legal processes. To learn more and get involve, visit: https://www.justice-defenders.org/ https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1. See omnystudio....
Nov 23, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 5
John Fetterman, Lt. Governor of PA, joins Jason to talk about using compassion, mercy, and second chances to reform our criminal justice system. To learn more and get involved, go to: https://johnfetterman.com/ https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 16, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Static join Jason to talk about their work with Road Recovery, an entertainment industry-driven non-profit organization dedicated to helping young people battle addiction and other adversities by empowering at-risk youth from all backgrounds to face their struggles, while teaching them comprehensive life skills. Learn more and get involved: https://roadrecovery.org/ https://www.facebook.com/roadrecovery/ https://twitter.com/RoadRecovery?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/r...
Nov 09, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Ashley Judd joins Jason to share her journey from actor to activist and the importance of empowering women and girls all over the world. To learn more and get involved, go to: https://www.psi.org/ https://www.friendsofunfpa.org/ https://www.icrw.org/ https://enoughproject.org/ https://supermajority.com/ https://lavaforgood.com/righteous-convictions Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No1. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
Nov 02, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Sir Richard Branson and Celia Ouellette join Jason to talk about their plans for the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice, abolishing the death penalty, and criminal justice reform. https://www.responsiblebusinessinitiative.org/ If you’d like to learn more about Richard Glossip and get involved with his case: https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/s12e64-wrongful-conviction-with-jason-flom-richard-glossip If you’d like to learn more about Linda Carty and get involved with her case: https://repri...
Oct 26, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Chesa Boudin was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in November 2019 on a progressive platform centered on ending mass incarceration, protecting crime survivors, and addressing the root causes of crime. Jason and Chesa talk about the challenges he faced growing up with incarcerated parents, breaking the cycle of crime, and equal enforcement of the law. https://www.sfdistrictattorney.org/ Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with S...
Jun 07, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Sister Helen Prejean is a Roman Catholic sister, a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph based in New Orleans, and a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. She is the author of the bestselling book, opera and major motion picture, Dead Man Walking. Today she joins Jason to talk about the fundamental flaws in our country's justification for the death penalty, and how human connection is the pathway to abolishing it. Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom is a producti...
May 31, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Jerry Mitchell was an investigative reporter in Jackson, Mississippi for 3 decades. His stories led to the arrest and conviction of the murderers of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, and those responsible for the Birmingham, Alabama Church bombing in 1963 decades after they committed their crimes. He has since received a MacArthur Genius Grant and founded the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. Jason talks to Jerry about how he came to be an investigative reporter and the state of ...
May 24, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 15
