After six years and 150+ interviews, Criminal Injustice is wrapping up. Dave and producer Josh Raulerson look back on what the show has accomplished and what it's meant to them.While we're taking an indefinite hiatus from posting new episodes, the full back catalog will live on at criminalinjusticepodcast.com. Thanks to our wonderful listeners and everyone who has supported the show over the years!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

After six years and 150+ interviews, Criminal Injustice is wrapping up. Dave and producer Josh Raulerson look back on what the show has accomplished and what it's meant to them.While we're taking an indefinite hiatus from posting new episodes, the full back catalog will live on at <a href="http://criminalinjusticepodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">criminalinjusticepodcast.com</a>. Thanks to our wonderful listeners and everyone who has supported the show over the years!Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#151 That's All, Folks!

As listeners know, Dave has a great day job: teaching law school. On this special episode we’ll meet some of his law students from the University of Pittsburgh, learning what drew them to the law, and what’s on their minds.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

As listeners know, Dave has a great day job: teaching law school. On this special episode we’ll meet some of his law students from the University of Pittsburgh, learning what drew them to the law, and what’s on their minds.Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Special Episode: That Day Job

On Criminal Injustice, we’ve examined a host of changes and reforms that have altered the criminal justice landscape. But nothing – nothing – can match the change brought to every aspect of the system by the use of DNA to uncover wrongful convictions.Links:The Innocence ProjectChristina SwarnsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On Criminal Injustice, we’ve examined a host of changes and reforms that have altered the criminal justice landscape. But nothing – nothing – can match the change brought to every aspect of the system by the use of DNA to uncover wrongful convictions.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://innocenceproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Innocence Project</a></li><li><a href="https://innocenceproject.org/teams/#ChristinaSwarns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christina Swarns</a></li></ul>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#150 The DNA Earthquake

Circle

In Episode 55, we brought you a conversation with Kevin Sharp: a former federal judge who gave it up because he had to sentence young men like Chris Young to cruel and unjust mandatory sentences. Several years later, we have an update: we talk with Kevin Sharp, and this time with Chris Young too.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In Episode 55, we brought you a conversation with Kevin Sharp: a former federal judge who gave it up because he had to sentence young men like Chris Young to cruel and unjust mandatory sentences. Several years later, we have an update: we talk with Kevin Sharp, and this time with Chris Young too.Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#149 Closing the Circle on an Unjust Sentence

Grand juries are a handy tool for prosecutors, providing a ready pretext for any potentially controversial decision to bring charges or, as is often the case with police accused of crimes, not bring charges. Do grand jury proceedings serve any purpose, or are they just theater? Dave explains on 90.5 WESA's The Confluence.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Grand juries are a handy tool for prosecutors, providing a ready pretext for any potentially controversial decision to bring charges or, as is often the case with police accused of crimes, not bring charges. Do grand jury proceedings serve any purpose, or are they just theater? Dave explains on 90.5 WESA's The Confluence.Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Bonus: Cue the Grand Jury

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced in January that he will retire this year, giving President Biden a chance to name his replacement. Dave reviews highlights from Breyer's 38 years on the bench.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced in January that he will retire this year, giving President Biden a chance to name his replacement. Dave reviews highlights from Breyer's 38 years on the bench.Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Bonus: Justice Breyer Retires

The criminal legal system has left us with too little justice, and too much mass incarceration, racial disparities, and lifelong burdens on those it touches. But few groups suffer as much under the system’s burdens as young black people. How America criminalizes black youth – we discuss it with Professor Kristin Henning, author of “The Rage of Innocence: How American Criminalizes Black Youth.”Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The criminal legal system has left us with too little justice, and too much mass incarceration, racial disparities, and lifelong burdens on those it touches. But few groups suffer as much under the system’s burdens as young black people. How America criminalizes black youth – we discuss it with <a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/kristin-nicole-henning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professor Kristin Henning</a>, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rage-Innocence-America-Criminalizes-Black/dp/1524748900" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Rage of Innocence: How American Criminalizes Black Youth.”</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#148 Criminalizing Black Youth

This month the U.S. Supreme Court  heard arguments concerning enforcement of the controversial "heartbeat" law that effectively bans abortion in Texas. Dave provides analysis as a guest on 90.5 WESA's The Confluence.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This month the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning enforcement of the controversial "heartbeat" law that effectively bans abortion in Texas. Dave provides analysis as a guest on 90.5 WESA's The Confluence.Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Bonus: SCOTUS Considers Texas Abortion Law

The news is out: 2020 saw a 30% rise in murders, nationwide. 2021 isn’t looking good, either. Some want us to turn back to the aggressive policing of the past. But is there a better way to stem the tide of gun violence? What actually works? We look at the evidence and get real information on what to do, right now, to stem the violence, with Ciera Bates—Chamberlain, Executive Director of Live Free Chicago – Live Free Illinois, and Thomas Abt, Senior Fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice. Both are members of the Council’s Violent Crime Working GroupAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The news is out: 2020 saw a 30% rise in murders, nationwide. 2021 isn’t looking good, either. Some want us to turn back to the aggressive policing of the past. But is there a better way to stem the tide of gun violence? What actually works? We look at the evidence and get real information on what to do, right now, to stem the violence, with <a href="https://counciloncj.org/ciera-bates-chamberlain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ciera Bates—Chamberlain</a>, Executive Director of Live Free Chicago – Live Free Illinois, and <a href="https://counciloncj.org/thomas-abt-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thomas Abt</a>, Senior Fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice. Both are members of the Council’s <a href="https://counciloncj.org/meeting-bulletin-3-understanding-violent-crime/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Violent Crime Working Group</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#147 As Murder Rises, What Works?

Joe Arpaio

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona was larger than life – America’s Toughest Sheriff. But when he became an anti-immigration profiler of Latinos, they organized and resisted – and that changed everything. We talk to veteran journalist Jude Joffe-Block, co-author of “Driving While Brown: Sheriff Joe versus the Latino Resistance,” published in 2021 by the University of California Press.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona was larger than life – America’s Toughest Sheriff. But when he became an anti-immigration profiler of Latinos, they organized and resisted – and that changed everything. We talk to veteran journalist <a href="https://judejoffeblock.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Joffe-Block</a>, co-author of <a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520294080/driving-while-brown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Driving While Brown: Sheriff Joe versus the Latino Resistance,”</a> published in 2021 by the University of California Press.Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#146 Sheriff Joe Arpaio versus the Latino Resistance

Sometimes challenging, often disturbing, occasionally absurd, always timely: Criminal Injustice explores the most complex and urgent issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system in conversation with the field's most knowledgeable experts. Professor David Harris and guests take on everything from racial bias to use of force... from surveillance technology to mass incarceration... and from police abuse and misconduct to the astonishing, frequently hilarious misdeeds of "Lawyers Behaving Badly." It's not a lecture hall, and you don't need a law degree to keep up. But you'll walk away from each episode with a deeper, richer understanding of what's wrong with the criminal justice system – and how to fix it.

Criticizing every democratic candidate except the one you’re using this podcast to promote  is not productive and it alienates voters. We need to be united. Your favored candidate should answer for a few things too but I don’t expect that you’ll be fair and hold him to any kind of scrutiny like you do the others.

Politically motivated

Love this podcast but your teaser stumping sanders does not inspire me to pay for your Patreon content. Of the snippets you could use that is the worst.

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Sometimes challenging, often disturbing, occasionally absurd, always timely: Criminal Injustice explores the most complex and urgent issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system in conversation with the field's most knowledgeable experts. Professor David Harris and guests take on everything from racial bias to use of force... from surveillance technology to mass incarceration... and from police abuse and misconduct to the astonishing, frequently hilarious misdeeds of "Lawyers Behaving Badly." It's not a lecture hall, and you don't need a law degree to keep up. But you'll walk away from each episode with a deeper, richer understanding of what's wrong with the criminal justice system – and how to fix it.

Criminal (In)justice

In the last five years, we’ve seen case after case of police killing unarmed civilians – even people running away. Usually, officers do not face charges; when they do, juries often acquit them. Does the law governing police use of force favor police? Our guest, Professor Cynthia Lee, is one of the leading thinkers on use of force law, and she’ll discuss proposed changes.  Article: “Reforming the Law on Police Use of Deadly Force”  Maryland HB 1121 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In the last five years, we’ve seen case after case of police killing unarmed civilians – even people running away. Usually, officers do not face charges; when they do, juries often acquit them. Does the law governing police use of force favor police? Our guest, <a href="https://www.law.gwu.edu/cynthia-lee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professor Cynthia Lee</a>, is one of the leading thinkers on use of force law, and she’ll discuss proposed changes. <ul> <li><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3036934" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Article: “Reforming the Law on Police Use of Deadly Force” </a></li> <li><a href="http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb1121f.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maryland HB 1121</a></li> </ul>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#105 Changing Use of Force Law

Many people make their social media posts public.  Everyone can see them, like a signed billboard visible anywhere in the world. So, what should we think when we learn that *some* police officers, in some departments, have been posting racist messages or memes endorsing violence, visible to anyone on the Internet?  Emily Baker-White is founder of The Plain View Project, an organization that gathered and analyzed thousands of social media posts by police officers, from many police departments. The results reveal much – none of it positive – about the racial and other attitudes of some officers. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Many people make their social media posts public.  Everyone can see them, like a signed billboard visible anywhere in the world. So, what should we think when we learn that *some* police officers, in some departments, have been posting racist messages or memes endorsing violence, visible to anyone on the Internet?  Emily Baker-White is founder of <a href="https://www.plainviewproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Plain View Project</a>, an organization that gathered and analyzed thousands of social media posts by police officers, from many police departments. The results reveal much – none of it positive – about the racial and other attitudes of some officers. Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#106: Police Attitudes in Plain View

The U.S. uses solitary confinement like no other country in the world, and nowhere more than the Supermax prison in Colorado. Solitary damages prisoners' minds, and the U.N. has called it torture. What happens when prisoners leave Supermax?  Keegan Hamilton is a senior reporter at Vice News.   From 'The Alcatraz of the Rockies' to the Streets  Vice 8.28.19  Doing Time in Solitary Is Unimaginably Hard. Getting Out Might Be Harder. Slate 2.3.16 video: Lawyer on Lawyer violence  Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: patreon.com/criminalinjustice Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The U.S. uses solitary confinement like no other country in the world, and nowhere more than the Supermax prison in Colorado. Solitary damages prisoners' minds, and the U.N. has called it torture. What happens when prisoners leave Supermax?  Keegan Hamilton is a senior reporter at Vice News. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ne8bpd/from-the-alcatraz-of-the-rockies-to-the-streets" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> From 'The Alcatraz of the Rockies' to the Streets </a> Vice 8.28.19</li> <li><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/02/is-solitary-confinement-torture-former-inmates-on-life-in-isolation.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Doing Time in Solitary Is Unimaginably Hard. Getting Out Might Be Harder.</a> Slate 2.3.16</li> <li>video: <a href="https://youtu.be/oDzZ-fG9rjk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lawyer on Lawyer violence</a></li> </ul> Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/criminalinjustice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/criminalinjustice</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#110 From Solitary to the Street

In the U.S., our prisons are full of people raised in the poorest neighborhoods, who only had access to the worst schools. So what happens when they can enter a first-class college program – inside prison? On this episode, Wesley Caines, an alum of the program and now Chief of Staff at Bronx Defenders, and Lynn Novick, award-winning documentary filmmaker, discuss College Behind Bars, premiering Nov. 25 and 26 on PBS. Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: patreon.com/criminalinjusticeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In the U.S., our prisons are full of people raised in the poorest neighborhoods, who only had access to the worst schools. So what happens when they can enter a first-class college program – inside prison? On this episode, Wesley Caines, an alum of the program and now Chief of Staff at Bronx Defenders, and Lynn Novick, award-winning documentary filmmaker, discuss <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8ec3QpnaiU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">College Behind Bars</a>, premiering Nov. 25 and 26 on PBS. Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/criminalinjustice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/criminalinjustice</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#111: College Behind Bars

The National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice began just a year after Ferguson. The Initiative aimed to improve criminal justice outcomes and police-community relations in six cities. Now the results are in. Did it work? And what can we learn as we look for ways to improve our whole system? Jesse Jannetta is a Senior Policy Fellow in the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where he leads projects on prison and jail re-entry, community-based violence reduction strategies, and community supervision. He co-authored a  report assessing the Initiative’s implementation phase. Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: patreon.com/criminalinjusticeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The <a href="https://trustandjustice.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice</a> began just a year after Ferguson. The Initiative aimed to improve criminal justice outcomes and police-community relations in six cities. Now the results are in. Did it work? And what can we learn as we look for ways to improve our whole system? <a href="https://www.urban.org/author/jesse-jannetta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jesse Jannetta</a> is a Senior Policy Fellow in the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where he leads projects on prison and jail re-entry, community-based violence reduction strategies, and community supervision. He co-authored a <a href="https://www.urban.org/research/publication/impact-national-initiative-building-community-trust-and-justice-police-administrative-outcomes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> report</a> assessing the Initiative’s implementation phase. Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/criminalinjustice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/criminalinjustice</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#111 No Trust, No Justice

Criminal Injustice returns soon with new episodes. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared November 21, 2017. ================ An important rule of legal ethics is the obligation to keep client information confidential. Lawyers say that rule is fundamental to the attorney client relationship, so clients can speak freely. But what happens when following that rule keep someone else – an innocent person – in prison? That’s what happened to Alton Logan, who sat in prison in Illinois for 26 years, even though two lawyer who represented the guilty man knew the truth all along. We talk to Berl Falbaum, who helped Logan tell his story.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Criminal Injustice returns soon with new episodes. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared November 21, 2017. ================ An important rule of legal ethics is the obligation to keep client information confidential. Lawyers say that rule is fundamental to the attorney client relationship, so clients can speak freely. But what happens when following that rule keep someone else – an innocent person – in prison? That’s what happened to Alton Logan, who sat in prison in Illinois for 26 years, even though two lawyer who represented the guilty man knew the truth all along. We talk to Berl Falbaum, who helped Logan tell his story.Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#72: The Dark Side of Attorney-Client Privilege (reprise)

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes on January 7, 2020. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared June 12, 2018. We often hear that police work requires split-second responses to keep officers and the public safe. But this might be less true than we think. Can we build a better cop, by training them to slow things down? Emily Owens and her colleagues have produced new research that shows that, with a simple and inexpensive intervention, police officers get better outcomes with less use of force. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes on January 7, 2020. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared June 12, 2018. We often hear that police work requires split-second responses to keep officers and the public safe. But this might be less true than we think. Can we build a better cop, by training them to slow things down? <a href="http://faculty.sites.uci.edu/egowens/%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Owens</a> and her colleagues have produced <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322834046_Can_You_Build_a_Better_Cop_Experimental_Evidence_on_Supervision_Training_and_Policing_in_the_Community%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new research</a> that shows that, with a simple and inexpensive intervention, police officers get better outcomes with less use of force. Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#84: Can You Build a Better Cop? (reprise)

Years before Ferguson, the well-publicized beating of a black teen by three white police officers exposed a deep racial divide in Pittsburghers' perceptions of, and experiences with, law enforcement. On its tenth anniversary, David Harris explores the Jordan Miles case and its aftermath in a new book -- A City Divided: Race, Fear and the Law in Police Confrontations. In this special episode, Dave sits down with producer Josh Raulerson to discuss what the incident can teach us about race, human perception, and the militarization of policing. Catch Dave on tour:  Jan. 14: Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh Arts &amp; Lectures)  Jan. 16: New York, NY (Brennan Center for Justice) Jan. 27: Washington, DC (Busboys and Poets Bookstore) Feb. 13: Philadelphia, PA (Free Library of Philadelphia)  Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: patreon.com/criminalinjusticeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Years before Ferguson, the well-publicized beating of a black teen by three white police officers exposed a deep racial divide in Pittsburghers' perceptions of, and experiences with, law enforcement. On its tenth anniversary, David Harris explores the Jordan Miles case and its aftermath in a new book -- A City Divided: Race, Fear and the Law in Police Confrontations. In this special episode, Dave sits down with producer Josh Raulerson to discuss what the incident can teach us about race, human perception, and the militarization of policing. Catch Dave on tour: <ul> <li><a href="https://pittsburghlectures.org/lectures/david-harris/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jan. 14: Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh Arts &amp; Lectures)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/events/legal-scholar-david-harris-police-violence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jan. 16: New York, NY (Brennan Center for Justice)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-evt-10923265/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jan. 27: Washington, DC (Busboys and Poets Bookstore)</a></li> <li><a href="https://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/event/97415" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feb. 13: Philadelphia, PA (Free Library of Philadelphia)</a></li> </ul> Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/criminalinjustice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/criminalinjustice</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Special: A City Divided

San Quentin Prison in California has always had a reputation as one of the toughest, most violent prisons anywhere. But twelve years ago, the prison’s in-house newspaper, produced by inmates, began to change things. What can journalism do for incarcerated people, and for the prisons in which they serve their sentences? And what about the impact on people outside of prison? Our guest is William Drummond, an award winning journalist, professor of journalism, and the author of “Prison Truth: The Story of the San Quentin News.”  National Geographic, "Lockdown: San Quentin State Prison" Johnny Cash Live at San Quentin (1969)  Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: patreon.com/criminalinjusticeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

San Quentin Prison in California has always had a reputation as one of the toughest, most violent prisons anywhere. But twelve years ago, the prison’s in-house newspaper, produced by inmates, began to change things. What can journalism do for incarcerated people, and for the prisons in which they serve their sentences? And what about the impact on people outside of prison? Our guest is <a href="https://journalism.berkeley.edu/person/drummond-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William Drummond</a>, an award winning journalist, professor of journalism, and the author of <a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520298361/prison-truth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Prison Truth: The Story of the San Quentin News.”</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520298361/prison-truth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Geographic, "Lockdown: San Quentin State Prison"</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e2B-thaJG0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Johnny Cash Live at San Quentin (1969)</a></li> </ul> Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/criminalinjustice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/criminalinjustice</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#116 Prison Truth: The San Quentin News

Every year, more than 600,000 Americans leave our jails and prisons. Many are on parole. Others people are put on probation instead of going to prison. The job of supervising all of them falls to parole and probation officers. Our guest, Jason Hardy, served as a probation and parole officer for four years in New Orleans, and he gives us a look into a world that is invisible to the rest of us.  Jason Hardy  The Second Chance Club: Hardship and Hope After Prison  Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: patreon.com/criminalinjusticeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Every year, more than 600,000 Americans leave our jails and prisons. Many are on parole. Others people are put on probation instead of going to prison. The job of supervising all of them falls to parole and probation officers. Our guest, Jason Hardy, served as a probation and parole officer for four years in New Orleans, and he gives us a look into a world that is invisible to the rest of us. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Jason-Hardy/159944523" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Hardy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Second-Chance-Club/Jason-Hardy/9781982128593" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Second Chance Club: Hardship and Hope After Prison</a></li> </ul> Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/criminalinjustice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/criminalinjustice</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#117 The Second Chance Club: Life in Parole World

Every year, courts hand out sentences of life without the possibility of parole to people convicted of serious crimes.  Our guest today was one of those people, and he’ll tell us what that was like – and, with his sentence commuted, what his life is like on the outside, after 43 years.  Our guest is Robert Wideman, given a life sentence without parole at 25, and now free after Pennsylvania’s governor commuted his sentence in 2019.    Robert Wideman’s commutation story in the Pittsburgh Post- Gazette  “Life Sentences: Writings from Inside an American Prison”  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Every year, courts hand out sentences of life without the possibility of parole to people convicted of serious crimes.  Our guest today was one of those people, and he’ll tell us what that was like – and, with his sentence commuted, what his life is like on the outside, after 43 years.  Our guest is Robert Wideman, given a life sentence without parole at 25, and now free after Pennsylvania’s governor commuted his sentence in 2019.  <ul> <li><a href="https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2019/05/30/robert-wideman-clemency-felony-murder-pittsburgh-john-edgar-wideman-morena-manning-zappala/stories/201905300140" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Robert Wideman’s commutation story in the Pittsburgh Post- Gazette</a></li> <li> <a href="https://beltpublishing.com/products/life-sentences" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Life Sentences: Writings from Inside an American Prison”</a> </li> </ul>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#115 A Life Sentence – and Now Out

Criminal Injustice returns with a new season on Tuesday, September 3! Until then, we're reposting one more of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared November 13, 2018. ================ We often hear about new methods police try to achieve better results against crime. But do the police have any reason to believe that their new approaches will work? Are their new initiatives based on hope, or on actual evidence that they will really help? Our guest, Dr. Cynthia Lum, is Professor of Criminology and Director of the Center for Evidence Based Crime Policy, George Mason University. She’ll talk to us about Evidence Based Policing – and how she and her colleagues pioneered an approach that can make sure that what police want to do will really improve things.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Criminal Injustice returns with a new season on Tuesday, September 3! Until then, we're reposting one more of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared November 13, 2018. ================ We often hear about new methods police try to achieve better results against crime. But do the police have any reason to believe that their new approaches will work? Are their new initiatives based on hope, or on actual evidence that they will really help? Our guest, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Based-Policing-Translating-Research-Practice/dp/0198719949%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Cynthia Lum</a>, is Professor of Criminology and Director of the <a href="http://cebcp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Evidence Based Crime Policy</a>, George Mason University. She’ll talk to us about Evidence Based Policing – and how she and her colleagues pioneered an approach that can make sure that what police want to do will really improve things.Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#93: Evidence Based Policing (reprise)

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes on July 2, 2019. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared February 5, 2019.================Chicago has seen police scandals for decades -- from torturing suspects into confessions to the Laquan McDonald murder and coverup. James Kalven has combined journalism and human rights work to spur police reform. Has it worked? And what lies ahead for a city awash in homicides and distrust of police?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes on July 2, 2019. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared February 5, 2019.================Chicago has seen police scandals for decades -- from torturing suspects into confessions to the Laquan McDonald murder and coverup. <a href="http://invisible.institute/jamie-kalven/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Kalven</a> has combined journalism and human rights work to spur police reform. Has it worked? And what lies ahead for a city awash in homicides and distrust of police?Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#97: Invisible Chicago (reprise)

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes later this month. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared March 5, 2019. ================ Americans know that if they want a better criminal justice system, prosecutors must drive change. We’ve seen the result in election of more progressive prosecutors across the country. But what should this new wave of prosecutors do? What policies should shape their priorities? Our guest Miriam Krinsky is a former prosecutor and now executive director of Fair and Just Prosecution, which has issued a new report, “21 Principles for 21st Century Prosecutor.”  Read more at http://criminalinjustice.libsyn.com/-21-principles-to-change-prosecution#7telokgpRY45lLVl.99Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes later this month. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared March 5, 2019. ================ Americans know that if they want a better criminal justice system, prosecutors must drive change. We’ve seen the result in election of more progressive prosecutors across the country. But what should this new wave of prosecutors do? What policies should shape their priorities? Our guest <a href="https://fairandjustprosecution.org/about-fjp/our-team/%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miriam Krinsky</a> is a former prosecutor and now executive director of Fair and Just Prosecution, which has issued a new report, <a href="https://fairandjustprosecution.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/FJP_21Principles_Interactive-w-destinations.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“21 Principles for 21st Century Prosecutor.”</a> Read more at <a href="http://criminalinjustice.libsyn.com/-21-principles-to-change-prosecution#7telokgpRY45lLVl.99" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://criminalinjustice.libsyn.com/-21-principles-to-change-prosecution#7telokgpRY45lLVl.99</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#99 21 Principles to Change Prosecution (reprise)

Criminal Injustice returns soon with new episodes. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared January 8, 2019. ================ Since the creation of the first SWAT teams in the 1960s, militarized police units have multiplied. SWAT teams can rescue hostages or handle emergencies – but are they used that way? Do they increase public safety? And what’s the impact on the public, and on officers? Guest Jonathan Mummolo, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, discusses his new research into the effect of police militarization – on crime, on communities of color, and on police agencies themselves. Guest: Jonathan Mummolo, Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University  Militarization Fails to Enhance Police Safety or Reduce Crime but May Harm Police ReputationAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Criminal Injustice returns soon with new episodes. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared January 8, 2019. ================ Since the creation of the first SWAT teams in the 1960s, militarized police units have multiplied. SWAT teams can rescue hostages or handle emergencies – but are they used that way? Do they increase public safety? And what’s the impact on the public, and on officers? Guest Jonathan Mummolo, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, discusses his new research into the effect of police militarization – on crime, on communities of color, and on police agencies themselves. Guest: <a href="https://scholar.princeton.edu/jmummolo/%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Mummolo</a>, Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University <a href="https://scholar.princeton.edu/jmummolo/publications/militarization-fails-enhance-officer-safety-or-reduce-crime-may-harm-police%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Militarization Fails to Enhance Police Safety or Reduce Crime but May Harm Police Reputation</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#95 Why Militarizing Police Is a Bad Idea (reprise)

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes on July 2, 2019. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared January 22, 2019. ================ Black Americans say they often experience difficulty with police that whites don't experience: extra scrutiny, harassment, profiling, even violence. Police say they have a difficult job that others just don't understand. What's it like to be both black and a police officer? Matthew Horace is a former officer and the co-author of a fascinating memoir that explores this dynamic,  The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes on July 2, 2019. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared January 22, 2019. ================ Black Americans say they often experience difficulty with police that whites don't experience: extra scrutiny, harassment, profiling, even violence. Police say they have a difficult job that others just don't understand. What's it like to be both black and a police officer? Matthew Horace is a former officer and the co-author of a fascinating memoir that explores this dynamic, <a href="https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/matthew-horace/the-black-and-the-blue/9780316440073/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement</a>.Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#96 Policing While Black (reprise)

As reform-minded elected prosecutors gain power across the U.S., they’re increasingly coming under fire from their federal counterparts — most recently, an anti-democratic tirade by U.S. Attorney Bill Barr, who attacked progressive district attorneys for doing what voters elected them to do. Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: patreon.com/criminalinjusticeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

As reform-minded elected prosecutors gain power across the U.S., they’re increasingly coming under fire from their federal counterparts — most recently, an anti-democratic tirade by U.S. Attorney Bill Barr, who attacked progressive district attorneys for doing what voters elected them to do. Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/criminalinjustice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/criminalinjustice</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Bonus: The Attack on Elected District Attorneys

A post by Paul Butler at  Crime Story Daily proposes a new theory about the uproar over actor Jussie Smollett's disputed claim of being the victim of a hate crime: the real target is a progressive prosecutor.  Crime Story: The Real Target of the Jussie Smollett  Charges Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: patreon.com/criminalinjusticeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

A post by Paul Butler at <a href="https://crimestory.com/2020/02/17/paul-butler-the-real-target-of-the-jussie-smollett-charges-is-a-progressive-prosecutor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Crime Story Daily</a> proposes a new theory about the uproar over actor Jussie Smollett's disputed claim of being the victim of a hate crime: the real target is a progressive prosecutor. <a href="https://crimestory.com/2020/02/17/paul-butler-the-real-target-of-the-jussie-smollett-charges-is-a-progressive-prosecutor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Crime Story: The Real Target of the Jussie Smollett</a> <a href="https://crimestory.com/2020/02/17/paul-butler-the-real-target-of-the-jussie-smollett-charges-is-a-progressive-prosecutor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Charges</a> Support Criminal Injustice at $5/month to unlock extra bonus episodes and more on the Members feed: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/criminalinjustice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/criminalinjustice</a>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Read This: What Was the Jussie Smollett Case Really About?

This episode originally appeared on the Criminal Injustice members feed on October 24. To hear all of our premium episodes as soon as they're released, become a $5 member at patreon.com/criminalinjustice Several notable criminal justice cases are before the U.S. Supreme Court in the session that began September 30. Here's everything you need to know.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This episode originally appeared on the Criminal Injustice members feed on October 24. To hear all of our premium episodes as soon as they're released, become a $5 member at <a href="patreon.com/criminalinjustice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/criminalinjustice</a> Several notable criminal justice cases are before the U.S. Supreme Court in the session that began September 30. Here's everything you need to know.  Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

Unlocked: Supreme Court Session Preview

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes later this month. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared April 2, 2019 ================ Jury service is THE way that members of the public participate in the criminal justice system. But who gets to serve? Are certain racial or ethnic groups excluded, and what’s the effect of these exclusions in the courtroom? An update on the groundbreaking “Jury Sunshine Project” from Professor Ronald Wright of Wake Forest University School of Law; he’s one of the co-leaders of the Jury Sunshine Project in North Carolina.  Ron’s NYT Op-Ed: “Yes, Jury Selection Is As Racist As You Think. Now We Have Proof”  “Prosecution That Earns Community Trust” Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes later this month. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared April 2, 2019 ================ Jury service is THE way that members of the public participate in the criminal justice system. But who gets to serve? Are certain racial or ethnic groups excluded, and what’s the effect of these exclusions in the courtroom? An update on the groundbreaking “Jury Sunshine Project” from <a href="http://web.law.wfu.edu/faculty/profile/wrightrf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professor Ronald Wright</a> of Wake Forest University School of Law; he’s one of the co-leaders of the Jury Sunshine Project in North Carolina. <ul> <li>Ron’s NYT Op-Ed: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/opinion/juries-racism-discrimination-prosecutors.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Yes, Jury Selection Is As Racist As You Think. Now We Have Proof”</a></li> <li><a href="https://thecrimereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IIP-Community_Trust-paper.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> “Prosecution That Earns Community Trust”</a></li> </ul>Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a>

#101 The Racial Impact of Juror Exclusion (reprise)

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