S3: E12 Breaking Good, with author Nikki Mammano
Nikki Mammano, a dear personal friend, is the author of Breaking Good (Simon & Schuster, 2026), a face-paced memoir that traces her journey from suburban New Jersey to the drug underworld of Waikiki and back again, through addiction, arrest, prison, and ultimately recovery. Our conversation is both poignant and funny as we explore trauma, addiction […]
When Custody Means Death
A prison sentence or an immigration case is not a death sentence, but inside America’s prisons and detention centers, it too often becomes one.
S3E11: Death by Incarceration: Felix Rosado on Life Sentences and Restorative Justice
S3E11: Death by Incarceration: Felix Rosado on Life Sentences and Restorative Justice Sentenced to life without parole at 18, Felix Rosado spent nearly 27 years in prison before his sentence was commuted. In this episode of Just Justice, Felix reflects on the moment he realized what a life sentence truly meant, what’s wrong with “death by […]
S3E11: Death by Incarceration: Felix Rosado on Life Sentences and Restorative Justice
Sentenced to life without parole at 18, Felix Rosado spent nearly 27 years in prison before his sentence was commuted. In this episode of Just Justice, Felix reflects on the moment he realized what a life sentence truly meant, what’s wrong with “death by incarceration,” and how restorative justice transformed his understanding of accountability and […]
New Jersey, A Case Study In Justice
Dear Friends, Bruce Springsteen (a native New Jerseyan) released a new song this week about Minneapolis. Listening to it, I was struck by how much it captures this moment, where grief, anger, and persistence — especially persistence — coexist. It’s a time where the work of justice continues, even when the world around us feels […]
A Constitutional Crisis is Brewing
Special Edition of All Things Justice
S3E10: When Children Are Sentenced to Life Without Parole, with April Barber-Scales
In this episode of Just Justice, Jessica Henry speaks with April Barber-Scales, who was sentenced as a pregnant teenager to life without parole. In 2022, April received a rare commutation from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and has since devoted herself to advocating for people in prison and against extreme sentences. Founder of the nonprofit Fenced In: Fighting For Freedom […]
Criminal Justice Action Plan for 2026
Small Actions. Real Impact.
S3E9: Writing His Way Out: Emile Suotonye DeWeaver on Abolition and Imagination
In this powerful episode of Just Justice, writer, organizer, and abolitionist Emile Suotonye DeWeaver, author of Ghosts in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolitionist Future, draws on more than two decades of incarceration to offer a deeply personal and sharply analytical critique of the U.S. criminal legal system, along with a bold vision […]