Just Justice takes a deep-dive into the world of second chances for people who commit serious crimes. We talk to academics, policy makers, advocates, crime survivors and people who are formerly incarcerated and look at the idea of second chances for people serving life without parole and other extreme prison sentences. Who gets a second chance? Who deserves one? Who decides?
My name is Jessica Henry and I’ll be your host. I’m a former public defender, professor and an award-winning author. I can’t wait to explore second chances with you. What would it take for you to give someone a second chance?
In this episode of Just Justice, Jessica Henry speaks with attorney, former public defender, and Protect Ethical Prosecutors (PEP) founder Iris Eytan about prosecutorial misconduct, wrongful convictions, and the broad ...
On this episode of Just Justice, Damon “Sharuka” Venable, Community Affairs and Policy Specialist with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, shares his journey from a Newark childhood marked ...
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