Emily Galvin Almanza has spent her career reimagining what justice can look like. A former public defender and co-founder and executive director of Partners for Justice, she joins Just Justice to talk about her acclaimed book, The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender’s Search for Justice in America, and her new middle-grade novel, Andromeda Diaz and the Reasonable Doubt, out September 8. We talk about the failures of the criminal legal system, the power of public defense, and why she’s now bringing questions about fairness, evidence, and reasonable doubt to a younger generation.
You can learn more about Emily Galvin Almanza and find links for the Price of Mercy and Andromeda Diaz at https://www.emilygalvinalmanza.com.
To learn more about Jessica Henry, go to jessicahenryjustice.com.
Audio mixing and editing by Kaz Araki