# Pursuing Justice Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212.md RSS feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/pursuing-justice Author: Harriet Hendel Episodes: 245 ## Resource What if you or someone you loved were arrested, convicted and incarcerated for a crime --a crime for which you or that person was innocent? What if the lawyer you hired was incompetent and you were out of funds and out of options? What if years and decades had gone by and you or your loved one were still behind bars? Where would you find help? Wrongful conviction in the United States occurs more often than you might think. In 2022, the National Registry of Exonerations recorded 417 people who were proven innocent. They have tracked cases of innocence since 1989. Since 1973, 200 people were taken off Death Row and freed from prison. The total number of men and women exonerated since 1989 is 3,460. That is just the tip of the iceberg as it is estimated that 4%-6% of the 2 million people doing time are innocent. The desperate help these people need is coming from innocence organizations in most every state in addition to groups like Conviction Integrity Units around the nation. They work pro bono for each client. This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction in addition to many other topics related to our criminal justice system. We will continue to interview exonerees, sha… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pursuing-justice-6693212 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212.md ## Episodes - [[Re-Air] A Conversation with Justice Defenders CEO & Founder Alexander McLean [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/re-air-a-conversation-with-justice-defenders-ceo-founder-alexander-mclean-part-1) — 2026-07-23T09:00:00+00:00 - [[Re-Air] Writing From Behind The Wall with John J. Lennon [Part 2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/re-air-writing-from-behind-the-wall-with-john-j-lennon-part-2) — 2026-07-16T09:00:00+00:00 - [[Re-Air] Writing From Behind The Wall with John J. Lennon [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/re-air-writing-from-behind-the-wall-with-john-j-lennon-part-1) — 2026-07-09T09:00:00+00:00 - [Quentin Lewis: Jailhouse Lawyer, Poet, Fighting His Wrongful Conviction [Part 4]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/quentin-lewis-jailhouse-lawyer-poet-fighting-his-wrongful-conviction-part-4) — 2026-07-02T09:00:00+00:00 - [Quentin Lewis: Jailhouse Lawyer, Poet, Fighting His Wrongful Conviction [Part 3]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/quentin-lewis-jailhouse-lawyer-poet-fighting-his-wrongful-conviction-part-3) — 2026-06-25T09:00:00+00:00 - [Quentin Lewis: Jailhouse Lawyer, Poet, Fighting His Wrongful Conviction [Part 2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/quentin-lewis-jailhouse-lawyer-poet-fighting-his-wrongful-conviction-part-2) — 2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00 - [Quentin Lewis: Jailhouse Lawyer, Poet, Fighting His Wrongful Conviction [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/quentin-lewis-jailhouse-lawyer-poet-fighting-his-wrongful-conviction-part-1) — 2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00 - [The Dismantling of Youth Prisons and Our History of Locking Up Our Children with Nell Bernstein [Part 2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/the-dismantling-of-youth-prisons-and-our-history-of-locking-up-our-children-with-nell-bernstein-part-2) — 2026-05-28T09:00:00+00:00 - [The Dismantling of Youth Prisons and Our History of Locking Up Our Children with Nell Bernstein [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/the-dismantling-of-youth-prisons-and-our-history-of-locking-up-our-children-with-nell-bernstein-part-1) — 2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00 - [A Conversation with Justice Defenders CEO & Founder Alexander McLean [Part 2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/a-conversation-with-justice-defenders-ceo-founder-alexander-mclean-part-2) — 2026-05-14T09:00:00+00:00 - [A Conversation with Justice Defenders CEO & Founder Alexander McLean [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/a-conversation-with-justice-defenders-ceo-founder-alexander-mclean-part-1) — 2026-05-07T09:00:00+00:00 - [A Conversation with Crime Survivors Speak National Director Aswad Thomas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/a-conversation-with-crime-survivors-speak-national-director-aswad-thomas) — 2026-04-16T09:00:00+00:00 - [Ending Post-Conviction Poverty with Saad Soliman of TimeDone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/ending-post-conviction-poverty-with-saad-soliman-of-timedone) — 2026-04-09T09:00:00+00:00 - [Jasmine Harris of The Innocence Center of San Diego, California Working to Free the Innocent [Part 2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/jasmine-harris-of-the-innocence-center-of-san-diego-california-working-to-free-the-innocent-part-2) — 2026-02-26T10:00:00+00:00 - [Jasmine Harris of The Innocence Center of San Diego, California Working to Free the Innocent [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/jasmine-harris-of-the-innocence-center-of-san-diego-california-working-to-free-the-innocent-part-1) — 2026-02-19T10:00:00+00:00 - [Founder of The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth Talks About Juvenile Justice in America [Part 2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/founder-of-the-campaign-for-the-fair-sentencing-of-youth-talks-about-juvenile-justice-in-america-part-2) — 2026-02-12T10:00:00+00:00 - [Founder of The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth Talks About Juvenile Justice in America [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/founder-of-the-campaign-for-the-fair-sentencing-of-youth-talks-about-juvenile-justice-in-america-part-1) — 2026-02-05T10:00:00+00:00 - [10 Years After Being Incarcerated at the Age of 14 - A Conversation With Jamie Silvonek](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/10-years-after-being-incarcerated-at-the-age-of-14-a-conversation-with-jamie-silvonek) — 2026-01-29T10:00:00+00:00 - [Juvenile Law Center: Philadelphia | 50 Years And Counting! First Law Firm In The U.S. Devoted Exclusively To Juveniles [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/juvenile-law-center-philadelphia-50-years-and-counting-first-law-firm-in-the-u-s-devoted-exclusively-to-juveniles-part-1) — 2026-01-22T10:00:00+00:00 - [Writing From Behind The Wall with John J. Lennon [Part 2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/writing-from-behind-the-wall-with-john-j-lennon-part-2) — 2026-01-15T10:00:00+00:00 - [Writing From Behind The Wall with John J. Lennon [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/writing-from-behind-the-wall-with-john-j-lennon-part-1) — 2026-01-08T10:00:00+00:00 - [Bard Prison Initiative: College Behind Bars with Max Kenner and Elias Beltran [Part 2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/bard-prison-initiative-college-behind-bars-with-max-kenner-and-elias-beltran-part-2) — 2025-11-27T10:00:00+00:00 - [Bard Prison Initiative: College Behind Bars with Max Kenner and Elias Beltran [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/bard-prison-initiative-college-behind-bars-with-max-kenner-and-elias-beltran-part-1) — 2025-11-20T10:00:00+00:00 - [Second Chances: The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs by Joan Dalton [Part 2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/second-chances-the-transformative-relationship-between-incarcerated-youth-and-shelter-dogs-by-joan-dalton-part-2) — 2025-10-30T09:00:00+00:00 - [RE-RUN | Justice for C.J.Rice - Accused of a Crime He Did Not Commit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/re-run-justice-for-c-j-rice-accused-of-a-crime-he-did-not-commit) — 2025-10-28T09:00:00+00:00 - [Second Chances: The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs by Joan Dalton [Part 1]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/second-chances-the-transformative-relationship-between-incarcerated-youth-and-shelter-dogs-by-joan-dalton-part-1) — 2025-10-23T09:00:00+00:00 - [RE-RUN | A Teen's False Confession - Huwe Burton's Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/re-run-a-teen-s-false-confession-huwe-burton-s-story) — 2025-10-21T09:00:00+00:00 - [Infinite Hope: The Story of One Man's Wrongful Conviction, Solitary Confinement and Survival on Death Row with Anthony Graves [Part 2]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/infinite-hope-the-story-of-one-man-s-wrongful-conviction-solitary-confinement-and-survival-on-death-row-with-anthony-graves-part-2) — 2025-10-16T14:11:16+00:00 - [RE-RUN | Kristine Brunch's Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/re-run-kristine-brunch-s-story) — 2025-10-14T09:00:00+00:00 - [Infinite Hope: The Story of One Man's Wrongful Conviction, Solitary Confinement and Survival on Death Row with Anthony Graves](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/infinite-hope-the-story-of-one-man-s-wrongful-conviction-solitary-confinement-and-survival-on-death-row-with-anthony-graves) — 2025-10-09T09:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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