{"podcast":{"title":"Pursuing Justice","slug":"pursuing-justice-6693212","podcast_index_feed_id":6693212,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/pursuing-justice","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OPDrRik6cnwaKZAcPjJWfZK88rcM6YSJL6AmlniB9R8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2NzcwLzE3MDY1/NDQzNzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Harriet Hendel","episode_count":245,"summary":"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…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T18:17:46.854360+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212"},"episode":{"title":"[Re-Air] Writing From Behind The Wall with John J. Lennon [Part 2]","slug":"re-air-writing-from-behind-the-wall-with-john-j-lennon-part-2","published_at":"2026-07-16T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/re-air-writing-from-behind-the-wall-with-john-j-lennon-part-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/f25f4115","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/f25f4115/4ae07804.mp3","summary":"John J. Lennon is serving his twenty-fourth year behind bars, currently in Sing Sing Correctional Facility. His writing has appeared in The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Esquire, and New York magazine. His work has been anthologized in the Best American Magazine Writing, and he’s twice been a finalist for the National Magazine Award, in feature writing and reviews and criticism. Lennon recently published his first book, The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us , which was named a \"best book of the year\" by the New York Times and NPR. Lennon will be eligible for parole in 2029. To learn more about John, and to purchase his book, visit https://johnjlennon.net/ This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.","meta_description":"John J. Lennon is serving his twenty-fourth year behind bars, currently in Sing Sing Correctional Facility. His writing has appeared in The New York Revie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1471,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pursuing-justice-6693212/episodes/re-air-writing-from-behind-the-wall-with-john-j-lennon-part-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/re-air-writing-from-behind-the-wall-with-john-j-lennon-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}