{"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-RUN | Kristine Brunch's Story","slug":"re-run-kristine-brunch-s-story","published_at":"2025-10-14T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/re-run-kristine-brunch-s-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/0e37b0fd","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/0e37b0fd/06f946aa.mp3","summary":"This episode is a re-run of a previously aired episode of Pursuing Justice, highlighting stories for Wrongful Conviction Day. Kristine Bunch spent 16 years in prison on a charge of arson, which killed her 3 year old son. She was proven innocent of these charges. She has a nonprofit organization called: Justice for Justus which helps people coming out of prison. Justis4JustUs: an organization founded by Kristine to help exonerees transition back into society after prison. Women Exonerees: Stories of Wrongful Conviction Indiana's New Compensation Statute; New Discoveries in Fire Science.","meta_description":"This episode is a re-run of a previously aired episode of Pursuing Justice, highlighting stories for Wrongful Conviction Day. Kristine Bunch spent 16 year…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6165,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pursuing-justice-6693212/episodes/re-run-kristine-brunch-s-story/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-run-kristine-brunch-s-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}