{"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":"Second Chances: The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs by Joan Dalton [Part 2]","slug":"second-chances-the-transformative-relationship-between-incarcerated-youth-and-shelter-dogs-by-joan-dalton-part-2","published_at":"2025-10-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212/second-chances-the-transformative-relationship-between-incarcerated-youth-and-shelter-dogs-by-joan-dalton-part-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/fd47e103","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/fd47e103/7117b713.mp3","summary":"Joan Dalton taught in the Portland, Oregon public schools and then became an administrator at Oregon's strictest juvenile correctional facility~MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. With experience and learning from experts in the field of the \"Human Animal Bond\", she founded an on-site program pairing boys and dogs to address the troubling behavior of both. In Second Chances , she shares the hurdles that led to positive outcomes for the boys and dogs in the program she calls : POOCH. The dogs found forever homes and the boys continued their education or found employment. To learn more about Joan Dalton and purchase Second Chances, visit https://joandalton.com/ This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.","meta_description":"Joan Dalton taught in the Portland, Oregon public schools and then became an administrator at Oregon's strictest juvenile correctional facility~MacLaren Y…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1758,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pursuing-justice-6693212/episodes/second-chances-the-transformative-relationship-between-incarcerated-youth-and-shelter-dogs-by-joan-dalton-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/second-chances-the-transformative-relationship-between-incarcerated-youth-and-shelter-dogs-by-joan-dalton-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}