{"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":"The Dismantling of Youth Prisons and Our History of Locking Up Our Children with Nell Bernstein [Part 2]","slug":"the-dismantling-of-youth-prisons-and-our-history-of-locking-up-our-children-with-nell-bernstein-part-2","published_at":"2026-05-28T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pursuing-justice-6693212","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/7a0f4bf3","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/7a0f4bf3/4cd91725.mp3","summary":"Nell Bernstein is an investigative journalist and author of 3 books. Her most recent book is In Our Future We Will Be Free. Nell is the recipient of a White House award given to her by President Obama (Champion of Change). The American Bar Association recognized her 2014 book, Burning Down the House by giving her their Silver Gavel Award. Nell focuses on juvenile justice and the effect of incarceration on children. She writes for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsday, Mother Jones, Salon and USA Today. Her first book is: All Alone In the World. To learn more about Nell, visit her website: https://www.nellbernstein.com/ This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.","meta_description":"Nell Bernstein is an investigative journalist and author of 3 books. Her most recent book is In Our Future We Will Be Free. Nell is the recipient of a Whi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1386,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pursuing-justice-6693212/episodes/the-dismantling-of-youth-prisons-and-our-history-of-locking-up-our-children-with-nell-bernstein-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/the-dismantling-of-youth-prisons-and-our-history-of-locking-up-our-children-with-nell-bernstein-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}