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Professor Justin Brooks founded the California Innocence Project in 1999 and under his direction, the project has exonerated dozen of innocent people, trained hundreds of law students, and changed multiple laws in California related to wrongful convictions. He has also worked extensively in Latin America and is the Founder and Director of Cal Western’s Latin American Institute of Law and Justice which is dedicated to training lawyers in Latin America and improving justice systems. Professor Brooks has published extensively on criminal justice issues and is the author of the only legal case book dedicated to the topic of wrongful convictions. Academy Award nominated actor Greg Kinnear portrays Professor Brooks in the movie Brian Banks. Professor Brooks is also the author of a recently released book You Might Go to Prison and talks about the genesis of the book in this episode.Support the show
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Professor Justin Brooks founded the California Innocence Project in 1999 and under his direction, the project has exonerated dozen of innocent people, trained hundreds of law students, and changed multiple laws in California related to wrongful convictions. He has also worked extensively in Latin America and is the Founder and Director of Cal Western’s Latin American Institute of Law and Justice which is dedicated to training lawyers in Latin America and improving justice systems. Professor Brooks has published extensively on criminal justice issues and is the author of the only legal case book dedicated to the topic of wrongful convictions. Academy Award nominated actor Greg Kinnear portrays Professor Brooks in the movie Brian Banks. Professor Brooks is also the author of a recently released book You Might Go to Prison and talks about the genesis of the book in this episode.Support the show
If you enjoyed this episode please give us a five-star rating and consider donating. Your generosity helps our shoe-string budget and allows us to continue producing high-quality content. Click here to donate.