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- Legal Brief: Reform News
On this Legal Brief, Justine and Amanda go over some criminal justice reform news and cover the highlights from the 2021 legislative session.
You can read more about that at: https://innocenceproject.org/20-recent-justice-reform-measures-to-celebrate/
https://www.pewtrusts.org/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2021/09/michigan-enacts-landmark-jail-reforms
https://www.laweekly.com/sb37-ends-mandatory-minimums-for-nonviolent-drug-crimes/Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!
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On this episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda talk with Mahlia, the Executive Director at LEAP, and Nancy, a LEAP participant.
LEAP: Ladies Empowerment Action Program, empowers women who have experienced incarceration through transformational opportunities, program, services and advocacy.
They give listeners the ins and outs of the program and touch on how difficult reentry can be. We discuss incardination, transition housing, trauma counseling, employment, and more.
To learn more about LEAP/ or to donate :https://leapforladies.org/
You can also register to attend the LEAP "Shark Tank" style competition here:http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eim7e46ldfdfc0bc&llr=9qxolpoab
Or if you want to shop & support LEAP at the same time:https://dragonflythrift.org/Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!
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It's the last episode of the month so that means Justine and Amanda are going to tell you about all the people who were added to the Nation Exoneration List this month.
JUWAN DEERING: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6042
SHERWOOD BROWN: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6039
TERRY CEASOR: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6043
JAMES ALLEN: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6036
RALPH SMITH: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6037
DARRYL BOYD & JOHN WALKER:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6034
REGINALD HENDERSON & SEAN TYLER: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6041
KIM HOOVER-MOORE:https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/21/columbus-babysitter-convicted-babys-2002-death-freed/6124961001/Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!
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TikTok: Gin_and_Justice1 hr 19 min - Sunny Jacobs: The Sunny Center
Alright folks, this weeks episode is a lot, not going to lie to you.
First, Justine gives Amanda the low down about the travesty that is going on in the Rutherford County , Tennessee juvenile justice system. You can read the full article she references here:https://www.propublica.org/article/black-children-were-jailed-for-a-crime-that-doesnt-exist
Also the follow up article here: https://www.propublica.org/article/outrage-grows-over-jailing-of-children-as-tennessee-university-cuts-ties-with-judge-involved
Then, Justine and Amanda talk with Sunny Jacobs. Sunny is an INCREDIBLE woman, a death row exoneree who with her husband, Jesse Tafero were wrongfully convicted in Florida for the murder of a police officer and a Canadian constable in 1976. Unfortunately, their innocence was not proven until two years after Jesse was murdered by the state of Florida. Sunny shares her traumatic experience being the only woman on death row in the US, the isolation torture she endured, and how she survived it all.
She goes on the tell us about her current husband Peter, who happens to also be a Death Row exoneree in Ireland. In 2012 they began welcoming exonerees into their home and in 2014, the Sunny Center Foundation was established and they were able to extend their assistance more broadly, using a unique holistic approach encompassing physical, mental and spiritual healing and ongoing support. The Sunny Healing Retreat Center, Ireland. In 2018 they opened The Sunny Living Center, a housing complex in Tampa, Florida for exonerees.
You can learn more at: https://sunnycenter.org/
For more info on the fight to abolish the death penalty, here are a few resources:
https://deathpenaltyaction.org/
https://deathpenalty.org/
https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/death-penalty/
https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!
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TikTok: Gin_and_Justice1 hr 23 min - Joaquin "Joe" Martinez: Witness to Innocence
SUPRISE!
We are skipping the Legal Brief this week to talk to you about a very serious matter. A few days ago was World Against The Death Penalty Day, and we thought it was more important to bring you another story from death row.
This week we talked to Joe, a death row exoneree who tells us how quickly your life can be flipped upside down due to a wrongful conviction. Joe was arrested in 1996 for a double murder in Florida and was convicted and sentenced to death in 1997.
Joe's case gained international attention during his time wrongfully incarcerated, particularly in his home country of Spain. The Pope, the King of Spain, and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar were all actively involved!
He now lives in Spain and campaigns for the abolition of capital punishment on a global scale with the help of Witness To Innocence. We encourage all of our listeners to go read/ listen/ share the MANY stories of innocent men and women survivors of death row.: https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/
While you're at it, check out the 2021 Fall Webinar series at : https://deathpenalty.org/
10/15 is Woman on Death Row.
Also, Ohioans! Don't forget Lobby Days 10/19. For more info:https://nodeathpenaltyoh.com/
And last, but certainly not least, if you would like to become a pen pal with our friend James from the "Sondra & James" episode, you can write him at:
James Anderson #07253-010
FCI Beaumont Medium
Federal Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 26040
Beaumont, TX 77720Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!
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TikTok: Gin_and_Justice56 min - Allison: Ohioans to Stop Executions
This week on Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda talk with the fabulous Allison Cohen from Ohioans to Stop Executions! Allison has all the facts about why we need to abolish the death penalty. It does not make communities safer, it does not deter crime, it does not make sense financially, it takes decades of legal proceedings and appeals, and lastly but not least - we have had 186 exonerations from death row!
Take Action in Ohio on October 19th, 2021 for Lobby Day in Ohio! Make Ohio the next state to abolish the death penalty!
To find more:
https://otse.org/
https://nodeathpenaltyoh.com/
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TikTok: Gin_and_Justice51 min - Legal Brief: September Exonerations
On this Legal Brief Justine and Amanda tell the stories of the people that were exonerated this month. It's quite infuriating.
All source material for this episode can be found at: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx
TONY HOPPS: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6028PAUL SHANE GARRETT:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6025
JAMIE SPATES: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6026
JAMES DAVIS: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6022
RONALD JACOBSEN: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6029
WILSON BEGAY: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6032
TONIA MILLER: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6030
SHARRON ROCQUEMORE: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6033
EMERSON STEVENS: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6023
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TikTok: Gin_and_Justice35 min - Anna Eskamani- Florida House of Representatives
On this episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda talk all things criminal justice with Florida House Rep. Anna Eskamani.
From minimum mandatory sentencing, reentry for returning citizens, basic needs of inmates, to bills that violate our rights here in Florida, and more.
To learn more about the community ideas for criminal legal system reform visit:
https://annaveskamani.medium.com/community-ideas-for-criminal-legal-system-reform-42309ed7d798
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TikTok: Gin_and_Justice49 min - Malissa: #KeepThemHome
This week on Gin & Justice Justine and Amanda have such an important story to share that they skipped the Legal Brief and brought you a full-length interview with Malissa. Malissa is one of the thousands of Federal inmates home on home confinement under the CARES Act that was passed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Malissa shares her journey leading to her imprisonment, but more importantly, the work she has done since she has been home - reintegrating in the community. Malissa has to worry if every day is the day she will get that phone call, telling her she has to go back to prison. Malissa's story is shared with the thousands of citizens home on home confinement. Listen to her story and see how you can help.
Go to FAMM's webpage dedicated to this issue:
https://famm.org/keepthemhome/
Write your Representatives! If you do not know who your representative is visit:
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
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TikTok: Gin_and_Justice43 min - Chris Castillo: Journey Of Hope- From Violence to Healing
On this weeks Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda ask for your help to save the life of Julius Jones, an innocent man set to be executed October 28th. #justiceforjulius
They also speak with Chris Castillo of Journey To Hope, a group made up of murder victims families against the death penalty. Chris' story of finding forgiveness, healing, and advocacy is just incredible.
To learn more about Journey Of Hope:
https://www.journeyofhope.org/
To learn more about Julius Jones:
https://www.justiceforjuliusjones.com/
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TikTok: Gin_and_Justice43 min
About Gin & Justice
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Heyyy… let's talk about JUSTICE! It's been a long day, pour some gin and have a seat. Justine and Amanda are shedding light on the inner workings of the criminal justice system, taking a deep dive…
into the many perspectives, and giving listeners a look at the system through the eyes of all walks of life. They discuss the successes and many failures of the system allowing listeners to understand the side of justice that’s often not portrayed. Gin & Justice highlights stories that are often forgotten in the "True Crime" category, and that is, views and perspectives from the real criminal justice system. You’ll hear discussions on the impacts the criminal justice system on those who are incarcerated, their loved ones, and those who are wrongfully convicted, and highlights of how substance use disorder and mental health are criminalized and have fueled a system of mass incarceration.Follow and subscribe for weekly behind the scenes look at the American Criminal Legal System.