Today, Hunter is joined the Editor of the Virginia Defender Newspaper, Phil Wilayto to try and understand a simple question: Why are people incarcerated at Virginia’s Red Onion State Super Max Prison self-immolating just to get transferred to a new prison?  

Guests:

Phil Wilayto, Editor, Virginia Defender Newspaper

Resources:

On Saturday, Dec. 7, the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality will hold a public meeting titled “Crisis at Red Onion Supermax: How you can help!” The meeting will take place at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1720 Mechanicsville Turnpike, in Richmond’s East End. 

https://virginiadefender.org/

For more information, call, or text the Defenders at 804-644-5834 or email [email protected].

Crisis at Red Onion Face Book Page

https://www.facebook.com/events/980796297402417/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

More Coverage

https://www.wvtf.org/news/2024-11-12/fearful-prisoners-use-desperate-measures-to-protest

https://www.latintimes.com/dozen-black-inmates-reportedly-attempted-self-immolate-virginia-supermax-prison-escape-566799

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/officials-address-allegations-of-self-inflicted-burnings-by-inmates-at-red-onion-state-prison/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/inmates-red-onion-state-prison-sustain-self-inflicted-burns-protest-rcna182013

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/30/red-onion-state-prison-protest

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/us/virginia-prisoners-burns-protest.html

Contact Hunter Parnell:                                

[email protected] 

Instagram

@PublicDefenselessPodcast

Twitter                                                                

@PDefenselessPod

www.publicdefenseless.com 

Subscribe to the Patron

www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast

 Donate on PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ

Donate on Stripe

https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN

Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!

https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home

Today, Hunter is joined by Professor Joanna Schwartz to discuss Civil Rights Litigation. Like they did for the rights of criminal defendants, the conservative legal movement has slowly chipped away at Civil Rights protections under Section 1983. Today, Joanna joins to talk about the many ways it is nearly impossible for a person to get a remedy after the government violates their civil rights.  

Guests:

Joanna Schwartz, Professor of Law, UCLA

Resources:

Follow Joanna on Twitter

https://x.com/JCSchwartzProf

Joanna’s Website

https://www.joannaschwartz.net/

https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/joanna-c-schwartz

Vallejo Police Coverage

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-18/families-of-people-killed-by-vallejo-police-say-department-has-gone-rogue

https://www.kqed.org/news/11769266/the-long-storied-history-of-police-community-tension-in-vallejo

https://www.propublica.org/article/vallejo-police-killing-investigations

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/23/how-a-deadly-police-force-ruled-a-city

Contact Hunter Parnell:                                

[email protected] 

Instagram

@PublicDefenselessPodcast

Twitter                                                                

@PDefenselessPod

www.publicdefenseless.com 

Subscribe to the Patron

www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast

 Donate on PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ

Donate on Stripe

https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN

Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!

https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home

Today, Hunter is joined by Amanda Jack of the New York Legal Aid Society. Today, Amanda and Hunter are discussing the Harvey Weinstein trial. Specifically, they are discussing why the conviction was overturned, why the New York legislature is trying to change the rules of evidence, and why it’s a terrible idea for them to do it.

Guests:

Amanda Jack, Policy Director Criminal Practice, NY Legal Aid Society

Resources:

Follow Amanda on Twitter

https://x.com/brooklynpd

Federal Rule of Evidence 413 and Harvey Weinstein

https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/05/30/federal-rule-of-evidence-413-and-harvey-weinstein/?slreturn=20241123154046

https://nysba.org/the-people-v-harvey-weinstein-the-question-of-prior-bad-acts/?srsltid=AfmBOooaOVkUi_nnP2AqDlNinTDRYWRpXrPDFsj8OwCGFxnMt2zWGOky

Contact Hunter Parnell:                                

[email protected] 

Instagram

@PublicDefenselessPodcast

Twitter                                                                

@PDefenselessPod

www.publicdefenseless.com 

Subscribe to the Patron

www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast

 Donate on PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ

Donate on Stripe

https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN

Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!

https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home

Today, Hunter is joined once again by Andre de Gruy, Chief Public Defender of Mississippi. The last time Andre was on the show, he and Hunter discussed some positive changes he was hoping to get out of the 2024 legislative session. While not everything from the last episode came to pass, Andre believes Mississippi public defense is ever so slowly improving.

Guests:

Andre de Gruy, State Public Defender, Mississippi

Resources:

OSPD Website

https://www.ospd.ms.gov/

Marshall Project Mississippi

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/05/02/mississippi-public-defense-legislative-reforms

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/09/18/mississippi-courts-lawyers-poor-defendants

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/01/24/arrested-hinds-county-mississippi-jackson-courts

Contact Hunter Parnell:                                

[email protected] 

Instagram

@PublicDefenselessPodcast

Twitter                                                                

@PDefenselessPod

www.publicdefenseless.com 

Subscribe to the Patron

www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast

 Donate on PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ

Donate on Stripe

https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN

Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!

https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home

Today, Hunter is joined be the Co-Founder of Reduct, Prabhas Pokharel. Building from Tuesday’s conversation about tech, AI, and Public Defense, Hunter and Prabhas explore the ways AI and Reduct can help Public Defenders take on Police and Prosecutors.

Guests:

Prabhas Pokharel, Co-Founder, Reduct

Resources:

Reduct Website, Socials, and Contact

https://reduct.video/

https://x.com/ReductVideo

[email protected]

Standford Legal AI Study

 https://www.lawnext.com/2024/06/in-redo-of-its-study-stanford-finds-westlaws-ai-hallucinates-at-double-the-rate-of-lexisnexis.html

https://hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-trial-legal-models-hallucinate-1-out-6-or-more-benchmarking-queries

https://dho.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/Legal_RAG_Hallucinations.pdf

Contact Hunter Parnell:                                

[email protected] 

Instagram

@PublicDefenselessPodcast

Twitter                                                                

@PDefenselessPod

www.publicdefenseless.com 

Subscribe to the Patron

www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast

 Donate on PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ

Donate on Stripe

https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN

Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!

https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home

Today, Hunter is joined once again by Professor Andrew Ferguson. Last time Andrew was on the show, he and Hunter discussed the state of the 4th Amendment in the digital era. This time, Hunter and Andrew dive into three law review articles Andrew has recently published. The first discussed a new framework for analyzing the 4th Amendment. The second and third articles are all about new, dangerous was police and prosecutors are relying on AI.  

Guests:

Andrew Ferguson, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law

Resources:

Andrew’s Faculty Page

https://www.american.edu/wcl/faculty/ferguson.cfm

Andrews Law Review Articles

Digital Rummaging

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4377633

AI in Police Reports

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4897632

Video Analytics and the Fourth Amendment

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4766249

U.S. v Tuggle

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2021/D07-14/C:20-2352:J:Flaum:aut:T:fnOp:N:2733467:S:0

 More on AI in Police Reports

https://www.kqed.org/news/12007520/how-artificial-intelligence-is-changing-the-reports-police-write

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/171-mic-drop-andrew-ferguson-says-ais-introduction/id1225077306?i=1000671753062

https://www.propublica.org/article/police-body-cameras-video-ai-law-enforcement

https://apnews.com/article/ai-writes-police-reports-axon-body-cameras-chatgpt-a24d1502b53faae4be0dac069243f418

Contact Hunter Parnell:                                

[email protected] 

Instagram

@PublicDefenselessPodcast

Twitter                                                                

@PDefenselessPod

www.publicdefenseless.com 

Subscribe to the Patron

www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast

 Donate on PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ

Donate on Stripe

https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN

Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!

https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home

Today, Hunter is joined by IV Ashton, Founder and President of Legal Server, to discuss how a quality case management system and powerful AI tools can help Public Defenders pose more systemic challenges to police and prosecutors

Guests:

IV Ashton, President and Founder, Legal Server

Resources:

Legal Server Website

https://www.legalserver.org/

Contact Hunter Parnell:                                

[email protected] 

Instagram

@PublicDefenselessPodcast

Twitter                                                                

@PDefenselessPod

www.publicdefenseless.com 

Subscribe to the Patron

www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast

 Donate on PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ

Donate on Stripe

https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN

Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!

https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home

Today, Hunter is joined by Nancy Farrell and Dee Miller of the New York Vet Defense Program. Previously on the show, Hunter and other guests have described the power of veteran and other treatment courts. However, we have often lamented at the limited scope that this courts offer veterans who need help but just not drug or alcohol treatment. With this program, Nancy and Dee offer veterans the culturally competent mitigation and service connection that helps Vets escape the criminal legal system.

Guests:

Nancy Farrell, Director, New York Vet Defense

Dee Miller, Program Coordinator, Vet Defense

Resources:

Connect With NY Vet Defense

585 219 4862

Email

[email protected]

Website

https://www.nysda.org/page/VetsDefTest

Contact Hunter Parnell:                                

[email protected] 

Instagram

@PublicDefenselessPodcast

Twitter                                                                

@PDefenselessPod

www.publicdefenseless.com 

Subscribe to the Patron

www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast

 Donate on PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ

Donate on Stripe

https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN

Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!

https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home

Today, Hunter is joined once again by NAPD’s Jeff Sherr. This time, they sat down to discuss NAPD’s new Change Maker Forum, what Hunter learned from attending, and how NAPD hopes to use it to spark new, impactful changes in Public Defense.

Guests:

Jeff Sherr, Director of Training, National Association of Public Defense

Resources:

NAPD Changemaker Forum 2025

https://publicdefenders.us/event/the-changemakers-forum-napd-strategic-exchange-3/

Notes from 2024

https://publicdefenders.us/blogs/napd-changemakers-forum-tackles-public-defense-challenges/

Contact Hunter Parnell:                                

[email protected] 

Instagram

@PublicDefenselessPodcast

Twitter                                                                

@PDefenselessPod

www.publicdefenseless.com 

Subscribe to the Patron

www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast

 Donate on PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ

Donate on Stripe

https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN

Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!

https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home

Today, Hunter is joined by Ph.D. candidate and law student Andrew Gurrero to discuss his research about the evolution of the UCLA police department. In this episode, Hunter and Andrew explore the origins of the department and the forces that drove the department away from its original mandate.

Guests:

Andrew Gurrero, Ph.D Candidate, Harvard

Resources:

Read Sources Discussed in the Episode Here

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12_jIy21jUCsPS4qEqSAMjxxvx1Tlce6r?usp=sharing

Contact Hunter Parnell:                                

[email protected] 

Instagram

@PublicDefenselessPodcast

Twitter                                                                

@PDefenselessPod

www.publicdefenseless.com 

Subscribe to the Patron

www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast

 Donate on PayPal

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ

Donate on Stripe

https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN

Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!

https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home