Today, Hunter is joined by journalist Katey Rusch to discuss her recent bombshell reporting on California law enforcement agencies use of “clean record” agreements to keep police misconduct from defense lawyers, the public, and even other law enforcement agencies.

Guests:

Katey Rusch, Reporter, California

Resources:

Contact Katey

https://journalism.berkeley.edu/person/katey-rusch/

[email protected]

https://x.com/KateyRusch

https://www.facebook.com/kateyrusch/

Read the Reporting Here:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/police-clean-record-agreements/

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/clean-record-agreements-investigation-19752768.php

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/police-clean-record-agreements-pensions/

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Today, Hunter is joined by Paul Bowen and Jacqueline van Wormer Ph.D. to discuss the juvenile treatment courts that they have helped set up around the country. As has been the case on previous episodes about youth defense, today we discuss both the politics and science behind ensuring that courts are considering the unique needs of the youth being processed through them.

Guests:

Paul Bowen, Project Director, Treatment Court Institute, All Rise

Jacquline van Wormer Ph.D., Director, Center for Advancing Justice, All Rise

Resources:

All Rise

https://allrise.org/news/meet-our-divisions-4/

https://www.instagram.com/allrise_org/

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https://allrise.org/our-team/paul-bowen/

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https://crmj.wsu.edu/chair-faculty-graduate-students-and-staff/faculty/jacqueline-van-wormer/

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Today, Hunter is joined by civil litigator Park Stinar to discuss his work in suing people and organizations who have sexually violated his clients. Through his career, Parker has pursued justice against Larry Nassar and Michigan State, the Catholic Church, Juvenile Detention Facilities, and the University of Michigan because of their role in the sexual assault of his clients. While not a normal episode for the show, today we ask a vitally important question: If our criminal legal system is operating properly and it is difficult to secure a conviction, what other avenues are available to people to get remedy and redress for the wrongs done to them?

Guests:

Parker Stinar, Managing Partner, Stinar Gould Grieco and Hensley

Resources:

Parker Stinar Contact

https://www.sgghlaw.com/attorneys/parker-stinar/

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Catholic Church

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/21/louisiana-catholic-church-sexual-abuse-victims-lawsuit-window#:~:text=Months%20after%20Louisiana's%20supreme,to%20strike%20the%20statute%20down.

https://ballsandstrikes.org/legal-culture/louisiana-supreme-court-church-abuse-case/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/12/louisiana-supreme-court-child-sexual-abuse-catholic-church

Larry Nasser and University of Michigan State

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/04/23/justice-doj-larry-nassar-victims/73426711007/

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Today, Hunter is joined once again by Leah Nelson, and this time, she is joined by Judge Stepehen Wallace. On today’s episode, Leah and Judge Wallace are her to unveil their years long research into the fines and fees that the Jefferson County, Alabama Courts are extracting from criminal defendants. As will surprise no one who listens to the show, the fines and fees program fails the accused, fails victims, fails to fund the legal system, and thus, fails the entire state of Alabama.

Guests:

Leah Nelson, Co-Founder, Jefferson County Equitable Fines and Fees Project, Alabama

Stepehen Wallace, Circuit Judge, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Alabama

Resources:

Coverage of Aug. 2024 Releases

https://aldailynews.com/court-fee-system-inefficient-discriminatory-research-finds/

https://aldailynews.com/column-crime-and-garnishment/

https://aldailynews.com/capitol-journal-september-13-2024/

Oct. 2024 paper with IBM

https://krvarshney.github.io/pubs/LaraYejasJMNSTNBV_aies2024.pdf

Aug. 2024 with MDRC

https://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/JeffCoFines%26Fees_Brief_FInal.pdf

Background reading on--

Brookside (the Ferguson of Alabama): https://www.al.com/bankingoncrime/

Alabama tax policy and how the Alabama constitution encourages reliance on fines and fees: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/opinion/alabama-fines-fees.html

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Today, Hunter is joined by two people who’s work attempts to bring people together to heal after a wrongful conviction. Jennifer Thompson, Founder of Healing Justice, and Professor Jamie Lau from Duke University join the show to discuss how they help the wrongfully convicted, the victims in a wrongful conviction, the families of both, and the communities they are from come together to talk and hopefully heal from the bomb that is a wrongful conviction

Guests:

Jennifer Thompson, Founder, Healing Justice

Jamie Lau, Clinical Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law

Resources:

Healing Justice Website

https://healingjusticeproject.org/

Contact Jamie

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Innocence Network

https://innocencenetwork.org/

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Today, Hunter is joined by former Public Defender and current Senior Advisor to District Attorney Larry Krasner, Matthew Stiegler. After Tuesday’s episode, we saw the promise and limitations of Public Defenders holding police accountable, and today, we examine those same promises and limitations for criminal legal reforms that progressive prosecution offers.

Guests:

Matthew Stiegler, Senior Advisor to District Attorney Larry Krasner, Philadelphia

Resources:

Follow Matthew on Twitter

https://x.com/matthewstiegler?lang=en

Philly DA

https://phillyda.org/

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Today, Hunter is joined by two Philly Public Defenders, Michael Mellon and Paula Sen, to discuss how their work with the Philly Public Defender Police Accountability Unit helped to uncover a systemic pattern and practice of lies and illegal use of surveillance cameras.

Guests:

Paula Sen, Assistant Public Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia

Michael Mellon, Assistant Public Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia

Resources:

Reporting on the Illegal use of Surveillance Cameras

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/philadelphia-police-video-surveillance-drug-arrests-20240508.html

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Today, Hunter is joined by Stanislaus County Chief Public Defender, Jennifer Jennison. In the past year, Jennifer has been confronted with the most challenging question a Chief can face: Should I refuse to take on new cases because the current workload that my attorneys have is unethically high? Today’s episode attempts to understand that historical and current conditions that lead Jennifer to make this difficult decision.

Guests:

Jennifer Jennison, Chief Public Defender, Stanislaus County, California

Resources:

Modesto Bee Reporting

https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article288551423.html

Stanislaus County Public Defender

https://www.stancounty.com/publicdefender/

OSPD Reporting on Public Defense in California

https://www.ospd.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Californias-58-Public-Defense-Systems-Accessible.pdf

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Today, Hunter is joined once again by Jessica Brand and Adrienne Johnson of the Wren Collective. This time, Jessica and Adrienne join to discuss their recent report about the failings of Public Defense in Nueces County, Texas.

Guests:

Jessica Brand, Founder, Wren Collective

Adrienne Johnson, Senior Counsel, Wren Collective

Resources:

Wren Collective Website

https://www.wrencollective.org/

Wren Collective Report

https://www.wrencollective.orgfiles/ugd/8fe8f057ace02e045642318ef78fa366f9c32d.pdf

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Today, Hunter is joined by former whistleblower Brittany Iriart and Civil Rights Attorney Andy McNulty to discuss a scandalous coverup with the Denver Sheriffs Department. When she moved to a civilian oversight position with the Denver Sheriff, Brittany hoped to bring some much needed accountability to a department with a history of burying misconduct. Unfortunately, the incremental changes around the edges did little to reign in a department that viewed itself above the law.  

Guests:

Brittany Iriart, Former Whistle Blower, Colorado

Andy McNulty, Civil Rights Attorney, Newman McNulty, Denver, Colorado

Resources:

Coverage of Brittany’s Case

https://whistleblowersblog.org/whistleblower-of-the-week/brittany-marie-iriart/

https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/denver-whistleblower-loses-job/

https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/denver-whistleblower-put-on-administrative-leave-after-speaking-out-about-deputy-punching-inmate-in-wheelchair/

https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/video-shows-denver-deputy-punch-inmate-in-wheelchair/

https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/denver-pays-175k-to-fired-whistleblower-who-tipped-off-the-problem-solvers/

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/denver-whistle-blower-claims-deputy-discipline-is-broken/73-fce759b7-def2-46a7-9ebe-36d39a3bfedd

https://www.aljazeera.com/videos/2020/7/10/whistle-blower-protection-calls-to-defend-those-who-speak-up

Contact Andy

https://nmlaw.squarespace.com/whistleblower-wins

Government Accountability Project

https://whistleblower.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NewMayGovAcctProj_Blue-Wall-of-Silence-Report231.pdf

Other Issues with Denver Sheriff

https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/allegations-ties-gangs-denver-sheriffs-department-never-fully-investigated/73-8492c480-b933-448c-902a-598a50ba3274

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/investigations/independent-monitor-denver-sheriffs-department-internal-affairs-investigation-flawed/73-529774856

https://www.westword.com/news/denver-sheriff-internal-affairs-bureau-to-be-put-under-civilian-control-11011209

https://www.westword.com/news/chris-colbrunos-naked-march-at-center-of-denver-sheriff-whistleblower-lawsuit-6771556

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