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Today, Hunter sat down with Civil Rights lawyers Darold Killmer and Maddie Lips to discuss a tragic case. James Purdy, a 76 year old man with dementia and Parkinson’s, was arrested after a women alleged he attempted to kidnap her. When he was arrested, Purdy incredibly frail condition was obvious and his family insisted he be kept on his essential medication. Unfortunately, the Jefferson Count Jail staff did not comply with this request. Over his multi-week pretrial incarceration, Purdy was recorded falling around 100 times, and ultimately, these falls left him with injuries that would lead to his death.
Guest
Darold Killmer, Partner, Killmer Lane Civil Rights Litigation, Denver, CO
Maddie Lips, Associate, Killmer Lane Civil Rights Litigation, Denver, CO
Resources:
Contact Killmer Lane
https://killmerlane.com/
Contact Darold and Maddie
Read More About James Purdy’s Case
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/family-of-man-with-dementia-files-federal-lawsuit-after-his-2023-death-in-jefferson-county-jail
https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/9news-investigates-arrest-death-jim-purdy/73-091a289f-4dbe-47cb-99a6-10ba61a141b0
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Today, Hunter spoke with Emmy Award winning documentarian and investigative journalist, Gianna Toboni to discuss her new book The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty and One Inmate’s Quest to Die with Dignity. In this book, Gianna tells the story of Scott Dozier. He was on death row in Nevada for two separate homicide convictions, but despite him volunteering to be executed, forces both inside and outside of the prison prevented the state from executing him. Ultimately, Dozier took his own life after a few weeks on a mental health, solitary confinement hold. How did this all happen and what can we learn about the death penalty in America? All those questions and more in today’s episode.
Guest
Gianna Toboni, Documentarian, Investigative Journalist, Author of The Volunteer
Resources:
Pick up a Copy of the Book Here
https://www.simonandschuster.biz/search/books/Author-Gianna-Toboni/Category-Law/_/N-1z0v8eyZh3kZm2st/Ne-pgt?options[sort]=BOOK_ORDER%7C0%7C%7CTITLE%7C0
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-volunteer-gianna-toboni/1145681921
Follow Gianna On Socials
https://bsky.app/profile/giannatoboni.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/giannatoboni/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianna-toboni-970174272/
https://x.com/GiannaToboni?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Gianna’s Work at Vice (Including Interview’s with Dozier)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw613M86o5o6ig6LRdAL5W_w7w1k_UeQ5
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Today, Hunter spoke with Criminal Defense Lawyer Blake Weiner about a wrongful conviction case he has been working on. Blake’s client, Marcus Cooper was charged with rape and strangulation in two separate counties in Virginia. At the first trial, evidence came to light that the complaining witness was lying about pictures she provided to the Commonwealth that she claimed proved her accusations. This trial resulted in a mistrial, and ultimately the charges were dismissed. At the second trial, which featured the same witness and the same charges, the complaining witness once again provided fabricated evidence to try and convict Mr. Cooper. However, the judge in this case determined that Blake could not bring up these repeated instances of evidence fabrication, and as a result, Mr. Cooper was convicted. Blake helps us understand how a judge could stop a defense lawyer from challenging the credibility of a person who has demonstrated a willingness to lie about his client.
Guest
Blake Weiner, Criminal Defense Lawyer, Virginia
Resources:
Contact Blake
https://blakeweinerlaw.com/
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Today, Hunter spoke with Kristen Rome the Executive Director of the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights. Last fall, Hunter spoke with another member of LCCR about the policies pursued by Governor Jeff Landry to make it easier for the state to criminalize young people. Sadly, today’s episode is on the same topic. Up for a vote on March 29th, Louisiana’s Amendment Three is a Constitutional Amendment that would give the legislature nearly unlimited power to get young people prosecuted in the adult legal system. Kristen joins the show to help explain what the amendment is, how it got on the ballot, and why people should vote no!
Guest
Kristen Rome, Executive Director, Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights
Resources:
Find LCCR’s Work Here
https://lakidsrights.org/
https://www.facebook.com/lakidsrights
https://x.com/LAKidsRights
https://www.instagram.com/LAKidsRights
Vote No On Three
https://www.noon3la.org/
Laws Targeting Mostly Black Parishes
https://apnews.com/article/juvenile-records-louisiana-e95896fcc0ca3e1a8d92409a345ad706
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Today, Hunter spoke with former Public Defender and current Criminal Defense Lawyer Amy Parker about a shocking wrongful conviction case. Normally, Public Defenders find themselves working in opposition of Child Protective Services workers. So when a former CPS worker reached out to Amy, admit that an innocent man was incarcerated, Amy knew there was a serious injustice happening. Through her work, she was able to exonerate Mr. Ezquiel Apolo-Albino and stop his deportation, but how did he end up wrongfully convicted for molesting his children? Based on Amy’s tireless work, it appears we know the answer.
Guest
Amy Parker, Criminal Defense Lawyer and Former Public Defender, Washington
Resources:
Read the Full Motion for a New Trial Here
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kv6yaxs9vInHBj5X4cBbLzWHOZR69Ucr?usp=drive_link
National Register of Exonerees
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5014
More on Mr. Apolo Albino
https://www.law.uw.edu/news-events/news/2024/justice-for-the-wrongfully-convicted
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Today, Hunter spoke with Nayna Gupta of the American Immigration Council. This conversation covers a recent slate of Trump Administration Immigration Policies that are a naked power grab by the President so he can detain and deport whoever he wants, whenever he wants, and however he wants without due process of law. Specifically, Nayna walks us through how the Alien Enemies Act, the designation of several cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and the new Immigration Registration requirement will work in concert to grant the President nearly limitless power to detain and deport people.
Guest
Nayna Gupta, Policy Director, American Immigration Council
Resources:
American Immigration Council Resources
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/
https://www.instagram.com/immcouncil/
https://x.com/immcouncil
https://www.facebook.com/TheAmericanImmigrationCouncil/#
ILRC Red Cards
https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas
Invocation of the Act
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/invocation-of-the-alien-enemies-act-regarding-the-invasion-of-the-united-states-by-tren-de-aragua/
Alien Enemies Act Explained
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/alien-enemies-act-explained
https://www.justsecurity.org/109168/alien-enemies-act-litigation/
Judge Blocking the Act and Trump Ignoring the Order
http://axios.com/2025/03/14/trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-admin-ignores-judges-order-bring-deportation-planes/story?id=119857181
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/us/constitutional-crisis.htmlQ
Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designating-cartels-and-other-organizations-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists/
Registration Requirements
https://www.uscis.gov/alienregistration
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Today, Hunter spoke with Anna Ramirez Zarate and Lourdes Best of the San Mateo Chapter of Silicon Valley De-Bug. On today’s episode, we will hear about how the community views the criminal legal system, the Private Defender Program in San Mateo, and how they felt about the harmful, racist emails sent by some members of PDP.
Guest
Ana Ramirez Zarate, Community and Participatory Defense Organizer, Silicon Valley De-Bug
Lourdes Best, Community and Participatory Defense Organizer, Silicon Valley De-Bug
Resources:
SVDB Socials
https://www.youtube.com/user/DeBugTV
https://www.siliconvalleydebug.org/
https://www.instagram.com/sv_debug/?hl=en
https://x.com/svdebug?lang=en
Complaint with CRC
https://civilrightscorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/San-Mateo-Petitioners-Additional-Brief7.2022.pdf
Reports about PDP
https://sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/system/files/private_defender_program.pdf
https://www.smcgov.org/media/2466/download?inline=
https://sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/system/files/balance_scale_of_justice.pdf
https://6ac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harvey-M.-Rose-Associates-San-Mateo-County-Evaluation-Jan.-2022-2.pdf
Emails About Silicon Valley De-Bug
https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09/23/after-san-mateo-court-complaint-civil-rights-group-is-profanely-assailed-in-secret-by-their-supposed-allies/
https://x.com/svdebug/status/1838380292765327581
*** Note on the Episode****
Following my conversation with Lisa and Harpreet flat rate fees in the PDP, Lisa informed me that the Office of the State Public Defender in California released Standards for Contract Panels. They discourage any flat fee compensation. As a result, Lisa will now be working with the county to move away from the flat rate fees towards an all-hourly compensation rate.
New Standards Can be Found Here
https://www.ospd.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CA-Standards_ContractPanelDefense.pdf
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Today, Hunter spoke with Lisa Maguire and Harpreet Samra of the San Mateo County Private Defender Program. Unlike the normal contract Public Defender model, the PDP operates as a managed assigned counsel system. As the Chief Defender, Lisa, manages a group of private contractors who handle the Public Defender needs of the county. This grants here significantly more oversight than in a traditional Private Defender System. Harpreet is the lead for the PDP’s Social Worker program, and she ensures attorneys connect with Social Workers in their cases. From each of their areas of expertise, Lisa and Harpreet are working to correct the issues documented with PDP over the years. While their work has the PDP moving in a positive direction, the presence of flat rate fee compensation and the fall out from a series of insulting, racist emails sent by former PDP members leave Lisa and Harpreet with an ongoing battle to earn the trust back of the community they serve.
Guest
Lisa Maguire, Chief Defender, Private Defender Program, San Mateo County, CA
Harpreet Samra, Social Worker Lead, Private Defender Program, San Mateo County, CA
Resources:
Contact Lisa and Harpreet
PDP Website
https://www.smcgov.org/private-defender-program
Past Reports on San Mateo
https://sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/system/files/private_defender_program.pdf
https://www.smcgov.org/media/2466/download?inline=
https://sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/system/files/balance_scale_of_justice.pdf
https://6ac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Harvey-M.-Rose-Associates-San-Mateo-County-Evaluation-Jan.-2022-2.pdf
Emails About Silicon Valley De-Bug
https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09/23/after-san-mateo-court-complaint-civil-rights-group-is-profanely-assailed-in-secret-by-their-supposed-allies/
https://x.com/svdebug/status/1838380292765327581
*** Note on the Episode****
Following my conversation with Lisa and Harpreet flat rate fees in the PDP, Lisa informed me that the Office of the State Public Defender in California released Standards for Contract Panels. They discourage any flat fee compensation. As a result, Lisa will now be working with the county to move away from the flat rate fees towards an all-hourly compensation rate.
New Standards Can be Found Here
https://www.ospd.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CA-Standards_ContractPanelDefense.pdf
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Today, Hunter spoke with two defense lawyers handling the USS Cole case out of Guantanamo Bay. Allison Miller and Katie Carmon are two of the defense counsel on the al-Nashiri, and last fall, they thought that after more than two decades of pre trial confinement, the cases would finally end when they entered into a plea negotiation with the government. Unfortunately, then Secretary of Defense Loyd Austin exercised undue and unlawful command influence by terminating the agreements. Now with a new administration, what is next for the never ending cases at Guantanamo Bay?
Guest
Allison Miller, Learned Counsel for Abdul Rahim al-Nashiri
Katie Carmon, Supervising Defense Counsel for the al-Nashiri Team
Resources:
Coverage of the Plea Deals
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09/nx-s1-5252462/guantanamo-9-11-khalid-sheikh-mohammed-plea-deal
https://apnews.com/article/guantanamo-plea-deal-911-austin-death-penalty-073c3455e27ecbfd0f7dd524ccffdef3
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/court-rules-signed-plea-agreements-with-three-of-the-9-11-defendants-are-valid-and-must-go-into-effect
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/911-case-plea-deals.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-plea-agreements-911-architect-khalid-sheikh-mohammed/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/31/us-military-court-clears-way-for-possible-plea-deals-for-9-11
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/Secreary-Austin's-Fateful-GTMO-Plea-Deals-Decision
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/us/politics/defense-secretary-plea-deals.html
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/defense-secretary-overrides-plea-agreement-for-9-11-defendants-reinstates-as-death-penalty-cases
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Today, Hunter spoke with Travis Weiner the former Colorado Public Defender suing the State Public Defender for wrongful termination. As a Colorado Public Defender, Travis reached a point where he estimated he would need more than 4,000 hours to complete the cases assigned to him. At that point, Travis believed he had an ethical obligation to withdraw from a newly assigned case. Unfortunately, the Colorado State Public Defender did not support him. Instead, they fired him. Now he is suing the state for alleged retaliation.
Guest
Travis Weiner, Former Colorado State Public Defender and Current Public Defender, Taos, New Mexico
Resources:
Articles about Travis’s Law Suit
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/26/colorado-public-defender-retaliation-caseload-lawsuit-travis-weiner/
https://denvergazette.com/news/courts/colorado-public-defender-whistleblower-lawsuit/article_5dc51520-a908-11ef-8c41-9795a3756d99.html
https://www.cpr.org/2024/11/26/former-colorado-public-defender-files-whistleblower-suit-high-caseload/
Read Travis’s Motion, Compliant and My Complaint and Affidavit Here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oz0-_Yi6EMqoh7s6f2a7xdrW-_28L1dv?usp=sharing
I have reached out for comment from OSPD in regards to Travis and my complaints. At this time, OSPD did not respond for comment. Last year, they sent me the following comment on Travis's complaint
"On behalf of OSPD, thank you for the invitation and concern regarding public defense in Colorado. Rules governing confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, and employee privacy prevent us from discussing individual cases, particular motions, or a defender’s practice. We are committed to ensuring that our clients receive high quality representation and will continue to support the defenders who do that work."
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Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Daniel Loehr to discuss his research on the Eugenics Origin of Habitual Offender Laws. While many people hear habitual offender laws and think of the three strikes laws from the tough on crime era of the 1990’s, Daniel reveals that the history of these laws traces back to a much earlier and darker time in our nation’s history. Daniel lays out how America’s Eugenics movement wanted habitual offender laws to act as a way to stop certain populations from procreating, and what we as a society should do with these laws given their history.
Guest
Daniel Loehr, Professor of Law, City University of New York School of Law
Resources:
Contact Daniel
https://www.law.cuny.edu/faculty/directory/daniel-loehr/
Daniel Files an Amicus Brief in Colorado
https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/amicus-brief-offers-history-habitual-criminal-laws-and-their-origins
Daniel’s Article
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5159292
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Today, Hunter spoke with Amanda Jack and Kalle Condliffe of the New York Legal Aid Society about the fight to save Kalief’s Law. This law, passed in 2020, aimed to create much needed reforms to evidence discovery in criminal trials. Naturally, prosecutors have hated new requirements for disclosure, and they have attempted to get the laws peeled back before they even went in place. Now with the help of Governor Hochul, prosecutors are once again trying to get these laws repealed so they can return to their preferred practice, trail by ambush.
Guest
Amanda Jack, Policy Director, Criminal Defense Practice, New York Legal Aid Society
Kalle Condliffe, Supervising Attorney, New York Legal Aid Society
Resources:
Protect Kalief’s Law Coalition
https://protectkaliefslaw.com/
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Email Kalle
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Today, Hunter spoke with Paul Chambers and James McDermott of the Far West Texas Public Defenders Office. This time, they joined to discuss how Paul discovered and James litigated a pattern and practice of discovery violations by the El Paso District Attorney’s Office.
Guest
James McDermott, Chief Public Defender, Far West Texas Regional Public Defender
Paul Chambers, Deputy Chief Public Defender, Far West Texas Regional Public Defender
Resources:
Far West Texas Public Defender in the News
https://elpasomatters.org/2024/12/15/el-paso-district-attorney-prosecutorial-misconduct-ruling/
Read the Transcripts Here
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Today, Hunter spoke with Alexandra Bailey and Cindy Nguyen to discuss Oklahoma’s Failure to Protect Laws. A few years back, Alexandra joined the show to discuss theses laws, and as a reminder, these laws allow for victims of domestic violence, mostly women, to be sentenced to longer jail sentences for failing to protect their children from abuse than the men who commit the abuse. Today, Cindy and Alexandra join the show to discuss the fight to reform these laws.
Guest
Alexandra Bailey, Domestic Violence Survivor and Advocate
Cindy Nguyen, Policy Director, Oklahoma ACLU
Resources:
SB 594: https://www3.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb594&Session=2500
https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2022/08/failure-to-protect-domestic-abuse-child-oklahoma-women-inequality-prison/
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/oklahoma-failure-to-protect-kerry-king-dave-rader/
ACLU-OK Research/Stats for FTP:
1 in 4 women convicted of failure to protect received sentences longer than the man convicted of abusing the child. 93% of those convicted under failure to protect are women. Almost half of the women convicted under failure to protect were experiencing domestic violence.Key Stories:
Tondalao Hall
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Kerry Lalehparvaran
ACLU of Oklahoma
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Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Justin Murray about his recent law review article, Prosecutorial Reform and the Myth of Individualized Enforcement. On several past episodes, Hunter has explored the field of Progressive Prosecution. As he has uncovered, much of the push back to these types of prosecutors is their decision not to prosecute certain types of crimes. Today, Justin is here to show how that critique does not comport with the history of prosecution, and he asks us to rethink how we understand how Progressive Prosecution should/does operate in our society.
Guest
Justin Murray, Professor of Law, New York Law School
Resources:
Justin’s Faculty Page
https://www.nyls.edu/faculty/justin-murray/
Law Review Article
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4932729
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Today, Hunter spoke with Ann Block and Nithya Nathan-Pineau from the Immigrant Resource Legal Center to discuss the newest immigration related legislation, executive orders, and policies coming from the Trump administration. Starting with the Laken Riley act, Hunter, Ann, and Nithya walk through the ways in which the criminal and immigration legal systems are fusing together to target immigrants around the country.
Guest
Ann Block, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Resource Legal Center
Nithya Nathan-Pineau, Policy Attorney and Strategist, Immigrant Resource Legal Center
Resources:
Contact IRLC
https://www.ilrc.org/
https://x.com/the_ilrc
https://www.facebook.com/immigrantlegalresourcecenter
https://www.linkedin.com/company/immigrant-legal-resource-center
https://www.instagram.com/the_ilrc?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
https://www.tiktok.com/@the_ilrct=8mP0a8dAdtT&r=1
Laken Riley Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5
https://www.ilrc.org/resources/laken-riley-act-juvenile-delinquency
https://apnews.com/article/what-is-laken-riley-act-trump-immigration-2667d626139ddf5a16d1533516eab18f
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Laken_Riley
At Around 1Hour and 7 minutes, Hunter spoke about the motivations of Eric Adams to support Trump’s immigration policy. At the time of the record, Eric Adams was still facing a criminal charge. As of Feb 10, the charges against Eric Adams were dropped. In the memo to drop the charges, DOJ officials brought up that the charges needed to be dropped so Eric Adams wouldn’t be restricted in solving immigration in NYC.
https://apnews.com/article/eric-adams-indictment-109ef48bd49bc8adc1850709c99bf666
https://www.reuters.com/legal/justice-department-seeks-dismissal-charges-against-new-york-mayor-ny-times-says-2025-02-10/
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/justice-department-moves-drop-case-new-york-city/story?id=118672417 (Dismissal Letter Found Here)
Original Charges
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-charged-bribery-and-campaign-finance-offenses
People being Sent to GTMO
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guantanamo-bay-migrants-trump/
https://migrantinsider.com/p/air-jordan-tattoo-prompts-ice-to
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Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour about two of her most recent law review articles. In her first, she argues for a new way of thinking about how we evaluate claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. In her second article, she makes the case for why public defense should be universally applied.
Guest
Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, Professor of Law, Scholar in Residence, Co-Director Center for Criminal Justice, Brooklyn Law School
Resources:
Universal Public Defense
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5007431
Back to the Future: (Re)Constructing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4772028
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Today, Hunter spoke once again with Nikki Baszynski of the Wren Collective to talk about the Criminal Legal System in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This time, they discussed an update about youth representation in the county, and they also did a deep dive into how the county jail is denying prisoners in person visits and recording their conversations with family.
Guest
Nikki Baszynski, Principal, Wren Collective
Resources:
Wren Collective Report
https://www.wrencollective.org/_files/ugd/8fe8f0_72700fa56eda43d78203966a3fbff476.pdf
Other Reporting on Cuyahoga County Jail Issues
https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-jail-death-medical-care/
https://signalcleveland.org/how-cuyahoga-county-jail-video-visitation-works/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20the%20county%20ended,only%20virtual%20options%20to%20visit.
https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-has-no-plans-to-bring-back-in-person-visits-for-friends-and-family-at-the-jail/
https://signalcleveland.org/in-an-about-face-cuyahoga-county-is-now-considering-allowing-in-person-jail-visits/
Today, Hunter spoke once again with Nikki Baszynski of the Wren Collective to talk about the Criminal Legal System in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This time, they discussed an update about youth representation in the county, and they also did a deep dive into how the county jail is denying prisoners in person visits and recording their conversations with family.
Guest
Nikki Baszynski, Principal, Wren Collective
Resources:
Wren Collective Report
https://www.wrencollective.org/_files/ugd/8fe8f0_72700fa56eda43d78203966a3fbff476.pdf
Other Reporting on Cuyahoga County Jail Issues
https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-jail-death-medical-care/
https://signalcleveland.org/how-cuyahoga-county-jail-video-visitation-works/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20the%20county%20ended,only%20virtual%20options%20to%20visit.
https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-has-no-plans-to-bring-back-in-person-visits-for-friends-and-family-at-the-jail/
https://signalcleveland.org/in-an-about-face-cuyahoga-county-is-now-considering-allowing-in-person-jail-visits/
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Today, Hunter spoke once again with Heather Cessna, the Executive Director of the Kansas Board of Indigents’ Defense Services. This time, Hunter and Heather discuss how Kansas Public Defense could be close to collapsing due to a lack of lawyers and a legislature that has yet to properly address the issue.
Guest
Heather Cessna, Executive Director, Kansas Board of Indigents’ Defense Services
Resources:
Contact KBDIS
https://www.ksbids.gov/
Contact Heather
Rural Justice Report
https://kscourts.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/News/2024-News-Releases/December-2024/Rural-Justice-Initiative-Committee-releases-report#:~:text=In%20its%20report%2C%20the%20committee,attorneys%20for%20every%201%2C000%20residents.
KBIDS Wellness Report
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Today, Hunter spoke once again with Rob Poggenklass and Bryan Kennady from Justice Forward Virginia. Last year, Justice Forward Virginia joined the show to discuss the 2024 criminal justice policies being floated in Virginia. Today, Rob and Bryan are here to discuss what the 2025 legislative session has in store for criminal justice reform in Virginia.
Guest
Rob Poggenklass, Executive Director, Justice Forward Virginia
Bryan Kennedy, Public Defender, Fairfax County, Treasurer, Justice Forward Virginia
Resources:
Justice Forward Virginia 2025 Legislative Priorities
https://justiceforwardva.com/blog/2024/12/13/2025-virginia-general-assembly-legislative-priorities
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