Criminal INjustice
Criminal INjustice
Podcast Description
Criminal INjustice spotlights the people and organizations that fight the oppression of our “criminal INjustice system.” Casey Krizman, a criminal defense attorney, is on a mission to tip the scales for the criminally accused. He swaps war stories with his guests as they describe how the system often worsens the impact of crime. How is bail used to criminalize poverty? How do prosecutors get people to plead to crimes they didn’t do? How does the system work to keep people down? And what is being done to dismantle the system? Casey calls listeners to action and this podcast gives you ways to do so.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on the systemic issues within the criminal justice system, exploring themes such as the criminalization of poverty, wrongful convictions, and advocacy for reform. Episodes dive into specific topics like the impact of bail on low-income individuals and tactics used by prosecutors to coerce pleas. For instance, one episode discusses strategies for achieving physical and mental wellbeing amidst legal struggles, highlighting the connection between personal health and resilience during legal challenges.
Criminal INjustice spotlights the people and organizations that fight the oppression of our “criminal INjustice system.” Casey Krizman, a criminal defense attorney, is on a mission to tip the scales for the criminally accused. He swaps war stories with his guests as they describe how the system often worsens the impact of crime. How is bail used to criminalize poverty? How do prosecutors get people to plead to crimes they didn’t do? How does the system work to keep people down? And what is being done to dismantle the system? Casey calls listeners to action and this podcast gives you ways to do so.
JoyBelle Phelan spent seven years incarcerated in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Today she runs Unbound Authors, a writing center active in 13 Colorado state prisons. She joins host Casey Krizman to make the case that the most important reentry skill isn’t vocational training or a GED. It’s communication. How to write a professional email. How to take feedback. How to work on a team. In this episode, JoyBelle breaks down why the reentry gap is structural, what it costs Colorado communities when over 6,000 people a year leave prison unprepared, and what you can do about it.
Resources:
Unbound Authors, https://unboundauthors.org/
Colorado Radio for Justice: https://www.radioforjustice.org/podcasts
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