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Bail Reform Criminal Justice Podcasts
Bail in the Midwest explores the integral role of bail in the criminal justice system. With its roots dating back hundreds of years, bail allows individuals charged with a crime to be free pending trial, while simultaneously ensuring public safety. However, efforts to reform the bail system have escalated across the country in recent years, with calls from advocates to reduce or even eliminate the incarceration of individuals charged with a crime. With violent crime on the rise, it has becom ...
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We are a group of private investigators, bounty hunters / fugitive recovery agents, and bail bondsmen that have been in this line of work for over twenty five years and have many stories to tell. We have traveled all over the country catching fugitives and bringing them back to have their day in court. With our years of experience we are trying to educate the public about bail and why it is a needed part of our judicial system.
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What do we know about criminal justice reforms or bail reform? How do we evaluate whether reforms are helping or making the situation worse? How can we take politics out of criminal justice and focus on public safety? The Bail Post seeks to be a place where legislators and the public can educate themselves on a host of criminal justice/bail reform issues. With various attempts at criminal justice reform from New York to Texas to California, many people are confused as to what is working and ...
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Inside Criminal Justice with Jeff Clayton takes a deep dive into America’s criminal justice system, offering in-depth interviews with prominent state legislators, criminal justice experts, attorneys general and law enforcement officials. Each episode explores what is working in criminal justice reform and what has failed drastically. Hosted by Jeff Clayton, Executive Director of the American Bail Coalition, this involving podcast aims to be part of the solution to the challenges facing socie ...
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Welcome to The Hope and Wellness Show, an interactive format to engage, educate and inspire with lifestyle info so you can maintain a healthy mind, body, and spirit at home and at work. Connect with scientists, healthcare practitioners, chefs, activists, entrepreneurs, and fitness professionals, to name a few, as they provide up to date health and wellness information. and answer your questions on-air. Inspirational guests also join us to share their stories of their personal journey back to ...
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When Small Town Police and Bail Bondsmen Join Forces, Nobody Stays Hidden
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32:51Send us a text The delicate dance between bail bondsmen, local law enforcement, and rural communities takes center stage in this revealing episode about tracking down fugitives hiding in plain sight. When a bondsman named Derek reaches out for help with a challenging case, Chad and Rob spring into action, tracking a woman with five outstanding warr…
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Bail in the Midwest, David Kain, Police Instructor, Georgia
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1:06:29Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, David Kain, who is a police instructor in Georgia. Kain sheds a little bit on the real world of bail enforcement and how those in the bail industry can avoid becoming the bad guys while they're bringing back the real bad guys. Kain is police officer in Georgia and is a state certified police instructor in multipl…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 301: How Fines and Fees Punish Poverty and Destabilize Budgets
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32:02The latest episode of Everyday Injustice takes on one of the least understood but most destructive aspects of the criminal legal system: fines and fees. Host David Greenwald speaks with Lillian Patil and Tanisha Pire of the Fines and Fees Justice Center about their new report, Imposing Instability: How Court Fines and Fees Destabilize Government Bu…
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Bail, Justice, and America's Turning Point
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31:04Send us a text From bucket list concerts to America's cultural tipping point, this raw and unfiltered episode of Off the Hook takes listeners on a journey through personal experiences and pressing national conversations. The episode begins with Chad's enthusiastic recounting of his VIP experience at a Pantera concert, complete with backstage passes…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 301: David Gaspar Explains Why Bail Reform Is Matter of Justice
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39:39On the latest episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald sits down with David Gaspar, CEO of The Bail Project, for a powerful conversation about the inequities of America’s bail system. The discussion opens with an exploration of how cash bail disproportionately punishes poor and marginalized communities, while offering little real protect…
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The Real Cost of Bail Reform and “Cashless Bail”
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29:21Send us a text What happens when good intentions lead to dangerous policies? In this riveting episode, bounty hunters Chad and Rob pull back the curtain on America's failing bail reform experiment. They share the heartbreaking story of a young Ukrainian woman who fled war only to be murdered in Charlotte by a man released 16 times through pretrial …
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 300: Mac Muir Discusses Policing, Oversight, and Fight for Reform
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42:17Mac Muir, former senior investigator with New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board and author of Cop Cop: Breaking the Fixed System of American Policing, joined Everyday Injustice to discuss his years of investigating misconduct and the systemic failures he witnessed firsthand. Muir, who later directed Oakland’s Police Oversight Agency, expl…
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The $80,000 Chase: A Bounty Hunter's Tale from Louisiana
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22:08Send us a text Ever wonder what happens when someone skips bail? Martha Chase, a seasoned bail bonds lady pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes world of fugitive recovery during this revealing conversation. Martha shares the harrowing tale of an $80,000 bond gone wrong when a county clerk improperly unsecured her defendant's bond without judici…
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Episode No. 70- Recognizing and Taking on Soft on Crime District Attorneys with Guest Anne Marie Schubert
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54:36Anne Marie Schubert is a career prosecutor. Schubert earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Mary’s College of California in 1986 and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco in 1989. Her career experience includes being the Sacramento County District Attorney, Supervising Deputy District Attorney of the Sacramento District Attorney's Office, and …
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 299: Adam Clausen Goes From 213 Years to Social Impact
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35:25On this week’s episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald sits down with Adam Clausen, director of Innovation and Social Impact, whose life story embodies both the failures and possibilities of the American justice system. Once sentenced to 213 years in federal prison, Clausen not only found a way to survive the impossible but has since em…
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The Queen of Bail: Michelle Esquenazi on Fighting for the Bail Industry
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28:27Send us a text Michelle Esquenazi – the self-proclaimed "Queen of Bail" from Brooklyn and President of the National Association of Bail Agents – brings her fiery passion and straight-talking wisdom to the Off the Hook podcast. Recording from the North Carolina Bail Agent Association Conference, this energetic conversation cuts through misconception…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 298: Federal Crackdown in LA Sparks Fears of Rights Violations
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38:18Martha Arevalo, executive director of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) in Los Angeles, described an atmosphere of fear and chaos as federal authorities escalate enforcement in immigrant communities. Speaking on Everyday Injustice, she said residents are facing armored vehicles, masked officers, and indiscriminate detentions that sweep…
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Episode No. 69- The 2025 Texas Legislative Session
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1:31:28On this episode of The Bail Post we discuss the 2025 Texas Legislative Session to highlight the major bail bills and proposed constitutional amendments that were considered. We highlight important changes to 17.19 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Also, we highlight, SJR 5, SB 9 and SB 40 that were passed this session. Our guests are the PBT…
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Crackheads and Convenience Store Takedowns
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31:24Send us a text What happens when a con artist thinks he can outrun justice? Follow Chad and Rob as they unravel the chase for a fugitive who skipped on a $50,000 bond in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The hunt begins at an abandoned camper filled with court papers and suspicious merchandise, suggesting theft and drug activities. Despite having his d…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 297: Tony Viola Details Ordeal of Wrongful Conviction
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41:08In the latest episode of Everyday Injustice, Tony Viola, a former Cleveland real estate professional, shares his story of being wrongly accused and convicted in what was billed as the nation’s largest mortgage fraud case. Viola was indicted in both state and federal court, accused of stealing $46 million, and cast in the media as the architect of a…
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Bail Bond Regulation: A Conversation with John Cable
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36:01Send us a text The mysterious world of bail bond regulation comes to light in this revealing conversation with North Carolina Deputy Insurance Commissioner John Cable. Drawing from his 42 years in law enforcement, Cable offers unprecedented access to the inner workings of how the bail industry is overseen and what bondsmen need to know to stay comp…
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Bail in the Midwest, Brenda Dietzman, Motivational Speaker & Ret Sedgwick County Undersheriff
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58:06Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Brenda Dietzman, motivational speaker and former Sedgwick County Undersheriff in Kansas. Brenda received at least a dozen notable awards while in law enforcement. Upon retiring, she started Wayfinder Consulting, LLC, where she focuses on leadership and management – especially in a law enforcement and/or correctio…
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From Charlotte to Nashville: A Bondsman's Wild Pursuit
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22:00Send us a text Finding fugitives isn't just about tracking—it's about adapting to whatever strange situations arise along the way. This becomes abundantly clear as veteran bondsman Jason Cunningham takes us on a wild journey through some of his most memorable recoveries during his 18-year career with US Bonding Company in Charlotte, North Carolina.…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 296: Carceral Journalism, Legal Discrimination, and Transform...
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27:29Elizabeth Ross, from the Challenging Discrimination in the Law Project at Yale Law School, discusses touring the Valley State Prison law library with carceral studies scholar Elizabeth Hinton, All of Us or None journalist Alissa Moore, and Witness journalist Ghostwrite Mike. She also reflects on her experience at the inaugural Inside Knowledge Carc…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 295: Kara Gotsch on Ending Excessive Sentencing and Mass Incarceration
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38:02On this episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald sits down with Kara Gotsch, Executive Director of The Sentencing Project, for a wide-ranging conversation about the ongoing challenges—and hard-won progress—toward ending mass incarceration in the United States. Gotsch opens with a stark but measured assessment: while the prison population…
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Side Chicks, Stolen Guns, and the Art of Fugitive Apprehension
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30:10Send us a text Ever wondered what really happens when bail recovery agents corner a fugitive? Chad and Rob pull back the curtain on the gritty realities of bounty hunting with the riveting story of Terrence , a high-risk fugitive they tracked down in Cleveland. After receiving a call from a bail agent struggling with a $50,000 skip, Chad and Rob fl…
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How Do You Handle a 90-Year Old Gun Carrying Bond Jumper?
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29:42Send us a text Two bail bondsmen venture into rural North Carolina to track down an unexpected fugitive – an 89-year-old man who's skipped court after being charged with forgery. What begins as a routine recovery quickly transforms into a tense standoff when they discover ominous warning signs and ammunition on the property. The latest episode of O…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 294: Wrongly Convicted and Powerfully Resilient
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37:37Anna Vasquez on Everyday InjusticeOn the latest episode of the Everyday Injustice podcast, host David Greenwald speaks with Anna Vasquez, a survivor of wrongful conviction and now Director of Outreach and Education for the Innocence Project of Texas. Vasquez was one of four women—collectively known as the San Antonio Four—who were falsely accused a…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 293: Beaten for Protesting
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31:26A Sacramento Lawsuit and the Fight for Police AccountabilityIn the latest episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald sits down with civil rights attorney Marissa Hatton of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area and community activist Meg White to examine a pivotal case against the Sacramento Police Department…
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Bail in the Midwest, Eric Granof, Vice President of Corporate Communications, AIA Surety
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57:31Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Eric Granof, Vice President of Corporate Communications at AIA Surety. Shane and Eric have an in-depth discussion on bail reform and criminal justice issues, exploring the funding and origins of the bail reform movement, its impact on the criminal justice system, and the influence of wealthy donors on prosecutors…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 292: The Sheriff, Constitution, and Rise of Right-Wing Populism
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41:25On this episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald speaks with journalist and legal scholar Jessica Pishko about her acclaimed book The Highest Law in the Land, a deep dive into the growing political and institutional power of elected sheriffs in the United States. Pishko explains how sheriffs—often overlooked in criminal justice reform ci…
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Send us a text In this episode Chad and Rob discuss the verdict on the Diddy trial and that he was denied bail but has justice truly been served? As we reminisce about the changing music industry, Chad talks about how we were able to listen to music in the 80s was limited to radio stations and cassette tapes unlike today where there are so many opt…
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Send us a text A cold lead becomes a hot pursuit as professional bounty hunters Chad and Rob take us deep into the world of fugitive recovery. When Ohio bail agent Dana reaches out about a $50,000 bond jumper who's fled to North Carolina, the chase is on. The trail begins with family connections in Greensboro - distraught relatives, an ex-husband e…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 291: Patrice Sulton - Inside D.C.’s Broken System
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30:16On this episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald speaks with Patrice Sulton, founder of the DC Justice Lab, attorney, professor, and nationally recognized criminal justice reform advocate. As the organization marks its fifth anniversary, Sulton reflects on its origins—launched by law students seeking change in the wake of George Floyd’s …
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Send us a text Two veteran bail enforcement agents share the bizarre, comedic, and strangely human story of tracking down "Tiffany the Meth Head" - a fugitive who skipped bail and fled to Rock Hill, South Carolina. Chad and Rob take you along on their four-hour journey to track her down, leading to an unforgettable confrontation with her nearly too…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 290: “The Problem Isn’t the Prison — It’s That It Exists”
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34:01On this episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald sits down with distinguished Rutgers University professor Todd Clear, a leading scholar on mass incarceration and its social consequences. With a career spanning over five decades, Clear has been at the forefront of research showing how incarceration harms communities, especially in alread…
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Bail in The Midwest, Lewis Garrison, Director of Bail, Oklahoma Insurance Department
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53:43Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Lewis Garrison, who is Director of Bail at the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Shane interviews Lewis Garrison, the director of bail for the Oklahoma Insurance Department, to discuss the regulation and operations of the bail bond industry in Oklahoma. They cover topics such as licensing requirements, complaint pro…
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From Hospital Halls to Handcuffs: A Bail Bonds Pursuit
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28:45Send us a text The pursuit of justice sometimes takes unexpected turns, especially when a seemingly reliable bond jumper decides to disappear. In this riveting episode, we dive deep into the case of Jamar, a social worker whose $15,000 bond led us on a cross-state manhunt with multiple twists and challenges. When we first encountered Jamar, all sig…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 289: Hidden Cruelties of Lethal Injection and the Death Penalty
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34:27This week on Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald speaks with Corinna Lane, a former prosecutor and author of the compelling new book Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection. Lane's career took a dramatic turn from prosecution to death penalty advocacy, driven in part by personal experience with the juvenile justice s…
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Bounty Hunters vs. Kilo: The Rubber Round Takedown
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27:03Send us a text Dive into the dangerous world of bail enforcement with Rob and Chad as they share the unforgettable pursuit of "Kilo," a fugitive facing his third strike who would do anything to avoid capture. After setting up surveillance operations across multiple locations in Greenville, North Carolina, the duo finally spots their target at a fam…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 288 - Philip Jacobs on Race, Equity, and the Power of Play
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38:18This week on Everyday Injustice, we sat down with Philip Jacobs, the founder and CEO of Rebel Firm, a creative consultancy and production company tackling racial inequity through storytelling, entrepreneurship, and community engagement. Born in Los Angeles but raised across multiple states, including Nebraska and Washington, Jacobs brings a lived u…
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More Than Money: The Hidden Truth Behind Bail Bonds
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32:30Send us a text The unseen heroism of bail bondsmen takes center stage in this riveting episode that peels back the curtain on what really happens when someone's life is upended by false accusations. Chad kicks things off sharing his family experience at a Metallica concert, complete with insights about musical authenticity that sets up the episode'…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 287 –Maria Foscarinis on the Fight to End Homelessness
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30:44On this week’s episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald speaks with Maria Foscarinis, a former Wall Street lawyer who left corporate law in the 1980s to become one of the nation’s leading advocates for homeless rights. Foscarinis, who helped found the National Homelessness Law Center, joins the podcast to discuss her forthcoming book, Ho…
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Send us a text Every fugitive leaves a trail – some lead to places darker than expected. When Chad, Rob, Sal, and Eric pursued a $10,000 bond forfeiture out of Brunswick County, they anticipated a routine recovery. What they couldn't have predicted was the disturbing truth lurking beneath the surface of this case. The team's hunt for "Donnie the De…
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Bounty Hunters Don't Get to Choose Their Moments
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29:50Send us a text The line between a routine bail recovery and a high-stakes manhunt blurs dramatically in this riveting conversation with Kenny, a veteran recovery agent and bondsman from Phoenix, Arizona. Kenny pulls back the curtain on what became a headline-making case from 2017—the capture of "Phoenix Leo," a fugitive who transformed from bail ju…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 285: Emily Salisbury on Gender-Responsive Justice Reform
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29:15In this episode of Everyday Injustice, we sit down with Emily Salisbury, Director of the Utah Criminal Justice Center and associate professor in the University of Utah’s College of Social Work. Trained as a criminologist with a background in forensic psychology, Salisbury has spent her career focusing on justice-involved women and the unique pathwa…
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Bail in the Midwest Larry Newman, Missouri Bail Bondsman
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53:09Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Larry Newman, a Missouri bail bondsman. Larry Newman is the President of the Missouri Alliance of Professional Bail Bond Agents (MAP-BBA) and a long-time bail bondsman in Missouri. He was selected as the 2023 Bail Agent of the Year by the Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS). He and Shane discuss …
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The Art of Catching a Fugitive: The Dirty Electrician's Downfall
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31:18Send us a text Chad and Rob take us deep into the world of fugitive recovery with "The Dirty Electrician" case, showcasing how modern bounty hunters use deception and digital sleuthing to apprehend bail jumpers who think they've escaped justice. When another bondsman reached out for help tracking a fugitive with a $25,000 bond, the chase began with…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 284 - The Story of the Dumond Affair
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28:34In this week’s episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald speaks with author and researcher Delani Bartlette about her new book, The Dumond Affair, which unpacks a little-known but profoundly disturbing case that exposed the dangerous collision of criminal justice, politics, and conspiracy theory. At the center of the story is Wayne Dumond…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 283 - Still Seeking Justice For Chief Stankewitz
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34:06Today on Everyday Injustice, we revisit a case that has haunted the justice system for nearly half a century—the case of Chief Douglas Stankewitz. Back on the show is attorney Alexandra Cock, who has devoted years to fighting for Chief’s release. Her legal work has uncovered a disturbing pattern of official misconduct, evidentiary irregularities, a…
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A Conversation with Criminal Defense Attorney David Gross
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30:45Send us a text The legal system can feel like a maze of confusion, but our conversation with criminal defense attorney David Gross cuts through the complexity with straight talk and insider knowledge you won't find elsewhere. David brings a fascinating perspective to the table—having worked as a police officer in the notoriously rough "Murder Mount…
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How Skip Tracing Found a Mother on the Run
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35:14Send us a text When a desperate father loses contact with his young daughter, he turns to private investigation to locate his ex-wife who has vanished across state lines. What follows is an extraordinary month-long hunt spanning from Jacksonville to Mississippi to California, showcasing the art of modern skip tracing at its finest. Rob shares the i…
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 282: Raj Jayadev on the Power of Participatory Defense
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34:13In this episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald welcomes Raj Jayadev, founder of Silicon Valley De-Bug, to discuss the grassroots origins of one of the most transformative movements in criminal justice today: participatory defense. Originally launched as a worker collective to give voice to the overlooked communities of Silicon Valley’s…
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Episode No. 68- Understanding Mental Health Issues In The Criminal Justice System With Guest Ramey Heddins
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56:26The Texas Legislature is in full swing. A few weeks ago, the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee was conducting a hearing on multiple bail bills. The ACLU of Texas gave testimony highlighting a story alleging that a defendant was lost in the Harris County jail for 18 years without a conviction before his case was dismissed. Of course, the headli…
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