Gin & Justice

On this weeks episode of Gin and Justice, Justine and Amanda chat with Jackie Dunn. Jackie's son is serving a lengthy prison sentence and it has sparked a passion for change in her. Jackie is working with a team of likeminded folks on a CJ Reform Roadmap as well as partnering with the group that is working on Second Look and she shares her interesting journey. Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

It's the last Legal Brief of the month, so you know what that means! Justine and Amanda tell you about all the people added to The National Exoneration Registry. "The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. The Registry provides detailed information about every known exoneration in the United States since 1989—cases in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all the charges based on new evidence of innocence. The Registry also maintains a more limited database of known exonerations prior to 1989." For more information of the National Registry of Exonerations: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx Leonard Mack:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6651 Other Source Material: https://innocenceproject.org/news/8-moving-moments-from-leonard-macks-historic-exoneration-after-47-years/ https://innocenceproject.org/news/hit-in-dna-database-proves-leonard-macks-innocence-after-47-years-of-wrongful-conviction/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-leonard-mack-after-wrongful-conviction?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer https://www.wmdt.com/2023/08/exoneration-granted-nearly-30-years-after-wrongful-conviction-in-wicomico-county/ Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda sit down with A. X. Foster. A. X. Foster is an Attorney that has prosecuted and defended complex homicide trials for over 30 years. Gavel to Gavel is his debut legal thriller and is Book One in the Seneca County Courthouse Series. For more on A.X. Foster:https://www.axfoster.com/ For more about Turnsignl: https://www.turnsignl.com/ Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this week's episode of Gin &Justice, Justine and Amanda discuss some concerning news out of Georgia. Then they chat with Jim Brosnahan. Jim is quite the accomplished Attorney, and super humble. He practiced law as a trial lawyer for over 60 years: five years as a Federal Prosecutor, 55 years in private practice, with 47 years at the law firm of Morrison Foerster. He is also an Author and he tell us all about his new book Justice at Trial. For more information on Jim: https://www.jimjbrosnahan.com/ Justice at Trial:https://www.amazon.com/Justice-Trial-Courtroom-Battles-Groundbreaking/dp/153817443X Other source material: Another inmate dies at Fulton County Jail, 10th inmate death this year-https://abcnews.go.com/US/inmate-dies-fulton-county-jail-atlanta-10th-death-this-year/story?id=102974414 Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this week's Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda discuss an update in the Pervis Payne case, and the tragic death of a young black woman, Ta'Kiya Young, in the pro-life state of Ohio. Then they chat with Tracy Zuluaga and Jessica White of the Post-Conviction Alliance. The Post-Conviction & Returning Citizens Alliance is a Florida nonprofit organization, 501C3 who in addition to providing legal post-conviction and appellate services also provides connections resources, tools and referrals to returning citizens. This includes the incarcerated population, their family, friends, and supporters of those directly impacted by incarceration, the criminal justice system and the jail and prison systems. For more information on The Post-Conviction Alliance:https://postconvictionalliance.org/ Former Tennessee death row inmate Pervis Payne eligible for parole in 4 years:https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2023/08/30/former-tennessee-death-row-inmate-pervis-payn-eligible-for-parole-in-four-years/70723309007/ Ta'Kiya Young: Footage of officer shooting pregnant woman dead in Ohio released by police: https://news.sky.com/story/amp/takiya-young-footage-of-officer-shooting-pregnant-woman-dead-in-ohio-released-by-police-12952441 Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

It's the last Legal Brief of the month, so you know what that means! Justine and Amanda tell you about all the people added to The National Exoneration Registry. "The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. The Registry provides detailed information about every known exoneration in the United States since 1989—cases in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all the charges based on new evidence of innocence. The Registry also maintains a more limited database of known exonerations prior to 1989." For more information of the National Registry of Exonerations: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx Other Source Material: Unjust and Unsolved: https://open.spotify.com/episode/15akchoAFRQBDa6ExtmkBg?si=pXFqot-wSBuDjB9W21j6ew The Monster Cop Who Encountered George Floyd in Houston:https://www.themarshallproject.org/records/7106-gerald-goines Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this weeks episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda discuss the upcoming execution on Michael Zach in Florida and the parts you never get to hear about on the news. Then they chat with Sean Wilson. Sean is the Organizing Director at Dream Corp JUSTICE. Before joining the Dream.org JUSTICE team, Sean was the ACLU of Wisconsin’s Smart Justice Campaign Manager, where he managed the campaign to reform probation and parole. As someone with 17 years of lived experience and direct involvement with the criminal legal system, and he shares his story with us. For more information on Dream Corp Justice: https://dream.org/justice/ Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty:https://www.fadp.org/ Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this weeks episode of Gin & justice, Justine and Amanda talk about some interesting current events, followed by a chat with Chris Stevens. Chris shares his experience with the criminal justice system and now with A More Just America, where their Vision is rehabilitation over incarceration, and their mission is an unwavering in our commitment to provide data-driven reentry programs for the incarcerated. To learn more:https://www.amorejustamerica.org/ Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda both share some interesting news, then they talk with Bobby Bostic. Bobby was sentenced to 241 years for a non-homicide case, at the young age of 16. He never gave up hope though, and he's free now to tell his story. He has also authored many books, and even started a charity in honor of his mother, Dear Momma. How criminal justice reform reduced 600 California inmates' prison terms by 11,000 years:https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-03/california-criminal-justice-reform-reduced-prison-terms-felony-murder 5th Circuit panel strikes down Mississippi’s lifetime felony voting ban: https://apple.news/AV4E8PEtYSYO07BI4jNGQiA For more info on Bobby:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Bostic FreeBobbyBostic on all socials. For Bobby's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Bobby-Bostic/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ABobby+Bostic Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda Chat with Betty Beatty. Betty shares her story about foster care, human trafficking, breaking cycles, and The Empty Frame Initiative. The empty Frame Initiative's goal is to empower orphaned and vulnerable youth as they transition out of state care by providing training in life skills, counseling, community, and access to the Gospel. For more information on Empty Frames Initiative:https://www.fillingemptyframes.org/ Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

It's the last Legal Brief of the month, so you know what that means! Justine and Amanda tell you about all the people added to The National Exoneration Registry. "The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. The Registry provides detailed information about every known exoneration in the United States since 1989—cases in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all the charges based on new evidence of innocence. The Registry also maintains a more limited database of known exonerations prior to 1989." For more information of the National Registry of Exonerations: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx ADAM CARMON: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6616 JEFF TITUS: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6615 Other Source Material: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/new-haven-county/new-haven/man-wrongly-convicted-1994-fatal-shooting-baby-sues-city-new-haven-police/520-56332ed3-8e9e-4593-86ac-8aef6e7eae28 https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/mom-of-baby-killed-in-1994-reacts-to-mans-exoneration/520-295ec74f-87f0-47c8-9a72-bcd0ff034ba6 https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/new-haven-man-exonerated-after-30-years-has-emotional-reunion-with-prosecutor/ Undisclosed Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1pPYL7ubVYaf9lvi7rFxoh?si=qfCZW4o7QKmPzqcG77RWqA Killer In Question: The Hunted: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13341264/ Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

*Trigger Warning: domestic violence, sexual assault, violence* On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda chat with Elizabeth Mikotowicz. Elizabeth is formerly incarcerated, a survivor, an activist, and an artist. She shares her experience in the criminal justice system, her journey of healing, and her clothing line showcasing her artwork. EPM Clothing:https://www.legaleriste.com/en/elizabeth.mikotowicz Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

This week on Gin &Justice, Justine and Amanda get a whole new perspective we haven't heard yet, that of a JUROR. Author, Katrina Robertson, tells all about her jury service, going from a juror in a murder trial and accidentally catching a contempt charge! She brings us on her journey from the moment she gets the juror summons to the point where she is to be sentenced by a very strict and biased judge in her small town. Speaking from a juror's perspective on a need for change, her impactful story will forever change the way Justine conducts her own voir dire. You can read her entire story by getting her book, Juror #11: A Memoir of the Broken Justice System and Rising From the Trials of Life, here: https://www.amazon.com/Juror-11-Memoir-Broken-Justice/dp/B0BTMX4DR6 Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, the gals sit down with John Huffington. You may remember that names from our April Exoneration episode, but now you can hear his story told from John's perspective. For more information on John: https://www.johnhuffington.com/ For John's book:https://www.amazon.com/Innocent-Obscene-Miscarriage-Justice-Huffington/dp/B0B5KXB7FF https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/innocent-an-obscene-miscarriage-of-justice-john-n-huffington/1141711067 Check us out on Crime Over Cocktails: https://www.crimeovercocktails.com/episodes Check us out on Deal By Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deal-by-me-podcast-84-interview-with-amanda-and-justine/id1642371643?i=1000617923001 Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

It's the last Legal Brief of the month, so you know what that means! Justine and Amanda tell you about all the people added to The National Exoneration Registry. "The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. The Registry provides detailed information about every known exoneration in the United States since 1989—cases in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all the charges based on new evidence of innocence. The Registry also maintains a more limited database of known exonerations prior to 1989." For more information of the National Registry of Exonerations: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx Tyrone Day:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6607 Allen Johnson:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6608 Frank Gable:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6603 William Johnson:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6610 Check us out on Crime Over Cocktails: https://www.crimeovercocktails.com/episodes Check us out on Deal By Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deal-by-me-podcast-84-interview-with-amanda-and-justine/id1642371643?i=1000617923001 Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda discuss the execution of Dwayne Owens in Florida. Then, they talk with David. David is currently incarcerated. He shares his experience, what its like, what's wrong, and what needs to change in there for the betterment of society. Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this Gin & Justice Legal Brief Justine and Amanda discuss a Brennan Center Analysis of criminal justice reform half way through the Biden Administration, Old criminal records in NY that would be automatically sealed under new bill passed by lawmakers, and How some families are banned from food stamps for life due to past drug convictions. For more information: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/criminal-justice-reform-halfway-through-biden-administration https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/old-criminal-records-in-ny-would-be-automatically-sealed-under-new-bill-passed-by-lawmakers/4410724/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-some-families-are-banned-from-food-stamps-for-life-due-to-past-drug-convictions Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this episode of Gin and Justice, the gals first go over some cocktail recipes, then they chat with David Beers. David served in the United States Marine Corps, New York State Police as a trooper where he worked his way up to investigator, was wrongfully accused, then cleared of wrongdoing, before eventually going private. With his collective experience as a police officer, defendant, and now as a private investigator, Beers developed a unique perspective of the criminal justice system. Starting from scratch, he organized and started his own investigative business he would justly name; New Perspective Investigations, specializing in criminal defense investigation and consulting. Since then, he has worked on numerous high-profile murder cases, including the ones he now writes about. For more on David and to purchase the books: https://www.davidmbeers.com/ Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

It's the last Legal Brief of the month, so you know what that means! Justine and Amanda tell you about all the people added to The National Exoneration Registry. "The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. The Registry provides detailed information about every known exoneration in the United States since 1989—cases in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all the charges based on new evidence of innocence. The Registry also maintains a more limited database of known exonerations prior to 1989." For more information of the National Registry of Exonerations: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx RICHARD KWIL:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6581 ANTHONY HALL:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6588 PATRICK BROWN:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6591 BILLY FAIRCLOTH:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6576 DAVID WRIGHT:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6578 NORBERTO PEETS:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6592 Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice

This week on Gin & Justice, Amanda first tells us about some of the new laws targeting the trans population and youth, including criminal penalties for using bathrooms. Justine then brings us back through a case analysis of the case Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008). This is the case which built off of Coker v. Georgia, in which the US Supreme Court held it was unconstitutional and a violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to sentence an individual to the death penalty for sexual assault of a minor. Despite the US Supreme Court analyzing this, Florida has recently reenacted a statute the provides for the death penalty for sexual battery of a child, a penalty even the Florida Supreme Court has found unconstitutional in 1981. So much for stare decisis. Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media! https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/ IG: @ginandjusticepodcast Twitter: Gin_JusticePod TikTok: Gin_and_Justice