107: Non-Capital Mitigation and the Quest to Inject Empathy into the Law w/Lindsay Bendell

Today, Hunter sat down with Lindsay Bendell, LCSW Forensic Social Worker & Mitigation Specialist, to discuss the importance of non-capital mitigation. The concept of mitigation is a commonly known part of capital cases. In practice, mitigation are often some of the most important factors in getting someone a sentence of life over death. With that said, mitigation is almost unheard of in non-capital cases. Lindsay is hoping to change that. On today's episode, Hunter and Lindsay talked about the ins and outs of non-capital mitigation, why it is so essential to injecting empathy into the legal system, and why it isn't "making excuses" for bad behavior.     Guest: Lindsay Bendell, LCSW Forensic Social Worker & Mitigation Specialist Resources: Follow Lindsay on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lbendell_lcsw?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truecrimesocialworker/ Community Justice Services https://www.communityjusticeservices.com/   Contact Hunter Parnell: [email protected]  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com