125: You Might Go to Prison Even Though You're Innocent w/Justin Brooks

On previous episodes, Hunter spoke with Chris Fabricant and Daniel Medwed to discuss various aspects of the innocence movement. With Chris, they discussed the type of junk science that contributes to wrongful convictions. With Daniel, the discussed the unnecessary legal processes and hurdles that stand in the way of getting people out of prison once they are there. Today, Hunter sat down with another lawyer, author, and leader in the innocence movement, Justin Brooks, to discuss the many other things that contribute to sending people wrongfully to prison. As the founder and director of the California Innocence Project, Justin has seen it all, and today, he is here to share his experiences with you so you can understand how you might go to prison even though you're innocent.     Guests: Justin Brooks, Founder and Director of the California Innocence Project     Resources: Buy Justin's Book https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520386839/you-might-go-to-prison-even-though-youre-innocent John Stoll's Case https://californiainnocenceproject.org/read-their-stories/john-stoll/ California Innocence Project https://californiainnocenceproject.org/   Contact Hunter Parnell: [email protected]  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN