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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 1H 42M

42 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit: Interview With Jimmy Soto | The Debrief

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Join my Patreon for access to all court docs, podcasts and more! https://www.Patreon.com/imnotalawyerbut Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@imnotalawyerbut Merch: https://cc0463-4.myshopify.com/ Booking/Email: [email protected]  1:53 Jimmy / Lauren join  2:45 Lauren talks about exoneration project  6:56 How does innocent project get cases  9:51 - transition to jimmy  10:23 - summary of jimmy case  16:30 - how was jimmy brought up as a suspect  23:47 - why don’t prosecutors /judges get in trouble?  26:11 - Jimmys ineffective counsel / conflict of interest  38:47 - what were you thinking after your conviction  40:52 - jimmy helps other inmates with their cases  45:28 - Lauren joins jimmy case  49:21 - jimmy gets his bachelors degree in prison  50:51 - jimmy’s going to law school  54:15 - jimmy took LSAT in prison  57:18 - how did the witnesses recant their testimony  1:00:50 - how did you stay positive  1:02:35 - how did you stay safe in prison  1:05:28 how did you find out you were getting out  1:13:26 - jimmy first day out  1:21:47 - does jimmy get compensated / suing  1:24:03 - how do situations like this happen / what goes wrong  1:29:50 Lauren last words  1:32:39 - Jimmy’s last words  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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