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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.aspxRICHARD KWIL:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6581ANTHONY HALL:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6588PATRICK BROWN:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6591BILLY FAIRCLOTH:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6576DAVID WRIGHT:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6578NORBERTO PEETS:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6592Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: 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.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this week's episode on Gin & Justice Justine and Amanda chat with Dr. James Smith. James brings a unique perspective, lawyer, turned gambler, turned inmate, turned Pastor. Dr. James Smith shares his story. For more on Dr. James Smith: https://www.dealbyme.com/Deal By Me Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deal-by-me-podcast/id1642371643Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

This week on Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda are releasing the much anticipated first panel from the Tampa Bay Criminal Reform Summit! A special thank you to FPRAP (Florida Prison Rehabilition Allied Partners), and Horizon Communities for their work in putting together the presentations and speakers.The Tampa Bay Criminal Reform Summit was held back on October 29th, 2022, and featured several panels with speakers from across the board to speak on their experience regarding the system.  Each panel was perfectly selected to speak on a variety of topics.This weeks' panel, Part 4, features a panel from a variety of backgrounds that speak on sentencing.To learn more about FPRAP (Florida Prison Rehabilition Allied Partners):https://www.facebook.com/FPRAP2021/To learn more about Horizon Communities:https://www.horizoncommunities.org/#:~:text=%20%EE%80%80Horizon%20Communities%EE%80%81%20in%20prison%20is%20a%20catalyst,positive%20participant%20in%20society.%20%EE%80%80Horizon%EE%80%81%20represents%20a%20CS/CS/HB 1359: Offenses Involving Fentanyl or Fentanyl Analogs:https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1359CS/CS/HB 1627: Pretrial Release and Detentionhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1627CS/CS/HB 1297: Capital Sexual Batteryhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this weeks episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda discuss some current events. Then, they chat with Dr. Deborah Burris- Kitchen.  Dr. Deborah Burris- Kitchen  is an Associate Professor of Criminology and Department Chair at Tennessee State University in Nashville. She is the author, an activist, and much more.Exposed: https://www.amazon.com/Exposed-Deborah-Jean-Burris-Kitchen-Ph-D/dp/163988713XWhen a prison sentence becomes a death sentence:https://apple.news/Ayn4zuHdGTcaUp_ZL1bu76ABiden commutes the sentences of 31 non-violent drug offenders:https://apple.news/Ark7tA9u_R7C9IXZakvlptwMan 'eaten alive' by bed bugs in Atlanta jail - family:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65267971Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: 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.aspxMARTIN SANTILLAN:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6570SCOTT TRAUDT:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6567SIDNEY HOLMES:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6564SHELDON THOMAS:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6565MACK HOWELL:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6568LEE HARRIS:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6566Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this episode of Gin & Justice, Amanda gives an update on the TN3,  Florida's latest execution, and Idaho's latest and scariest abortion ban yet.    Don't worry though, it's not all that heavy, because they then chat with Vic Ferrari, a retired New York City Detective turned Author. Vic is not only super interesting, but equally hilarious.  He has published six books, and from what we hear seven is on the way!For more on Vic:https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01IIQXLBC/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=8147e26c-17e6-4d92-9619-071b09e8e9daFacebook: vicferrarinypdTwitter: @VicFerrari50Instagram: vicferrari50Source:Where does the Tennessee House Speaker actually live?:https://tntribune.com/where-does-the-tennessee-house-speaker-actually-live/Tennessee GOP governor signs executive order strengthening background checks:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tennessee-gop-governor-signs-executive-order-strengthening-background-checks/ar-AA19JTKwDeath Row Inmate's Victim Opposes Execution She Fears Could Help DeSantis:https://www.newsweek.com/death-row-inmates-victim-opposes-execution-she-fears-could-help-desantis-1793129#:~:text=Noreen%20Rector%2C%20the%20ex%2Dwife,Ron%20DeSantis'%20potential%20presidential%20bid.Idaho Bans Out-of-State Abortions for Minors Without Parent’s Consent:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/us/idaho-out-of-state-abortions-minors-ban.htmlDeath Penalty Information:https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/innocenceDon't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On the week's Gin & Justice Legal Brief:   First, Amanda fills in those who haven't heard, about the assault on democracy that took place in Tennessee last week. Justine then tells us about the headline grabbers about Clarence Thomas. SPOILER ALERT:  she also tells the plot of the 1996 hit film " A Time to Kill",  and brings in back to our Legal Brief roots by discussing and  some common objections during closing arguments and the importance of making them. Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Democratic members over gun protest:https://www.npr.org/2023/04/06/1168363992/tennessee-expel-3-democrats-house-votehttps://www.tiktok.com/@thetnhollerClarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor:https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crowDeath Penalty Info Center:https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/prosecutorial-accountability/improper-argument-skewing-jury-decisionmakingDon't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda go over what an indictment is.  Then, they chat with Jazz Hampton. Jazz is the CEO of Turnsignl.  TurnSignl is an on-demand, real-time service that provides 24/7 legal guidance from an attorney to drivers while their camera records the interaction. When drivers are stopped by law enforcement officers or involved in a car accident, they can access live video chat with an attorney at the press of a button or voice command.For more information on Turnsignl: https://www.turnsignl.com/Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: 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.aspxLAMAR JOHNSON: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6547JOHN MARTINEZ:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6552DARRILL HENRY:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6539ANDREW KRIVAK:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6557MARVIN HILL:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6555MICHAEL YATES:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6550Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda discuss some more Florida Bills. Then they sit down with Stacey Fuller. Stacey served in the Army, then as Nurse, before she unfortunately found herself in the throws of addiction. Which like many, turned into a prison sentence.  She shares her story, and tells us about her advocacy for the incarcerated now. News Article about Tony Mitchell:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mentally-ill-man-froze-death-alabama-jail-lawsuit-claims-rcna71317News Article about Autumn Harris :https://www.al.com/alabama/2023/01/arrested-over-40-dead-of-pneumonia-in-an-alabama-jail-family-claims-woman-denied-basic-care.htmlDon't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

This week on Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda are releasing the much anticipated first panel from the Tampa Bay Criminal Reform Summit! A special thank you to FPRAP (Florida Prison Rehabilition Allied Partners), and Horizon Communities for their work in putting together the presentations and speakers. The Tampa Bay Criminal Reform Summit was held back on October 29th, 2022, and featured several panels with speakers from across the board to speak on their experience regarding the system.  Each panel was perfectly selected to speak on a variety of topics. This weeks' panel, Part 3, features a panel from a variety of backgrounds that speak on Re-Entry. To learn more about FPRAP (Florida Prison Rehabilition Allied Partners):https://www.facebook.com/FPRAP2021/To learn more about Horizon Communities:https://www.horizoncommunities.org/#:~:text=%20%EE%80%80Horizon%20Communities%EE%80%81%20in%20prison%20is%20a%20catalyst,positive%20participant%20in%20society.%20%EE%80%80Horizon%EE%80%81%20represents%20a%20ACLU Map:https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rightsSources:https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/over-120-bills-restricting-lgbtq-rights-introduced-nationwide-2023-so-farhttps://www.fadp.org/dont-expand-floridas-death-penalty/https://aldailynews.com/new-bills-to-target-broken-criminal-justice-system-reform-death-sentencing/https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/48515768/colorado-lawmakers-to-consider-no-criminal-charges-for-kids-under-12-unless-they-kill-someoneDon't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

First, Happy TWO YEAR Pod-a-versary! Gin & Justice has been highlighting stories of those impacted the criminal justice system for two years this week.  Let's celebrate!This week on Gin & Justice, the girls talk with Marques Bradham about what it was like growing up with a father in prison.  Marques gets deep with the family trauma caused by addiction, incarceration, and the feelings of abandonment.  Despite all of this, Marques brought it full circle and created his non-profit, called none other than, Full Circle League!  Full Circle League is a re-entry, transitional, holistic program that consists of three, three-month programs to help those who are incarcerated and their families with the transition process and includes trauma healing.  To learn more about Marques and Full Circle League:IG @ MarquesBTweetinTwitter: @MarquesBTweetinTo Donate to Full Circle League:You can text Healing360 to 44321To learn more about Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy:https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2022/04/13/theresa-jean-pierre-coy-a-tampa-legal-giant-dies-at-41/Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: 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.aspxKeith Davis Jr:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6543Albert Schweitzer:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6540Lamont Campbell:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6537India Spellman:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6545John Huffington:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6541Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda finally got someone with a law enforcement background to talk with them! They chat with Mark Caruso, a former New York City Police Officer who also had a lengthy career as a Sergeant  in the Department of Corrections, where he exposed corruption, and was retaliated against for it. That didn't stop him though, Mark's a fighter and wasn't going to let the bad apples get away with it. For more about Mark:https://www.instagram.com/sgtcaruso/?hl=enhttps://twitter.com/votemarkcaruso?lang=zh-Hanthttps://www.facebook.com/votemarkcaruso/https://votemarkcaruso.org/https://www.tiktok.com/@sgtcaruso?lang=enBig CONGRATS to FRRC for being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize!https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/02/17/florida-rights-restoration-coalition-speaks-about-nobel-peace-prize-nomination/Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

Highlighting stories of those impacted by the criminal justice system.Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

On this Gin & Justice Legal Brief Justine and Amanda go over some Criminal Justice news. Fair warning, it's disturbing. What Happened to the Women Prisoners at Hickman's Farms:https://www.magzter.com/stories/fashion/Cosmopolitan-US/WHAT-HAPPENED-TO-THE-WOMEN-PRISONERS-AT-HICKMANS-FARMSINCARCERATED PEOPLE FORCED TO DO DANGEROUS WORK FOR “SLAVE” WAGES AT HEIGHT OF PANDEMIC:https://theintercept.com/2022/12/12/covid-new-york-prison-labor/Out of Balance: Lack of diversity taints Louisiana criminal justice system:https://www.splcenter.org/news/2023/02/03/report-louisiana-mass-incarcerationsDon't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

This week on Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda talk with true criminal defense queen, Elizabeth Franklin-Best.  Elizabeth owns Elizabeth Franklin-Best, P.C., a boutique law firm that specializes in appellate criminal defense in both State and Federal, Habeas petitions, and various avenues of Post-Conviction Relief.  Ever wonder what the individuals on the Exoneration episodes go through to prove their innocence or become exonerated? She breaks down the process step by step.  She also discusses the Supreme Court decision in NYS Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, Compassionate Release Petitions and more.  To learn more about Elizabeth Franklin-Best, or contact her firm, visit:https://elizabethfranklinbest.com/To read more about Jade Janks story:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/jury-finds-jade-janks-guilty-of-murdering-stepdad-after-finding-nude-photos/ar-AA15zQ2qDon't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: 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.aspxCarrody Buchhorn:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6533C'Quan Hinton:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6526Dartanion Edwards:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6525Joshun Edward:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6527Kino Christian:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6528Aaron Culbertson JR:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6520Kelvin Nolen:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6522Darrell Lee Clark:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6518Madeline Mendoza:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6519John Navarro:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6517Roosevelt  Myles :https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6513Milton Joneshttps://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6506Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice

To celebrate 100 episodes of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda put together a panel made up of:Successfully Returned Citizen- David Garlock-https://www.davidlgarlock.com/Former Prosecutor- Lisel Petis-https://www.rstreet.org/team/lisel-petis/Honorable Judge J. Clayton& Gin & Justice's very own Criminal Defense Attorney- Justine*The purpose of this panel is to give listeners a basic overview of the beginning to end of a criminal case from all perspectives involved.*Don't forget to leave us a review and follow us on social media!https://www.ginandjusticepodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GinAndJustice/IG: @ginandjusticepodcastTwitter: Gin_JusticePodTikTok: Gin_and_Justice