The AJC Radio Hosts speaks with Our Special Guests Julia Lazareck, POC for Prison the Hidden Sentence, Derek Gamble, Program Director for Clean Slate Reentry and Kathy Morse, who was a former detainee at Rikers.  Although the American system of justice is the most-respected worldwide, it is still a system designed, and operated, by humans, which means it’s not perfect. The hosts will highlight ongoing …

The AJC Radio Hosts will continue our ongoing series discussing Voices Behind the Wall – Voices of the Innocent. Wrongful Convictions in the United States is steadily increasing and it could happen to you! Although the American system of justice is the most-respected worldwide, it is still a system designed, and operated, by humans, which means it’s not perfect. The hosts will highlight …

The AJC Radio Hosts talks with our Special Guest Antoine Day, who was a budding musician when his life changed. On September 1, 1990, Thomas Peters and James Coleman were shot while shooting craps outside a liquor store. The men were taken to a hospital, where Peters died and Coleman was treated and released for a gunshot wound in the back. Day and a …

The AJC Radio Hosts talks with our Special Guest Maru Mora Villalpando, the founder of Latino Advocacy and Kathy Morse, who is a former detainee at Rikers.  Although the American system of justice is the most-respected worldwide, it is still a system designed, and operated, by humans, which means it’s not perfect. The hosts will highlight ongoing struggles against “the system” and what happens when justice miscarries …

The AJC Radio Hosts talks with our Special Guest George Mallinckrodt, who has been a psychotherapist for 22 years. He started in private practice and eventually gravitated to working in a psychiatric ward, called the Transitional Care Unit, located in the Florida state prison, known as Dade Correctional Institution.    Although the American system of justice is the most-respected worldwide, it is still …

The AJC Radio Hosts talks with our Special Guest Tasha Osborn, who is the Founder/CEO of Inmate’s Lives Matter of Georgia Inc . Her life’s mission is to serve and support incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men, women, and their families. Although the American system of justice is the most-respected worldwide, it is still a system designed, and operated, by humans, which means it’s …

 The AJC Radio Hosts talks with our Special Guest Cassie Monaco, who is the Founder of A Day Closer (ADC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce recidivism by keeping families intact while a loved one is incarcerated.   Although the American system of justice is the most-respected worldwide, it is still a system designed, and operated, by humans, which means it’s not perfect. The …

The AJC Radio Hosts talks with our Special Guest Cassie Monaco, who is the Founder of A Day Closer (ADC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce recidivism by keeping families intact while a loved one is incarcerated.   Although the American system of justice is the most-respected worldwide, it is still a system designed, and operated, by humans, which means it’s not perfect. The …

The AJC Radio Hosts talks with our Special Guest Governor Rod Blagojevich of Chicago, IL. On February 18, 2020, President Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year corruption sentence, wiping away the sentence but not the conviction.   Although the American system of justice is the most-respected worldwide, it is still a system designed, and operated, by humans, which means it’s not perfect. The hosts will highlight ongoing struggles …

The AJC Radio Hosts talks with our Special Guest Tasha Osborn, who is the Founder/CEO of Inmate’s Lives Matter of Georgia Inc . Her life’s mission is to serve and support incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men, women, and their families.   Although the American system of justice is the most-respected worldwide, it is still a system designed, and operated, by humans, which means …