Chapter
Clemency: The Last Hope for Life Sentence Convicts
13:10 - 20:55 (07:45)
Many life-sentenced convicts turn to clemency as their last hope for release. Without an advocate or group pushing for their release, their chances are slim, but executive clemency can be the only way to achieve freedom.
Clips
This podcast episode narrates the story of JJ Harper, a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder for 39 years, and his lawyer, Kimberly Cook, who finally got him exonerated, although the prosecution tried to withhold evidence and twist the facts of the case against them.
13:10 - 15:03 (01:52)
Summary
This podcast episode narrates the story of JJ Harper, a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder for 39 years, and his lawyer, Kimberly Cook, who finally got him exonerated, although the prosecution tried to withhold evidence and twist the facts of the case against them.
ChapterClemency: The Last Hope for Life Sentence Convicts
EpisodeThe Call
PodcastLetters from Sing Sing
Jason launched a campaign to help JJ Velazquez, who he believed was innocent, to win freedom through executive clemency with the help of Steve Zeidman, a professor at CUNY Law School who runs the Second Look Project to assist incarcerated individuals with their clemency petitions.
15:03 - 16:02 (00:59)
Summary
Jason launched a campaign to help JJ Velazquez, who he believed was innocent, to win freedom through executive clemency with the help of Steve Zeidman, a professor at CUNY Law School who runs the Second Look Project to assist incarcerated individuals with their clemency petitions.
ChapterClemency: The Last Hope for Life Sentence Convicts
EpisodeThe Call
PodcastLetters from Sing Sing
This podcast episode explores the process and misunderstandings around clemency.
16:02 - 18:28 (02:26)
Summary
This podcast episode explores the process and misunderstandings around clemency. It discusses how having an advocate can significantly increase the chances of receiving clemency and how it can be granted regardless of guilt.
ChapterClemency: The Last Hope for Life Sentence Convicts
EpisodeThe Call
PodcastLetters from Sing Sing
An inmate at a New York correctional facility, who is isolated in his cell due to the COVID-19 pandemic, speaks about the fear and anxiety he and others are facing during this time.
18:28 - 19:23 (00:54)
Summary
An inmate at a New York correctional facility, who is isolated in his cell due to the COVID-19 pandemic, speaks about the fear and anxiety he and others are facing during this time.
ChapterClemency: The Last Hope for Life Sentence Convicts
EpisodeThe Call
PodcastLetters from Sing Sing
The speaker shares their experience of feeling unsafe in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic and compares it to the fear experienced during 9/11.
19:23 - 20:55 (01:32)
Summary
The speaker shares their experience of feeling unsafe in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic and compares it to the fear experienced during 9/11. They describe taking precautions such as bleaching their cell and feeling a constant sense of unease around other incarcerated individuals.