Since you last heard from us at Justice in America, we’re excited to share that The Appeal became a worker-led nonprofit newsroom. We are continuing to expose the harms of the criminal legal system and elevate solutions that keep all people saf

A Conversation with Rodney Spivey-Jones and Max Kenner

Apr 29th, 2020 1h 6m

In January 2020 Josie Duffy Rice and her producer, Florence Barrau-Adams, traveled to Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon New York to interview Rodney Spivey-Jones and Max Kenner. Max is the founder and Executive Director of the Bard Priso

Episode 29: Schools in Prison

Apr 22nd, 2020 1h 14m

On this episode of Justice in America, Josie Duffy Rice and her co-host Derecka Purnell talk about education in prisons. They'll discuss the impact of having access to education, the dire lack of available programming, and what happened to pris

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Dyjuan Tatro and Wes Caines’ Book Recommendations

Apr 22nd, 2020 3m 22s

Wesley Caines is the Chief of Staff at the Bronx Defenders and an alum of the Bard Prison Initiative or BPI and Dyjuan Tatro, works at the Bard Prison Initiative as their Government Affairs Officer and he’s also an alumnus of the program. Wes

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Interviewing the creators of College Behind Bars

Apr 22nd, 2020 37m 7s

In this bonus episode, Josie Duffy Rice and her co-host Derecka Purnell talk to Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, the creators of College Behind Bars. College Behind Bars, which was directed by Novick and produced by Botstein, is a four-episode d

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Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein's Book Recommendations

Apr 22nd, 2020 3m 19s

Director Lynn Novick and Producer Sarah Botstein, the creators of College Behind Bars, join hosts Josie Duffy Rice and Derecka Purnell to talk about their book recommendations. For show notes and more information please check out theappeal.or

School to Prison Pipeline

Apr 15th, 2020 1h 11m

What is the school to prison pipeline, and how is it affecting children across America? On this episode of Justice in America, Josie and her co-host, Derecka Purnell, talk to Judith Browne Dianis, the Executive Director of the Advancement Proje

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Judith Browne Dianis’ Book Recommendation

Apr 15th, 2020 1m

Judith Browne Dianis is the Executive Director of the Advancement Project. Judith joined host Josie Duffy Rice to talk about her reading recommendations. For show notes and more information please check out theappeal.org.

Junk Forensic Science

Apr 8th, 2020 1h 6m

Everyone who has ever watched a crime procedural believes that forensic science is the most reliable way to tell whether someone is guilty or not. But is that true? The reality is that a lot of forensic science is not exactly science at all. On

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Radley Balko's Book Recommendation

Apr 8th, 2020 1m 28s

Radley Balko is an opinion journalist at the Washington Post and author of The Cadaver and the Country Dentist. Radley joined host Josie Duffy Rice to talk about his reading recommendation. For show notes and more information please check out

The Privatization of Prisons

Apr 1st, 2020 1h 7m

On this episode of Justice Podcast, Josie Duffy Rice and guest co-host Donovan Ramsey look at the privatization of America’s criminal legal system. They go beyond just private prisons and look at all the ways the system has privatized correctio

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Bianca Tylek's Book Recommendation

Apr 1st, 2020 1m 33s

Bianca Tylek is the Executive Director of Worth Rises, a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to dismantling the prison industry and ending the exploitation of those it touches. Bianca joined host Josie Duffy Rice to talk about her readin

Conversation with Sherrilyn Ifill

Mar 25th, 2020 53m 21s

On this episode of Justice in America, Josie Duffy Rice and her guest co-host, Darnell Moore, talk to Sherrilyn Ifill about policing, civil rights, the criminal justice system, and more. Ifill is the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP

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Sherrilyn Ifill's Book Recommendations

Mar 25th, 2020 3m 45s

Sherrilyn Ifill is the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), the nation’s premier civil rights law organization. Sherrilyn joined hosts Josie Duffy Rice and Darnell Moore to talk about her book re

Death Penalty

Mar 18th, 2020 54m 56s

On this episode of Justice in America, Josie Duffy Rice, and guest co-host Darnell Moore, focus on the death penalty. Capital punishment remains one of the cruelest aspects of America’s criminal legal system. In America, over 2500 people are cu

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State Attorney Aramis Ayala Book Recommendations

Mar 18th, 2020 2m 10s

Aramis Ayala is the State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. State Attorney Ayala joined Josie Duffy Rice to talk about her book recommendations. For show notes and more information please check out theappeal.org.

Criminalizing Mothers

Mar 11th, 2020 1h 9m

One of the most devastating collateral consequences for someone involved in the criminal justice system is the potential destruction of their family – most commonly parents losing custody of kids and children being forced into foster care. On t

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Emma Ketteringham's Book Recommendation

Mar 11th, 2020 1m 29s

Emma Ketteringham is the Managing Director of the Bronx Defenders Family Defense Practice. Emma joined Josie to talk about her book recommendation. For show notes and more resources, please visit theappeal.org.

Probation and Parole

Mar 4th, 2020 57m 34s

About 2.3 million people are incarcerated in America, but about 6.7 million people are under some form of correctional control. The difference between these two numbers is due to the 4.5 million adults under community supervision, almost twice

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LaTonya Tate’s Book Recommendation

Mar 4th, 2020 1m 7s

LaTonya Tate is the Executive Director and Founder of Alabama Justice Initiative based in Birmingham, Alabama. LaTonya joined Josie to talk about her book recommendation. For show notes and more resources, please visit theappeal.org.

Police Accountability

1 Feb 26th, 2020 1h 8m

As civilians, how do we hold the police responsible for wrongdoing? On the first episode of Season 3, Josie Duffy and co-host Darnell Moore discuss different avenues of police accountability and explain why it’s so hard for the criminal justice

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Alicia Garza's Book Recommendation

Feb 26th, 2020 51s

Alicia Garza is an activist, writer, and organizer, who currently serves as Principal at Black Futures Lab. She is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter. Alicia joined host Josie Duffy Rice to talk about her book recommendation. For show notes a

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10 Questions Bonus: Derecka Purnell

Feb 19th, 2020 23m 48s

The third season of Justice in America launches February 26. You can find it on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Josie Duffy Rice, president of The Appeal, each episode of Justice in America fo