Jun 29, 2022
Today, you’ll hear about public defense from the judge’s point of view. Tom Boyd is a former Michigan District Court Judge who currently works in the court administration office.
At one point one of the weakest systems in the United States, his work to improve the indigent system has driven forward the future of...
Jun 22, 2022
Today, I speak with David Kaplan and Sara Hildebrand, two former Colorado public defenders and current members of the Aurora Public Defender Commission.
The three of us dive deep into Public Defense Commissions, how they function, and the important work they do in advocating for public defenders.
The commission...
Jun 17, 2022
In 1994, Barry Jones was arrested for the rape and murder of his girlfriend's four-year-old daughter. Even though his innocence is obvious to all who would look, he sits on Arizona's death row, waiting to be executed for a crime he did not commit.
Sylvia Lett and Andrew Sowards are the former federal public defender...
Jun 15, 2022
Like most people, shows like CSI, Law and Order, or even Dexter, may have you convinced that the science used to convict people is airtight. Everything from bite marks, blood spatter, and even finger prints, must be scientifically valid...right?
What if I told you, almost all of it is predicated on junk science and...
Jun 8, 2022
In 1976, Ed Monahan was hired as a Kentucky assistant public defender. He would eventually go on to be the state’s Public Advocate for an impressive 9 years.
Although he no longer fills that position, today Ed comes on Public Defenseless to talk about the impactful work he did in that role and the advocacy he...