Gin & Justice
146 episodes Last Updated: Dec 19, 23
Heyyy… let's talk about JUSTICE! It's been a long day, pour some gin and have a seat. Justine and Amanda are shedding light on the inner workings of the criminal justice system, taking a deep dive into the many perspectives, and giving listeners a look at the system through the eyes of all walks of life. They discuss the successes and many failures of the system allowing listeners to understand the side of justice that’s often not portrayed. Gin & Justice highlights stories that are often forgotten in the "True Crime" category, and that is, views and perspectives from the real criminal justice system. You’ll hear discussions on the impacts the criminal justice system on those who are incarcerated, their loved ones, and those who are wrongfully convicted, and highlights of how substance use disorder and mental health are criminalized and have fueled a system of mass incarceration.Follow and subscribe for weekly behind the scenes look at the American Criminal Legal System.
Episodes
Dec 19, 2023
Farewell For Now: Not Forever
On this episode of Gin & Justice, with heavy hearts we announce that we will be taking a step back from the podcast. For awhile we will not be releasing any new episodes but we will be keeping all prior episodes live. Life has thrown us some wild curveballs this last year and we've both been feeling overwhelmed and that we didn't have the time and energy each of our episodes deserves. We never want to sell these stories short, or as Amanda says "we don't want to ever half ass this, we want to always whole ass it."We are still reachable through our emails and socials. Please continue to reach out, and please don't stop sharing these stories and spreading the information needed to create the change we all need.Farewell for now, not forever.xoxo- G&J Oh, we also talk about Alabama, and their terrible Death Penalty choices.Alabama's upcoming gas execution could harm witnesses and violate religious liberty:https://www.npr.org/2023/12/12/1218591962/alabamas-upcoming-gas-execution-could-harm-witnesses-and-violate-religious-liberAlabama’s new execution method could be dangerous for everyone in the room: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/lethal-injection-alabama-kenneth-smith-b2464318.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
On this week's episode of Gin & Justice the gals chat about some current events including spiking burrito bowls and sketchy NARK kits. Then they chat with Meghan and Jessica from the National Registry of Exonerations!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.aspxTO DONATE TO THE REGISTRY:https://funraise.org/give/National-Registry-of-Exonerations/49d88db1-4a88-433c-a0ab-3a4453535ba8/Other Source Material:https://apple.news/A7g7DPpBkScC9g-iOuHk1Ighttps://suncommunitynews.com/news/106122/inspector-general-flaws-in-prison-drugs-tests-found/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
Dec 05, 2023
Alyse Maslonick: RedefinED
On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda talk about they podcast Spotify wrapped. Then they chat with Alyse Madlonick. Alyse shares her experience with the criminal justice system from a victims perspective, and tells us how she's changing lives through RedefinED. For more info on RedefinED:https://www.redefiningeducation.org/ 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
Nov 28, 2023
Legal Brief: November 2023 Exonerations Part 1
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.aspxTO DONATE TO THE REGISTRY:https://funraise.org/give/National-Registry-of-Exonerations/49d88db1-4a88-433c-a0ab-3a4453535ba8/The Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences:https://cifsjustice.org/#/mainOther Source Material:https://www.caarpr.org/survivors-1/nick-escamillahttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-02-03-9303175091-story.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
Nov 21, 2023
Jared Fishman: Justice Innovation Lab
On this episode of Gin & Justice Justine and Amanda discuss some current events, then, they chat with Jared Fishman. Jared is the Founder of Justice Innovation Lab, the goal-Building data-informed, human-centered solutions for a more equitable, effective, and fair justice system. Not only did he found IJL, he also wrote a book! Fire on the Levvee.Justice Innovation Lab:https://www.justiceinnovationlab.org/Fire on the Levee: The Murder of Henry Glover and the Search for Justice after Hurricane Katrina:https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Levee-Pursuit-Justice-Hurricane/dp/1335429263Other source Material: Gov. Hochul signs Clean Slate Law sealing many New York criminal records:https://www.silive.com/news/2023/11/gov-hochul-signs-clean-slate-law-sealing-many-new-york-criminal-records.htmlFlorida's Bloated Prison System Will Cost Billions To Maintain:https://apple.news/AxDEI_MkrTjSFRqo8VDhasQConnecticut children should not be put in adult prisons, new report say:https://apple.news/AjDu6s1EDSP-M8bpNCZYxIADon'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
Nov 14, 2023
Legal Brief: Veterans, Lawsuits
On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, the ladies are back with a Legal Brief. They discuss the need for more Veterans Courts, and a very interesting lawsuit that could change Docudramas as we know them.We're leaving our veterans behind – not on the battlefield but in criminal justice system:https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2023/11/10/jail-incarceration-criminal-justice-fail-struggling-veterans/71426586007/Star Prosecutor’s Blockbuster Defamation Lawsuit Against Netflix and a Hollywood Favorite, Ava DuVernay, Over ‘Central Park Five’ Film Could Change TV:https://apple.news/AIxaJ25aJQsyUz6kH3TVLjADon'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
Nov 07, 2023
Andy Williams Jr : Hood Candidate
On this week's episode of Gin & Justice Justine and Amanda discuss Tulsa's new law, and the possible "mandering of the courts". Then they chat with Andy 'the hood candidate' Williams Jr. about his background and why he is running for president of the United States.More info on Andy:https://hoodcandidate.com/aboutOther source material:Tulsa mayor candidate celebrates piece of criminal justice reform legislation becoming law:https://ktul.com/news/local/tulsa-mayor-candidate-celebrates-piece-of-criminal-justice-reform-legislation-becoming-lawDon'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
Oct 31, 2023
Legal Brief: Exonerations October 2023
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.aspxTO DONATE TO THE REGISTRY:https://funraise.org/give/National-Registry-of-Exonerations/49d88db1-4a88-433c-a0ab-3a4453535ba8/Other Source Material:Wrongful Conviction Podcast, Episode 109: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BaRINawxRy3nJNjrRQI0h?si=nzm58zJGQ921tqUuv2JHqADon'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
Oct 24, 2023
Jenifer Lockwood: Mandatory Minimums
On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda chat with Jenifer Lockwood. Jenifer shares her experience with addiction, incarceration, and mandatory minimums. The Nation’s Shame: The Injustice of Mandatory Minimums: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-nations-shame-the-injustice-of-mandatory-minimums-46729/4/Post-Conviction Alliance: https://postconvictionalliance.org/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
Legal Briefs are back this week on Gin & Justice and we're talking current events.An Alabama woman was imprisoned for ‘endangering’ her fetus. She gave birth in a jail shower:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/13/alabama-pregnant-woman-jail-lawsuitFL Corrections Secretary says some canteen prices in prisons too high; working on reducing costs:https://apple.news/AaPV_-Q2uTxe6dWWhNNqOsASanta Clara County pilot program aims to stop repeat offenders by keeping them in jail:https://apple.news/ABu8syUH5S4mDN9rXjev66gWith cash bail eliminated in Illinois, Cook County Jail population shrinks:https://apple.news/AdYI_NbfCSaudNzTQk0R4WgPolice Resistance and Politics Undercut the Authority of Prosecutors Trying to Reform the Justice System:https://apple.news/AYO7G3wT-Q3K0ZeQBrRxQigTAMPA, FLORIDA — The 2nd Annual Tampa Bay Criminal Justice Summit, a highly-anticipated event, is set to make its mark on October 20th and 21st, 2023. Hosted at the prestigious Barrymore Hotel and Tampa Preparatory School, this two-day summit promises to be a hub of insightful discussions, featuring an array of distinguished panelists and speakers in the realm of criminal justice reform.Event Details:Date: Friday, October 20th, 2023 (9:00 am - 3:00 pm)Location: Barrymore Hotel 111 W Fortune St, Tampa, FL 33602Saturday, October 21st, 2023 (8:00 am - 4:00 pm) Tampa Preparatory School, 727 W Cass Street, Tampa, Florida 33606Don'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