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S4E2: Iris Eytan on Prosecutorial Misconduct, Wrongful Convictions, and Immunity
In this episode of Just Justice, Jessica Henry speaks with attorney, former public defender, and Protect Ethical Prosecutors (PEP) founder Iris Eytan about prosecutorial misconduct, wrongful convictions, and the broad legal immunity prosecutors receive even when serious ethical violations occur.
Drawing on decades of experience in criminal defense, Eytan examines the extraordinary power prosecutors
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| Breaking Good is one of those memoirs that grabs you from page one and doesn’t ever let go. Nikki Mammano traces her life from New Jersey to the sun-drenched but shadowy streets of Waikiki. The result is a fresh, raw, and often funny story of addicti ...more | |
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“Therein lies part of the problem as well. Good guys versus bad guys. It's a false dichotomy, a two-dimensional cartoon rather than a multidimensional, full-blown portrayal of actual people. Constructs like these minimize the humanity of the people being prosecuted. Criminal defendants become a parade of disposable people who are somehow less than human and not worthy of careful, sometimes agonizing consideration of the possibility that somewhere along the line something went terribly wrong.”
― Smoke but No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened
― Smoke but No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened
