Jenny Andrews and Jon Jachimowicz detail the findings from phase one of the Public Defender Well Being study.

Jane Fox and Alexi Shalom join to explain programs they have developed that can help members of their union deal with crushing student debt and what else Public Defender leaders can do to help their people with student debt.

Dan Hinkel sheds light on how Burke’s office is now fighting to keep exonerated people from getting certificates to show their innocence.

David joins the show to discuss why he decided to run and the ambitious plans he has to use the office of the Attorney General to fight for working class Coloradans.

John Gross discusses a recent article he published that offers public defenders another strategy to deal with excessive workloads.

Can Former Public Defenders Improve the Bench in Multnomah County, Oregon? w/Kristine Almquist, Joe Hagedorn, Peter Klym, Joanna Perini-Abott, Chris Behre

Hunter and Jennifer discuss the evidence that supports rehabilitation as a purpose of punishment, the lack of evidence to support retribution as a purpose of punishment, and get into their disagreements about the role of policing in public safety.

This episode aims to help people understand why they fought so hard and why others should unionize their offices.

How Tennessee's Mass Incarceration Policies are Making the State less Safe w/Dawn Deaner

Hunter and Jennifer discussed a slew of topics including her efforts to expand holistic defender services across the state and how her office is leading the way in integrating AI tools into their practice.

Hunter and Terrance discuss the history of the coroner’s office and how they are able to use the five categories of death classification to make it impossible to hold people accountable for death’s in custody.  

Hunter is joined by Maureen Hanlon and Anita Tabb, two people fighting to change how Missouri treats people with mental illness in the states jails and prisons.

Dylan Hayre and Emily King join the show to discuss incredible campaigns in Arizona, North Dakota, and Oklahoma that have started to eliminate the fines and fees that keep people trapped in debt for decades.

Vichal Kumar joins the show to discuss how the lessons he has learned as a line PD and with PFJ are driving him to run for Congress in New York’s 7th Congressional District.

Lilah Thompson and Maria Thomson join the show to detail how their office has stepped up to resist Trump’s plans for mass deportation.  

How Restorative Justice Could Transform What Public Safety Looks Like w/Amanda Carrasco

Kay Edwards joins the show to discuss how her office has implemented a new organizational structure and way of thinking that empowers social workers to take more active roles in cases.

Tracie Olson joins to discuss the recent Deason Center report about the dramatic underfunding of Public Defense in California and the impacts of Prop 36 on her community.