Justice Voices
Eye-Opening Stories
Practical Solutions
Justice Voices
Eye-Opening Stories
Practical Solutions
Justice Voices
Eye-Opening Stories.
Practical Solutions
Ep. 27: Sonya Massey and Mental Health Board
Sonya Massey Called for Help. A Deputy Shot and Killed Her. Here’s What Has to Change. Sonya Massey was a mother, a sister, a cousin. She was managing lupus, raising her children, living her life in Springfield, Illinois. In the early hours of July 6, 2024, she called police because
Rethinking Criminal Justice
By David E. Risley Years of professional experience and observation have led me to rethink criminal justice, social justice, restorative justice—justice in all its forms. The pursuit of justice is what motivates me. As long as I can remember I have had a strong sense of fairness and a strong
Christmas Reflections on Criminal Justice and Punishment
The following is a transcript of host David Risley’s commentary in Justice Voices Episode 15: As we approach Christmas 2022, this seems like a good time to reflect on justice – what it is and what it is not – and about how our current approach to criminal justice squares,
Three Doses of Criminal Justice Reality
“Prison is crime college.” That’s what a former defendant of mine told me after serving several years in prison in a case I prosecuted during my 32 years as a federal prosecutor. Our paths crossed after he returned home and we talked about his prison experience. He said, “What do
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