41 min

S1 Episode 14 - Prosecuting Crime, Preventing Crime and Convicted of a Crime Aftermath Philadelphia

    • Documentary

In the fourteenth episode of Aftermath Philadelphia, Captain Gillespie sits down with a unique guest who has a perspective of the criminal justice system from two points of view. Former Philadelphia District Attorney and later Federal Defendant Seth Williams, sit down for a discussion covering a wide range of topics. Seth Williams dives into his experiences growing up in West Philadelphia (the 18th District) and how that led him to a career  as a prosecutor. He discusses his role as a young Assistant District Attorney, and then coming back as the person in charge of one of the largest District Attorney Offices in the Country. Capt. Gillespie and Seth, go on to converse about the importance of prosecuting violent crimes and gun crimes, but also believing in second chances. Seth Williams give us a glimpse of what he did inside of Federal Prison to help fellow inmates and how that helped change his view on the Criminal Justice System. This unique perspective of the criminal justice system is one that you want to hear. 

In the fourteenth episode of Aftermath Philadelphia, Captain Gillespie sits down with a unique guest who has a perspective of the criminal justice system from two points of view. Former Philadelphia District Attorney and later Federal Defendant Seth Williams, sit down for a discussion covering a wide range of topics. Seth Williams dives into his experiences growing up in West Philadelphia (the 18th District) and how that led him to a career  as a prosecutor. He discusses his role as a young Assistant District Attorney, and then coming back as the person in charge of one of the largest District Attorney Offices in the Country. Capt. Gillespie and Seth, go on to converse about the importance of prosecuting violent crimes and gun crimes, but also believing in second chances. Seth Williams give us a glimpse of what he did inside of Federal Prison to help fellow inmates and how that helped change his view on the Criminal Justice System. This unique perspective of the criminal justice system is one that you want to hear. 

41 min