The Injustice of Criminal Convictions Without Any Crimes with Jessica S. Henry

Kathryn Rubino talks with Jessica S. Henry, author of "SMOKE BUT NO FIRE: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened", about the prevalence of no-crime convictions, some of the worst examples of no-crime convictions, how racial injustice exacerbates the issue, and finally what can be done, particularly within the current criminal justice reform zeitgeist.

Episode Resources

• Jessica S. Henry: jessicahenryjustice@gmail.com
• https://www.amazon.com/Smoke-but-No-Fire-Convicting/dp/0520300645
• https://jessicahenryjustice.com/

Episode Highlights

• Jessica's new book - 0:37
• Her background - 1:31
• Being a teacher and learning about crime cases - 5:34
• Crimes that never happened - 6:18
• Being convicted about something that never took place - 8:36
• Some of the worst cases about convicted persons with no crime - 10:48
• How prosecutors do their job - 15:56
• Wrongful convictions - 17:17
• What we can do to stop this problem - 18:58
• Aggressive police tactics - 19:58
• What would help this problem - 22:09
• Focusing on this issue - 25:33

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