Wrongful Conviction


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Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and podcast host Lauren Bright Pacheco, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. Each episode peels back the layers behind the stories of those who have found themselves caught in a legal system gone wrong, with illuminating insights from lawyers and leading experts sharing their in-depth knowledge about each case, from prison visits and courtroom battles to reexamined crime scenes and witness interviews. This gripping series reveals the tragedy of injustice…as well as the triumph that is possible when people step up and demand change.
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My favorite podcast
Jan 29
This is one of my favorite ever podcasts. It is so interesting and simulataneously heartbreaking to hear these real stories of wrongful convictions- some who have been in prison for 30 years for crimes they did not commit. Wrongful Convictions Podcast works together with the Innocence Project who advocates for these people through pro bono work and sifting through document after document, and evidence to prove that these people did not do what they were accused of. Innocence Project does really important justice work as the justice system has failed so many of these people. Give it a listen! I couldn’t recommend it enough!!
Great show!
11/30/2024
One of the best, if not THE BEST crime/criminal justice shows out there. Episode # 340 is especially heartbreaking. The guy, John Giuca, is still in prison for something that the deaf, dumb, and blind could see he did not do. Keep up the great work
Too biased
12/17/2024
This is a good podcast which highlights many cases of possible/probable false convictions. The issue is it is too slanted in that direction and doesn’t present arguments fairly. For example, on the Atif Rafay episode it ignores any evidence against Atif and Sebastian (Sebastian changed the murder weapon in a high school play to a bat from a rope and the killings were done with a bat, Sebastian’s fingerprints were found on the tipped over boxes, etc) and mentions an informant pointed to another suspect without mentioning three informants pointed to three different unrelated suspects so at least two of those tips were made up). Overall, it commits the same sin as the justice system: ignoring evidence that goes against its narrative.
Love this show and love the guest host Conner!
10/25/2024
I enjoy every episode of this show and deeply empathize with all of the wrongly convicted individuals out there. Absolutely loved the most recent episode guest hosted by Conner Hall. He is hilarious and the show made my day today.
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- CreatorLava for Good Podcasts
- Years Active2016 - 2025
- Episodes538
- RatingExplicit
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- ProviderLava Productions, LLC
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