A Conversation with Justice Defenders CEO & Founder Alexander McLean [Part 2]

Quentin Lewis: Jailhouse Lawyer, Poet, Fighting His Wrongful Conviction [Part 1]

Quentin Lewis has been incarcerated since he was 16. He's now 45 and an inmate at Wende Correctional Facility in upstate NY. He earned his G.E.D. and an Associates Degree in prison. He's been fighting a wrongful conviction since 2001. Students at Cardozo School of Law and Yeshiva are assisting with his case. Quentin is certified as law clerk in the prison system. Read his article in the New York Times here. [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/nyregion/jailhouse-lawyer-quentin-lewis.html] This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org [https://www.floridainnocence.org/] for more information.

The Dismantling of Youth Prisons and Our History of Locking Up Our Children with Nell Bernstein [Part 2]

Nell Bernstein is an investigative journalist and author of 3 books. Her most recent book is In Our Future We Will Be Free. Nell is the recipient of a White House award given to her by President Obama (Champion of Change). The American Bar Association recognized her 2014 book, Burning Down the House by giving her their Silver Gavel Award. Nell focuses on juvenile justice and the effect of incarceration on children. She writes for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsday, Mother Jones, Salon and USA Today. Her first book is: All Alone In the World. To learn more about Nell, visit her website: https://www.nellbernstein.com/ [https://www.nellbernstein.com/] This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org [https://www.floridainnocence.org/] for more information.

The Dismantling of Youth Prisons and Our History of Locking Up Our Children with Nell Bernstein [Part 1]

Nell Bernstein is an investigative journalist and author of 3 books. Her most recent book is In Our Future We Will Be Free. Nell is the recipient of a White House award given to her by President Obama (Champion of Change). The American Bar Association recognized her 2014 book, Burning Down the House by giving her their Silver Gavel Award. Nell focuses on juvenile justice and the effect of incarceration on children. She writes for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsday, Mother Jones, Salon and USA Today. Her first book is: All Alone In the World. To learn more about Nell, visit her website: https://www.nellbernstein.com/ [https://www.nellbernstein.com/] This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org [https://www.floridainnocence.org/] for more information.

A Conversation with Justice Defenders CEO & Founder Alexander McLean [Part 2]

Alexander McLean is C.E.O. and  founder of Justice Defenders. This organization trains incarcerated people and prison staff side by side as paralegals and lawyers to serve those denied justice in Kenya and Uganda. They have been able to secure a release for  72,000 people, trained 740 paralegals in addition to 67 people who earned a law degree from the University of London while in prison or as prison staff. McLean created this nonprofit in 2007 having graduated from the University of Nottingham as a Barrister that year. Alexander has been honored for his work by being recognized in TIME's 30 Under 30 Changing the World and on "The Power List". He was UK Young Philanthropist of the Year in 2007. Grinnell College awarded him the "Innovator for Social Justice Prize" in 2020. To learn more about Justice Defenders, visit www.justice-defenders.org [https://www.justice-defenders.org/] Alexander's TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sTBdU0SIJc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sTBdU0SIJc] The Whole Story - https://youtu.be/NPVLb4SwQU4 [https://youtu.be/NPVLb4SwQU4] 60 Minutes - https://drive.google.com/drive/search?dmr=1&ec=wgc-drive-globalnav-goto&q=60%20minutes%20type:video [https://drive.google.com/drive/search?dmr=1&ec=wgc-drive-globalnav-goto&q=60%20minutes%20type:video] This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org [https://www.floridainnocence.org/] for more information.

A Conversation with Justice Defenders CEO & Founder Alexander McLean [Part 1]

Alexander McLean is C.E.O. and  founder of Justice Defenders. This organization trains incarcerated people and prison staff side by side as paralegals and lawyers to serve those denied justice in Kenya and Uganda. They have been able to secure a release for  72,000 people, trained 740 paralegals in addition to 67 people who earned a law degree from the University of London while in prison or as prison staff. McLean created this nonprofit in 2007 having graduated from the University of Nottingham as a Barrister that year. Alexander has been honored for his work by being recognized in TIME's 30 Under 30 Changing the World and on "The Power List". He was UK Young Philanthropist of the Year in 2007. Grinnell College awarded him the "Innovator for Social Justice Prize" in 2020. To learn more about Justice Defenders, visit www.justice-defenders.org [https://www.justice-defenders.org/] Alexander's TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sTBdU0SIJc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sTBdU0SIJc] The Whole Story - https://youtu.be/NPVLb4SwQU4 [https://youtu.be/NPVLb4SwQU4] 60 Minutes - https://drive.google.com/drive/search?dmr=1&ec=wgc-drive-globalnav-goto&q=60%20minutes%20type:video [https://drive.google.com/drive/search?dmr=1&ec=wgc-drive-globalnav-goto&q=60%20minutes%20type:video] This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org [https://www.floridainnocence.org/] for more information.