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When Two Jurors Say “Not Guilty” and It Doesn’t Matter

Dr. Nisha Waller is the racial justice lead at the UK legal charity Appeal and co-author of Doubt Dismissed, a report tracing the hidden history of non-unanimous jury verdicts. She explains why “majority verdicts” are not neutral reform but a structural shortcut that makes convic ... Show more

. 39min 52sec

The Top Causes of Wrongful Convictions — Dr. Rebecca Helm Explains Why Innocent People Get Found Guilty

Rebecca Helm breaks down the quiet driver behind wrongful convictions: the pressure to plead guilty—even when you didn’t do it. Helm is a law professor and empirical legal studies researcher at the University of Exeter, working in an evidence-based justice lab. She explains what ... Show more

. 20min 9sec

King’s Counsel Andrew Pilgrim: The Case That Forced Barbados to Record Interrogations

King’s Counsel Andrew Pilgrim breaks down how Barbados nearly railroaded an innocent man — even after the victims said police arrested the wrong suspect. Pilgrim has spent 32 years defending the accused and challenging convictions built on shaky confessions. He tells the unbeliev ... Show more

. 37min 40sec

Bonus: Krista Mason-Smith on the Privy Council Reversal and Custody Reform in the Bahamas

Bonus episode today: Bahamian defense lawyer Krista Mason-Smith breaks down a landmark Privy Council wrongful-conviction reversal. She explains how custody abuse and inconsistent confession evidence derailed justice, why prosecutors dropped related charges, and how recordings and ... Show more

. 29min 29sec

He Confessed to a Murder He Didn’t Commit | The Vincent Ariste Case

When veteran Jamaican journalist Lloyd B. Smith admitted he once pled guilty to a traffic offense he didn’t commit, it sparked a deeper question: why would anyone confess to something they didn’t do? That question sits at the heart of a shocking case from the Bahamas—one that exp ... Show more

. 1h 16min