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Special: Dr. Carmen Johnson on her book “The Pretense of Justice”

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Hello, hello, and welcome to this week’s “The HillTalks” Podcast! Today we’re joined by Dr. Carmen Johnson—Director of Court Watch and Judicial Accountability (Life After Release) and Co-Founder & Chief Programs and Operations Officer of Helping Ourselves to Transform. She shares insights from her book, “The Pretense of Justice,” dives into her tumultuous battle with the justice system and talks about her ongoing advocacy today.

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Production Team:

Host & Executive Producer: Madison Belo

Producers: Trinity Webster-Bass, Zion Williams

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