Jasmine Harris of The Innocence Center of San Diego, California Working to Free the Innocent [Part 2]

About this episode

Jasmin Harris discusses her work at The Innocence Center and efforts to prevent wrongful convictions.

Jasmin Harris is director of policy and development at The Innocence Center, the policy representative for the California Innocence Coalition and the Co-Chair of the Policy Committee of the Innocence Network Board. She began her work in the Innocence movement in 2014 after her brother was incarcerated for participating in a non-violent peaceful protest. Jasmin's work in the Coalition has resulted in the passage of 11 groundbreaking laws dedicated to preventing wrongful convictions, guiding the path for the wrongfully incarcerated to reclaim their freedom, facilitating their successful reintegration into society. Learn more about The Innocence Center here. This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Harriet Hendel

Guest: Jasmin Harris

Topics covered

• wrongful convictions
• innocence movement
• policy development
• social justice
• reintegration

Keywords

• innocence movement
• wrongful convictions
• policy
• California
• social justice

Sponsors

Innocence Project of Florida

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Innocence Center, California Innocence Coalition, Innocence Network Board

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