Making Amends
Making Amends

Making Amends

Steve Herbert

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A podcast series that investigates the heavy use of incarceration as a response to the harms of crime. Season one explores how many incarcerated people seek to atone for their misdeeds, despite the challenging conditions in prison. Season two follows a group of prosecutors as they travel inside the walls to learn what it means to be convicted of a violent crime, and to try to overcome the challenges of incarceration.

Recent Episodes

S 2 E 6: ”This Really Humanized The Criminal Justice System”
MAR 27, 2023
S 2 E 6: ”This Really Humanized The Criminal Justice System”
So, what did it mean for the prosecutors to engage in intensive conversations with prisoners?  What lessons did everyone learn?
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29 MIN
S 2 E 5: ”You Get To The Point Where You’re Doing Dead Time”
MAR 25, 2023
S 2 E 5: ”You Get To The Point Where You’re Doing Dead Time”
Despite the difficult conditions of prison, many people inside find a pathway to self-improvement.  How is that possible?  Are there changes in criminal justice policy that even prosecutors could support that would make transformations inside more likely?
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33 MIN
S 2 E 4: ”How Am I Going To Be A Better Person After This Time?”
MAR 24, 2023
S 2 E 4: ”How Am I Going To Be A Better Person After This Time?”
In Oregon and elsewhere, many people convicted by prosecutors of a violent crime are given a long and fixed sentence.  What does it mean to go prison on such a sentence?  What can prisoners teach prosecutors about the experience of doing time?
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27 MIN
S 2 E 3: ”We As Prosecutors Have A Lot Of Power”
MAR 23, 2023
S 2 E 3: ”We As Prosecutors Have A Lot Of Power”
What is it like to be prosecuted for a violent crime?  On the way toward getting a conviction, do you have any reason to take accountability for your actions?
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34 MIN
S 2 E 2: ”Hurt People Hurt People”
MAR 22, 2023
S 2 E 2: ”Hurt People Hurt People”
How do people come to commit violent acts?  What can prosecutors learn by listening to stories of how people ended up in prison?
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28 MIN