Fighting for Justice Radio Program

The purpose of this hearing is to determine if sufficient new evidence exists for a new trial. It will be resumed on February 3rd, due to witnesses scheduled by the prosecution who could not be present. Calhoun County Prosecutor, Susan Mladenoff, has been fighting this tooth and nail for one very obvious reason: if she has to try Lorinda again, she simply doesn’t have the evidence to convict (since nothing ever happened). Instead of dealing with this issue head-on, that Calhoun County wrongfully convicted a person, she has resorted to tactics that make it clear to everyone that her goal is not justice, but winning.

The Battle Creek Inquirer has an excellent article by Trace Christenson with a lot of detail, so we will make only a few summary statements.

Fighting for Justice Radio Program

Hosted by Richard Bernstein

Next Scheduled Shows Tuesdays, Feb 21 & 28 from Noon to 1 p.m.
on WCHB-1200, Detroit

Fighting for Justice will examine wrongful convictions and other social justice issues. It is hosted by Richard Bernstein who is no stranger to taking on the issues that discriminate against people who have less. Richard is a highly acclaimed and accomplished lawyer in the Detroit area.

The first show, Jan 3rd, will feature Ken Wyniemko, a friend and advisor of Proving Innocence. Ken is an exoneree who spent 8.5 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Since his exoneration, Ken has worked tirelessly to institute legislative reforms to change the system, as well as supported exonerees in their difficult challenge of readjusting to normal life outside of prison.

As the weeks roll on, periodically, Ken will continue the series, but we have no schedule as such. When Ken is on, Proving Innocence's site is one convenient place you can come to where you will find a widget that will stream the program live. But in the event that you miss a show or want to review others, we will record and archive all the shows that deal with wrongful convictions.

Listeners are encourage to call in to 313.298.1200 to ask questions of Richard or his guest or to express your own views on the subject.

The Fighting for Justice module in the left column contains a live link during the show and at non-show times contains earlier recordings.

Introduction of the Report,

Faces of Failing Public Defense Systems:

Portraits of Michigan’s Constitutional Crisis

This report includes 13 stories of wrongful convictions. One is Temujin Kensu. Another is Ken Wyniemko, one of PI's advisors and a friend. We salute the Michigan Campaign for Justice, the ACLU of Michigan and the ACLU for putting a face or faces on this epidemic problem.
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Attachments:
Faces of the Failing Public Defense System
Michigan Report Card

Users' Submissions

Ron Keine on Overlooked Effects of Death Row

Systemic Watch

Legislation

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U.S.
Beyond

Criminal Justic Reform

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For Those Desiring PI to look at Your Case

At this point in our development, PI is only taking on cases in cooperation with other innocence projects. If you have been wrongfully convicted and your case involves DNA evidence, we recommend you contact the Michigan Innocence Project at Cooley Law School. If your case does not involve DNA, please contact the Michigan Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School. For cases outside of Michigan, here is a list of innocence projects by state.