Gin & Justice
Heyyy… let's talk about JUSTICE! It's been a long day, pour some gin and have a seat. Justine and Amanda are shedding light on the inner workings of the criminal justice system, taking a deep dive into the many perspectives, and giving listeners a look at the system through the eyes of all walks of life. They discuss the successes and many failures of the system allowing listeners to understand the side of justice that’s often not portrayed. Gin & Justice highlights stories that are often forgotten in the "True Crime" category, and that is, views and perspectives from the real criminal justice system. You’ll hear discussions on the impacts the criminal justice system on those who are incarcerated, their loved ones, and those who are wrongfully convicted, and highlights of how substance use disorder and mental health are criminalized and have fueled a system of mass incarceration.Follow and subscribe for weekly behind the scenes look at the American Criminal Legal System.
Gin & Justice
Dr. Brandee Izquierdo: SAFE Project
This week Justine and Amanda quickly brief everyone on their weekend at the Tampa Bay Criminal Justice Summit (more on that later), and then quickly dive into their interview with Dr. Brandee Izquierdo with S.A.F.E. Project (Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic). The women discuss substance use disorder and its' relation to the criminal justice system. Brandee tells her inspirational story from the childhood trauma that led to her addiction, to her becoming justice-involved, and ultimately gaining her doctoral degree and becoming the Executive Director of S.A.F.E. Project. She points out several of the barriers that justice-involved persons or formally justice-involved persons face before, during, and after being involved in the system and the stigma attached to it. S.A.F.E. Project has multiple lines of operation to combat the addiction epidemic through public awareness, prevention, prescriptions and medical response, law enforcement and criminal justice, treatment and recovery, and family outreach and support.
To learn more about S.A.F.E. Project visit:
https://www.safeproject.us/
Please consider donating on Giving Tuesday to help fight the addiction epidemic:
https://www.safeproject.us/donate/
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