When her son was sentenced to decades in prison, Jamie found herself in a crash course in the justice system. Packed with tips, tricks and info, this ep is perfect for anyone who finds themselves at a loss on how to help their locked up loved one.

About Jamie...

Jamie Sell…In 2018, Jamie’s son, Austin Burke, was convicted and sentenced to over 50 years in prison. After the initial shock of the conviction, Jamie hit the ground running on a quest to prove Austin’s innocence. During the past 5 years, she has taught herself to navigate the state prison and legal systems. Jamie has organized rallies and events to advocate for not only her son, but criminal justice reform in Ohio as a whole. She grew up in the foster care system and found her forever foster mother when she was 16. As a young adult, Jamie worked as a machinist and computer technician until she settled down in nursing. Early in her career, she worked at a prison infirmary as well as a local jail. After her son was convicted in 2018, Jamie began training in ICU and worked as a travel nurse during Covid to make extra money to support her son’s legal defense efforts.

In 2022, Jamie was elected as a Precinct Central Committeewoman in Mahoning County. She is a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and currently works as an ER nurse.

Connect with Jamie...

• Jamie's Facebook Page
• Justice 4 Austin T. Burke Website
• Austin's Facebook Support Page

Credits:

Host: Kristine Bunch, Indiana exoneree and Outreach Coordinator for Interrogating Justice and How to Justice

Producer: Tammy Alexander, creator and co-host of the Snow Files Podcast

Announcer: Eric Brenner, actor and voice over artist

How to Justice is a non-profit group that seeks to raise up justice-impacted people. Its goal? Provide easy-to-read answers to your questions about your rights before, during and after prison.

Interrogating Justice is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. Our team of attorneys, advocates and allies take on some of the biggest legal, social and ethical justice-reform issues today. Our goal is simple: help shed light on the obstacles preventing our justice system from being just.

Donate: We have the largest database of resources for justice impacted people in the United States. Your donation will help us continue to educate justice-impacted individuals about the law and how to protect the rights that they are entitled to under it. It will pay for writers, fact checkers, and Spanish translators as well as outreach efforts. Any amount will help.

Jeff lost his wife, house, law practice, law license and even his freedom when he hit rock bottom after more than a decade of prescription opioid addiction. But his road to recovery led to a path filled with redemption and a future he could never have imagined.

About Jeff...

Jeffrey D. Grant, Esq…After an addiction to prescription opioids and serving almost 14 months in Federal prison (2006 – 07) for a white collar crime he committed in 2001 when he was a lawyer, Jeff Grant started his own reentry. He earned a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, majoring in Social Ethics. After graduating, Jeff was called to serve at an inner city church in Bridgeport, CT as Associate Minister and Director of Prison Ministries. He then co-founded Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. (Greenwich, CT), the world’s first ministry devoted to serving people prosecuted for white collar crimes and their families. In May 2021, Jeff’s law license was reinstated by the NY Supreme Court. In August 2022, Jeff celebrated 20 years of continuous sobriety.

Connect with Jeff...

• Grant Law Firm: Specializing in white collar crime prosecutions. Email | 212.859.3512
• White Collar Support Group: The world's first support group devoted to those navigating the white-collar criminal justice system. Email
• Life After White Collar Crime - as featured in the New Yorker
• The Criminal Insider Podcast: with Babz Rawls Ivy and Jeff Grant is broadcast live at 9am ET on the first and third Friday of each month.

Credits:

Host: Kristine Bunch, Indiana exoneree and Outreach Coordinator for Interrogating Justice and How to Justice

Producer: Tammy Alexander, creator and co-host of the Snow Files Podcast

Announcer: Eric Brenner, actor and voice over artist

How to Justice is a non-profit group that seeks to raise up justice-impacted people. Its goal? Provide easy-to-read answers to your questions about your rights before, during and after prison.

Interrogating Justice is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. Our team of attorneys, advocates and allies take on some of the biggest legal, social and ethical justice-reform issues today. Our goal is simple: help shed light on the obstacles preventing our justice system from being just.

Donate: We have the largest database of resources for justice impacted people in the United States. Your donation will help us continue to educate justice-impacted individuals about the law and how to protect the rights that they are entitled to under it. It will pay for writers, fact checkers, and Spanish translators as well as outreach efforts. Any amount...

Pregnant, 22, and labeled a “baby killer,” Kristine was still reeling from the death of her son as she headed to prison to begin her 60-year sentence. In Part 2, Kristine walks us through how she overcame insurmountable odds as she fought for and gained her freedom.

About Kristine...

Kristine Bunch spent more than 17 years behind bars after she was arrested and charged with setting a fire that claimed the life of her three-year-old son, Anthony. Although a defense expert testified that the fire was accidental, two experts for the prosecution testified that an accelerant was used and therefore the fire was arson. Jurors believed the prosecution witnesses and found Kristine, then 22 and pregnant, guilty of murder and arson. She was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 60 years for murder and 50 years for arson. 17 years later Kristine walked out of prison, and in 2012, the prosecution dropped all charges against her. During her incarceration, Kristine earned degrees in English and Anthropology. Kristine is now the Outreach Coordinator for Interrogating Justice and How to Justice, and the host of the Justice Impacted podcast.

Connect with Kristine...

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Pinterest
• How to Justice
• Interrogating Justice
• Justice Impacted Podcast

About Richard...

Richard McDonald is the Director of Corporate Development for Global Arena, specializing in US based Mergers & Acquisitions. Richard has a background in Human Resources, Corporate Development, and is currently writing his first book Unshackled: Breaking the Chains of Addiction, Abuse, and Anger which is scheduled to be released in April 2023, which is the five year anniversary of Richard’s freedom from the chains of Oxycontin. Richard holds master’s degrees in human resources and finance from Colorado Technical University. Prior to going to prison, Richard was a Human Resources Director for a global manufacturing company. Richard spent over a year and a half in custody of the BOP. Since being released, he has worked as a writer and news liaison at Interrogating Justice and now serves on the Board of Directors for Interrogating Justice and How to Justice. Richard wrote a series of articles entitled “I’ve been in your shoes” (linked below).

Connect with Richard...

• I've Been in Your Shoes Series
• LinkedIn
• Email Richard

Credits:

Host: Kristine Bunch, Indiana exoneree and Outreach Coordinator for Interrogating Justice and How to Justice

Producer: Tammy Alexander, creator and co-host of the