In Pennsylvania there are so many courts you can appeal to. If you're found guilty of a crime you're innocent of it's because your rights were not protected during the court proceeding. When you realize which rights were violated you have to first appeal to the very judge that allowed your rights to be violated. There is no consequences for a judge or district attorney to violate your rights. In fact, if you do ever appeal to a court that cares and they vindicate you, the judge who initially violated you will never be told. And more than likely the violations wont stop at you just as you probably weren't the first. Jay has been sentenced to life without parole for a double homicide and he has recently discovered that his rights were violated. He is now taking the journey through the many courts of appeals until he finds the right judge. Stay tuned, we answer some more of your questions about prison life at the end of this episode.

Nearly twent years ago, Philadelphia was corrupt, like an episode of Batman. The District attorneys and judges were focused on one thing, CONVICTION RATE. Their goons were the Philadelphia homicide detective unit, otherwise known as "THE DO NOT CALL LIST." The courts had this list of their corrupt officers for years that they wouldn't call to testify because they couldn't risk having them on the stand. Their work was still critical though, in securing the false convictions. Hurry up and arrest someone so the court can convict. They seemed tough on crime and efficient at their jobs. In their defense, there was a lot of crime, maybe too much to keep up with. There wasn't enough time to investigate murderes. It was easier to fabricate evidence and pay off witnesses. The judge would make sure no one would find out by silencing their victim behind prison walls forever. No one would ever listen to these guy if the court labled them as a criminal, right. That worked for a while, until recently when "THE LIST," was discovered. Several men and women have been released from prison, but ther are many more that the court is trying hard to keep silent. Not if I have anything to do with it. This is Ilyas Abdulhadi's story.

Sam has a prison sentence of life without parole and has been diagnosed with cancer. The prison is going out of their way to deny him treatment because of the costs. It's become too common in our prisons that people are being denied adequate treatment because it impedes their profit margin. Sam's nephew, Teddy, joins us and we talk about the disparity in time between prisons and the world.