S2 Ep8 Different Cases, Different Sentences

Friends in Prison

23-12-2021 • 20 mins

Why did a truck driver in CO get 110 years for causing an accident when his brakes failed when a woman in MO got 16 for an attempted murder of her husband, the successful murder of her husband, the cover-up of those crimes and attempt to frame her brother-in-law for the murder? Is 55 years a reasonable sentence for a DUI crash that resulted in the deaths of 4 people? This last case is Clare's friend, Val who is trying to raise money for a lawyer to help with her appeal for a sentence reduction.

Val's GOFUNDME demonstrates her remorse and hope to make amends for her crime, not through excessive prison time but through a contribution to society she can only make  once she's released, volunteering, raising awareness for mental health, alcoholism and driving under the influence.

Music courtesy of JulisH

You Might Like

Wartime Stories
Wartime Stories
Ballen Studios
Stuff You Should Know
Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts
Mamamia Out Loud
Mamamia Out Loud
Mamamia Podcasts
Criminal
Criminal
Vox Media Podcast Network
The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Why Files: Operation Podcast
This American Life
This American Life
This American Life
No Filter
No Filter
Mamamia Podcasts
Shameless
Shameless
Shameless Media
Modern Wisdom
Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson
Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
The Travel Diaries
The Travel Diaries
Holly Rubenstein