Interview with Glenn Kirschner | Justice Matters
Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty has written a riveting and important new book about the wrongful murder conviction of a man named Ben Spencer. Ben's experience in the criminal justice system and his decades-long struggle for justice expose the desperate need for criminal justice reform.
In her book, "Brining Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice", Barbara tells Ben's story, shining the harsh light of truth on a system that often seems more intent on closing cases and winning convictions than complying with the legal and constitutional rights of defendants.
“As someone who spent three decades as a trial court prosecutor, I was horrified by the casual callousness that led to many of the wrongful convictions detailed in this important, beautiful, and infuriating work.”
PART 1: “Bringing Ben Home: A Wrongful Murder Conviction, A Judicial Exoneration but Continued Incarceration?”
In part one of a three-part interview, Barb details the homicide of the victim, Jeffrey Young, the investigation (such as it was) that resulted in Ben's arrest, and the trial that produced the first conviction.
PART 2: Exonerated! Because Justice Matters
After more than 30 years in prison for a murder that even prosecutors and judges agreed he did not commit, Ben Spencer is finally released once and for all from prison. But that's not even the best part of the story. Here's part two of the three-part interview series with Barbara Bradley Hagerty about her remarkable new book, "Bringing Ben Home."
PART 3 | Life After Exoneration: Ben Spencer and the Triumph of Character!
After more than 30 years in prison for a murder that even prosecutors and judges agreed he did not commit, Ben Spencer is finally released once and for all from prison. But that's not even the best part part of the story. Here's part three of the three-part interview series with Barbara Bradley Hagerty about her remarkable new book, "Bringing Ben Home."
To find out more about the book and where to purchase, click here!