Hostility & the Heart, With Joy Bertrand
Joy Betrand is a world-class criminal defense lawyer with valuable insights on lawyer wellness. The stress and trauma of legal work can harm mental and physical health. In this episode, we discuss manifest injustices we’ve encountered in the criminal system, and share coping strategies for stress. IN THIS EPISODE: The infmaous Phoenix “Backpage Trial”; Authoritarian…
The BOP Horror Show & What We Can Do About It
It’s not even October yet, but this episode feels tailor made for Halloween. It’s no secret that the BOP is deeply dysfunctional, dangerous, and dehumanizing. And the stories of deprivation and death inside the walls of the BOP abound. But lawyers are not telling these stories enough at sentencing, and as a result, Judges often…