Manifesting Justice: Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights

Activist, law professor, and former federal prosecutor Beety (The Wrongful Convictions Reader) offers a powerful indictment of the American justice system. Beety turned her efforts to innocence litigation when working with the Innocence Movement in Mississippi and later founding the West Virginia Innocence Project. Through the story of Leigh Stubbs and Tami Vance, two queer women recovering from substance-use disorder, Beety reveals the flaws in the criminal justice system, which often favors finality over justice and fails to serve both witnesses and defendants. While Beety meticulously draws upon studies and articles in support of her argument, listeners will not feel overwhelmed and will readily recognize Beety’s point that there are too many alleged criminals and not enough true justice. Narrator Raechel Wong handles this complex material with care. After listening to her carefully explain to the nonlawyers of the world what the writs of habeas corpus and coram nobis are and what they mean to someone convicted of a crime, listeners may be surprised to learn of her considerable experience in acting, voice-over, and narrating comedy work.