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Alex Hannaford presents Huddled Masses

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  • Huddled Masses tells stories from the heart of America. Politics, culture, crime and human rights are all tackled by award-winning journalist Alex Hannaford and producer Pete Sale.
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  • S3 Ep8: S3: The Innocents - John Hardin (Proclaim Justice co-founder)

    S3 Ep8: S3: The Innocents - John Hardin (Proclaim Justice co-founder)
    Jan 4 2021
    For the final episode to the series, Alex talks to John Hardin about what motivated him to dedicate his life to freeing the wrongfully convicted. John also talks about some of the inmates they believe to be innocent and are currently helping, and has some advice for any listeners wanting to get involved with supporting them.

    The Innocents is presented by Alex Hannaford and produced by Peter Sale
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    45 mins
  • S3 Ep7: S3: The Innocents - Juan Melendez

    S3 Ep7: S3: The Innocents - Juan Melendez
    Dec 28 2020
    Juan Melendez tells Alex about spending nearly 18 years on death row for the murder of Delbert Baker in Florida. Juan was innocent of the crime, and despite having an alibi for the time of the murder, he was prosecuted using the testimony of a known criminal. Juan talks about the use of the electric chair in Florida and the pain of losing friends he had made on death row when their time came to be executed. 

    The Innocents is presented by Alex Hannaford and produced by Peter Sale
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    32 mins
  • S3 Ep6: S3: The Innocents - Sabrina Butler Smith

    S3 Ep6: S3: The Innocents - Sabrina Butler Smith
    Dec 18 2020
    In this episode, Alex talks to Sabrina Butler Smith, the first woman to be exonerated and freed from death row in the United States. Sabrina was sentenced to death for the murder of her baby son Walter. After he stopped breathing, she had rushed him to hospital. Walter died the next day and Sabrina was arrested due to the bruises left by her resuscitation attempts. Eight years later, after a retrial, she was released from prison, and today, Sabrina campaigns for the abolition of the death penalty and is still trying to get Walter's official cause of death changed from 'murder'. 

    The Innocents is presented by Alex Hannaford and produced by Peter Sale
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    40 mins
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