Children of Incarcerated Caregivers (CIC) and the University of Minnesota Human Rights Program present a six-part podcast on parental incarceration. In each episode, public defender Michael Holland interviews a different expert to explore how and why lawyers and judges should consider the best interests of the child during a caregiver’s sentencing hearing.
Looking forward with this podcast. Margaret Hinson interned with CIC in 2018 and, at the time of this recording, was a third-year J.D. Candidate at the University of California-Irvine School of Law. She…
What makes Minnesota unique when it comes to parental incarceration? Mike is joined by Judge Mark Wernick, retired Hennepin County District Court judge and former member of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission, to…
Just how harmful is parental incarceration? Michael is joined by Rebecca Shlafer, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor in General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health at the University of Minnesota. They discuss parental incarceration as an…
Could restorative justice be the key to eradicating parental incarceration? Ethan Scrivner, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Duluth, joins our podcast this week to answer that question. He and Michael…
Is parental incarceration a human rights issue? Barbara Frey — lawyer, CIC Advisory Board member, and Director of the University of Minnesota Human Rights Program — joins us this week. She explains the…
Why is it important to raise family circumstances in federal court sentencing proceedings? White collar criminal defense attorney Dulce Foster joins host Michael Holland to tackle that question. She discusses the post-Booker…
