Dustin was funny, loving, and full of life — but like so many others, he struggled with addiction and mental health. Behind bars, he fought silent battles no one could see. His story ended in tragedy, but his mother’s fight for justice and reform lives on. This episode is a tribute to both of them — to the love that refuses to die, and to the urgent need for change inside a system that fails the broken instead of healing them.
“Life without parole” doesn’t just mean a sentence—it means a living death behind bars. In this episode, we talk about how the system locks away human beings with no hope, no second chances, and no path home—even for those who never took a life.
Mass incarceration means the U.S. cages more people than any country on earth. Harsh laws fill prisons, destroy families, and cost taxpayers billions.
Take a listen to how much mass incarceration hurts us all.
Some prosecutors don’t seek justice, they seek numbers. They bully people into plea deals, trade fairness for efficiency, and call it a win. Lives destroyed, rights discarded — all for conviction rates and headlines. Is that justice?
What happens when prosecutors break the law inside the courtroom?
Families are shattered. Innocent lives are destroyed. Taxpayers foot the bill.
And the people responsible? Untouchable.
Listen now to Just Tell Me Why — Episode 6.
Because silence only protects the powerful.
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Wrongful conviction doesn’t just steal years from the innocent—it destroys families. Parents lose their children, kids grow up without parents, and loved ones grieve someone who’s alive but locked away. Meanwhile, taxpayers foot the bill—spending billions to cage the wrong people while real justice is never served. It’s pain that ripples through generations, and it never truly ends.
What happens when a child is sent to prison for life, for a crime he never committed? Is it punishment? Is it justice? Or is it taking a young life and breaking them down into nothing and then expecting them to function like an adult? You decide...
In this episode, the draconian law known as the Felony Murder Rule is explained, in detail. We'll hear where it originated, how it is used as well as the devastating consequences.
The Unseen Sentence - What Happens After the Trial
Why do bad things happen to good people? What happens to a person after years of incarceration, for a crime they didn't commit? He went in as a kid and came back as a man...he is my son and this is the beginning of unveiling wrongful conviction and it's destructive path.
