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Jaundiced Justice: Systemic Biases and Structural Violence in the Criminal System and the Need for Restorative Justice
Tuesday, 14 April, 2026

Wrongful Convictions, Survivor Shaming and Moving from Retribution to HealingDiscussion with Jennifer Thompson, founder of Healing Justice, on the profound trauma caused by wrongful convictions and the transformative potential of restorative justice. We discuss systemic failures in the criminal justice system—including structural racism and sexism—that deny victims, survivors and defendants, and their families, justice. We discuss Jennifer’s personal journey to becoming a restorative justice practitioner and criminal justice reform advocate. We discuss wrongful convictions, best practices for collection of eyewitness identification and the need for corroborative evidence. We also discuss victim blaming and the secondary trauma caused to sexual assault survivors by the criminal justice system. Finally, we discuss the need for circles and creating space to sit with uncomfortable narratives and listen to each other, prioritizing empathy and belonging, to rebuild our national community.For More Info: https://thegravity.fm/#/episode/70