You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent w/ Justin Brooks

Today's guest is Professor Justin Brooks, Criminal Justice Champion & California Innocence Project Co-Founder Prof. Justin Brooks, is a leading criminal defense attorney and co-founder of the California Innocence Project. Recognized as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California and twice awarded "Lawyer of the Year" by California Lawyer Magazine, Brooks has dedicated his career to fighting for justice and exonerating the wrongfully convicted. Beginning his teaching journey at Georgetown Law Center, Brooks later taught criminal law, criminal procedure, and death penalty law at Western Michigan University. In 1999, he moved to California and established the California Innocence Project at California Western School of Law. Under his leadership, the project has freed dozens of innocent people, trained hundreds of law students, and sparked significant legal reform in California. Brooks' dedication to justice extends to Latin America, where he founded the Latin American Institute for Law and Justice and Red Inocente. These organizations focus on training law students and lawyers and supporting innocence projects across the region. A prolific writer, Brooks has published extensively on criminal justice issues and authored the only legal casebook on wrongful convictions. His impact is so profound that actor Greg Kinnear portrayed him in the movie Brian Banks. Justin Brooks, criminal defense attorney, California Innocence Project, Top 100 Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Georgetown Law Center, Western Michigan University, California Western School of Law, Latin American Institute for Law and Justice, Red Inocente, wrongful convictions, Greg Kinnear, Brian Banks. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/MPM and get on your way to being your best self. YouTube link to this episode: Wanna say thanks for a great episode? Buy me a coffee! Get your official Moving Past Trauma Podcast gear here: https://www.collierlandry.com/store Join our Patreon: for exclusive content, member-only meet n' greets, support this podcast & more: https://www.collierlandry.com/support Shop & Support: You can support this program by using our Amazon Affiliate link: https://www.collierlandry.com/amazon Subscribe to my YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/collierlandry I go live on Instagram TUESDAY'S 11 am PT/2 pm ET on @collierlandry -Official Socials- TikTok: @collierlandry Instagram: @collierlandry Twitter: @collierlandry Facebook: /collierlandry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices