Violation Bonus: Jacob Wideman Says 'Vindictive' Arizona Officials Violated His Rights (Update)
In August, lawyers representing Jacob Wideman argued before a judge in Arizona that state officials treated him in a “constitutionally impermissible” way when they revoked his parole more than six yea...
26 Sep 202314min
Violation Ep 7: No Safe Place
Two months after Jacob Wideman was arrested at work and brought back to prison — for failing to make an appointment with a psychologist on a particular day, as directed by his parole officer — he face...
3 Maj 202359min
Violation Ep 6: 'Your Life Is About To Change'
Six months after Jacob Wideman was released from prison on home arrest, he appeared before the parole board for a routine check-in hearing. His parole officer told the board that Jake was doing well: ...
26 Apr 202346min
Violation Ep 5: Mass Supervision
In 2016, after 30 years behind bars and seven hearings in front of the Arizona parole board, Jacob Wideman was released from prison. Being on parole is a strange hybrid between prison and freedom. Yo...
19 Apr 202338min
Violation Ep 4: Heart Tests
How do you build a meaningful life in prison, knowing you might never be free? What if whether you might one day be free hinges on your ability to build a meaningful life in prison? In Part 4 of “Viol...
12 Apr 202347min
Violation Ep 3: Life Without Parole
Imagine the worst day of your life, when you did the one thing you are most ashamed of. Now imagine having to convince a panel of strangers — who suspect you might be lying — how sorry you are. After ...
5 Apr 202335min
Violation Ep 2: 'Bad Seed'
Not long after Jacob Wideman murdered his summer camp roommate, Eric Kane, in 1986 — seemingly with no motive — a question emerged in the breathless news coverage of the tragedy: Was Jake a “bad seed”...
29 Mars 202341min
Violation Ep 1: Two Sons, Lost
Why did Jacob Wideman murder Eric Kane? In 1986, the two 16-year-olds were rooming together on a summer camp trip to the Grand Canyon when Jacob fatally — and inexplicably — stabbed Eric. That night...
22 Mars 202334min
