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11/03/2026

In the latest episode of Unpacking Injustice: The Doors Out, we explore medical parole and compassionate release.

We are joined by Nishi Kumar, Director of Medical Legal Projects at Medical Justice Alliance, and Dr. Nicole Mushero, geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine.

Together, they break down how these processes work, who may qualify, and the barriers that can prevent seriously ill people from accessing release, appropriate care, and time with loved ones in their last days.

As Montana Innocence Project expands its work beyond post-conviction claims of innocence, The Doors Out series explores the different pathways that can offer a second chance.

🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://rss.com/podcasts/unpacking-injustice/3273961/?blm_aid=0

The Doors Out is sponsored by Bechtold Law Firm.

11/02/2026

A huge thank you to Catalyst Montana for sharing this important information as we near election day!

To learn more visit: https://www.usvotefoundation.org/voting-rights-restoration/montana

In Montana, a felony conviction doesn't automatically take away your right to vote.

Visit: https://www.usvotefoundation.org/voting-rights-restoration/montana to learn more!

Your voice matters and your vote is your power!

11/01/2026

Congratulations to Midwest Innocence Project, Kansas City PBS, and filmmaker Solomon Shields on their Midwest Regional Emmy for "Innocence Should Be Enough.”

The film examines the difficult exoneration process as it exists in Missouri and Kansas, highlights the important work of the Midwest Innocence Project, and shares the personal stories of the people who are at the heart of their work.

Watch the documentary here:

A harrowing look at wrongful convictions and the people answering the call for reform.

10/30/2026

Last year lawmakers in Missouri expanded eligibility for wrongfully convicted people to receive compensation but now the state’s Attorney General is fight compensation requests.

The Marshall Project highlights the stories of Dale Helmig and Darryl Burton who are seeking $2.4 million for their combined 38 years lost in prison.

“Dale is unquestionably innocent, the statute was written with people just like him in mind, and the State is invoking every conceivable legal technicality to obstruct his recovery.”

Read more at:

Based on a new law, two men are seeking $2.4 million for their combined 38 years in prison. But Missouri doesn’t want to pay them for their lost time.

10/28/2026

In this clip, Emmett Sanders of the Prison Policy Initiative responds to people who question the need for parole and explains why it matters.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of The Doors Out: Parole on Unpacking Injustice: https://rss.com/podcasts/unpacking-injustice/3251539

Sponsored by Bechtold Law Firm.

10/27/2026

In this clip, Helena-based criminal defense attorney Greg Jackson discusses how the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole is effectively resentencing people.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of The Doors Out: Parole on Unpacking Injustice: https://rss.com/podcasts/unpacking-injustice/3251539/

Sponsored by Bechtold Law Firm.

10/24/2026

Today is National Life Without Parole Awareness Day. A life without parole sentence means there is no chance for release, no matter how much time a person has served, or work they have done to change and grow, or how old or sick a they are.

By eliminating every legal path to review, these extreme sentences abandon the founding promise of rehabilitation and reduce justice to permanent despair.

We thank Drop LWOP New England and other allied organizations for coming together to spread awareness about this important issue.

Swipe through their post below to learn what “life without parole” really means in practice.

Learn more at: https://www.droplwopnewengland.org/national-lwop-awareness-day

10/21/2026

What stands between someone and a second chance at freedom?

In the latest episode of The Doors Out, our podcast series from Unpacking Injustice, we explore Montana’s parole process, the barriers people face when seeking release, and the broader conversation around parole reform with criminal defense attorney Greg Jackson and Emmett Sanders of the Prison Policy Initiative.

🎧 Read more and listen to both conversations at the link below.

A special thank you to Bechtold Law for sponsoring this series!

🔗 https://mtinnocenceproject.org/the-doors-out-parole/

10/20/2026

Last week, the Prison Policy Initiative released Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2026, a new report examining the nearly 200,000 women and girls confined across the United States.

The findings highlight the far-reaching effects of incarceration, from mothers separated from their children to survivors of gender-based violence who are left out of reform efforts.

Swipe through for key findings, and find a link to the full research here: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2026women.html?blm_aid=0

10/19/2026

False confessions are an element in about 30 percent of wrongful convictions later disproven by DNA evidence.

“Breaking Point," a new book of photography by Robin Dahlberg explores the interrogation techniques that often lead to false confessions through images related to 6 exonerees’ cases.

Dahlberg recently sat down to discuss her new book with exoneree Eddie Lowery and Justin Brooks, co-founder of the California Innocence Project.

You can read their full discussion at:

Robin Dahlberg's new photography book, "Breaking Point," explores how interrogation methods can lead to false confessions and wrongful convictions. The former San Diegan will discuss the book at Warwick’s.

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University Of Montana School Of Law
Missoula, MT
59812

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