Justice Voices

Eye-opening stories and commentary about crime, criminal justice, healing, and public safety. Giving voice to those with lived experience and expertise regarding the criminal justice system, healing from the trauma causing and caused by crime, restorative justice, and the need to shift from a punishment paradigm to a problem-solving paradigm of justice to achieve safer communities. Podcast website: https://justicevoices.org Host David Risley is a former career federal prosecutor and former Director of Public Safety Policy in the Illinois Governor’s office https://david-risley.com Co-host for many episodes is Lynard Joiner, founder and CEO of Shifting Into New Gear (SING). Mr. Risley and Mr. Joiner first met on opposite sides of a federal courtroom on opposite sides of the law in a case in which Mr. Risley was the prosecutor and Mr. Joiner was a defendant. Now, after Mr. Joiner’s return after serving 17 years in prison, they are friends and colleagues.