{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68e695c6d798804c9e4bbd13/6a779a5dc963f68fbde760e0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S2E13 The Crusader","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68e695c6d798804c9e4bbd13/1786221498082-bba4954f-dc99-4086-8966-7ae50a1eb499.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>IN THIS EPISODE John was hardly the first person to point out corruption in America's penal system. Paul Wright was serving a 17 year sentence for murdering a drug dealer when, in May 1990, he started The Prison Legal News. Prison changes people; it changed Paul profoundly. He transformed from a rudderless young man into a veritable crusader for prison amd legal reform. </p><p><br></p><p>SHOW NOTES</p><p>Learn more about <a href=\"https://www.humanrightsdefensecenter.org/about/staff/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Wright</a> and <a href=\"https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Prison Legal News</a> here.</p><p><br></p><p>If you're enjoying this podcast, please sample our other podcasts at <a href=\"costardandtouchstone.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Costard &amp; Touchstone Productions.</a> Your next podcast obsession is just a click away!</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"John Kiriakou & Alan Katz"}