12:01 The Death Penalty in Context

12:01 The Death Penalty in Context

Death Penalty Information Center

Episodes 95
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.3 (33)
Since Sep 2016
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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About This Podcast

Examining issues in the death penalty system. Brought to you by the Death Penalty Information Center, a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment.

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Recent Episodes

Sherrerd Hartness on Victims’ Needs, Trauma, and the Limits of the Death Penalty

Apr 29, 2026 44m

In the April 2026 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Sherrerd Hartness, a writer and speaker who advocates for victims’ families and…

Elizabeth Vartkessian on Mitigation and "The Deserving"

Mar 20, 2026 30m

In the March 2026 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Elizabeth Vartkessian (pictured), the executive director of Advancing Real Change…

DPI’s Taylor Bonner and U.S. Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty’s Furonda Brasfield on the Racial History of the Death Penalty

Feb 26, 2026 38m

Taylor Bonner and Furonda Brasfield speak with DPI Managing Director Anne Holsinger about the racial history of the death penalty and how current data and narratives about racial justice play a role…

Fair and Just Prosecution’s Aramis Ayala on the Death Penalty, Prosecutorial Discretion, and Conviction Integrity

Jan 30, 2026 23m

In the January 2026 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Aramis Ayala, Executive Director of Fair and Just Prosecution. Ms. Ayala made…

Experts Discuss New DPI Report on Veterans and the Death Penalty

Nov 12, 2025 54m

In the November 2025 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI’s Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Captain Art Cody, Dr. Steven Xenakis, and DPI Staff Attorney Leah Roemer about…

Maha Jweied of The Responsible Business Initiative for Justice Discusses Intersection of Business and the Legal System

Oct 20, 2025 26m

In October 2025’s episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI managing director Anne Holsinger interviews Maha Jweied. Ms. Jweied, the CEO of The Responsible Business Initiative for Justice…

Katherine Judson of the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences Speaks on Flawed Forensics and Robert Roberson

Sep 30, 2025 32m

In the September 2025 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI’s managing director Anne Holsinger interviews Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) expert Katherine Judson. Ms. Judson is Executive…

Florida Attorney and Researcher Melanie Kalmanson on Recent Developments in Florida's Death Penalty

Aug 18, 2025 28m

In the August 2025 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Melanie Kalmanson, a Florida attorney and author of the Substack newsletter…

Journalists Reflect on the Challenges and Importance of Media Reporting on the Death Penalty

Jul 03, 2025 46m

In this month’s podcast episode of 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context, DPI’s Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Sam Levin, a correspondent with The Guardian who covers criminal justice and…

Author Corinna Barrett Lain on the “Untold Story” of Lethal Injection

May 21, 2025 48m

In this month’s podcast episode of 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context, DPI’s Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Corinna Barrett Lain, the S.D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law at…

Experts Discuss the Legacy of Roper v. Simmons

May 01, 2025 41m

In this month’s podcast episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI’s Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Professors Craig Haney and Frank Baumgartner, and DPI’s Staff Attorney Leah…

Sabrina Butler-Smith on Wrongful Convictions and Motherhood

Mar 20, 2025 25m

In this month’s podcast episode of 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context, DPI’s Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Sabrina Butler-Smith (pictured), who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced…

The Past, Present, and Future of the California Racial Justice Act

Feb 27, 2025 40m

Here’s the description for today’s podcast: In the February 2025 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with three experts on California’s Racial…

The Death Penalty in 2024

Jan 29, 2025 19m

In this month’s episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with DPI Communications Associate Hayley Bedard, about The Death Penalty in 2024, which…

Earwitness Podcast Creator Beth Shelburne on Toforest Johnson’s Case

Nov 25, 2024 25m

In this month’s episode of Discussions with DPI, Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Beth Shelburne, a journalist who has reported on the criminal legal system for over 25 years and creator…

Professor Steve Vladeck on the Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Shift

Oct 18, 2024 37m

In this month’s episode of Discussions with DPIC, Executive Director Robin Maher speaks with Steve Vladeck, a Georgetown law professor and expert on the Supreme Court. Professor Vladeck is the author…

Carine Williams of the Innocence Project Discusses Death Penalty, Innocence, and ‘the Function of Freedom’

Sep 30, 2024 39m

Rereleased for September 2024: In the March 2021 edition of Discussions with DPIC, Death Penalty Information Center Senior Director of Research and Special Projects Ngozi Ndulue is joined by Carine…

Legal Fellow Leah Roemer on the Politicization of the Death Penalty

Aug 06, 2024 30m

In this month’s episode of Discussions with DPIC, Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Leah Roemer, DPIC’s Legal Fellow and a primary author of our recent report, Lethal Election: How the…

Attorney Jessica Sutton on the Unique Challenges of LGBTQ+ Capital Defendants

Jun 27, 2024 29m

In this month’s episode of Discussions with DPIC, Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Jessica Sutton, principal attorney with Phillips Black, a nonprofit public interest law firm focused…

Discussions with DPIC: Lamont Hunter on His Wrongful Conviction and Release

May 31, 2024 39m

In this month’s episode of Discussions with DPIC, Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Lamont Hunter, a former Ohio death-sentenced prisoner who was wrongfully convicted of causing the death…

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