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Release Day [Rebroadcast] + Announcement

by Nancy Mullane

  • September 26, 2018

It’s official, and it’s one more amazing step into the future at Life of the Law: we have a new Executive Director. Six years after Nancy Mullane, Tom Hilbink and Shannon Heffernan launched the first…

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Inside San Quentin: Moonlight

by Shadeed Wallace-Stepter

  • March 6, 2018

“For any child that has been struggling with their sexuality, who has seen that movie, that could have been a life saving moment for them.” – Mike Adams, Inside San Quentin, Moonlight What would men…

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NBA Champions GS Warriors vs SQ Warriors

by Life of the Law

  • June 13, 2017

It’s official! The Golden State Warriors are the 2017 NBA Champions! Life of the Law honors the team and each of the players with this special episode. One day a year, the Golden State Warriors’ coaches,…

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In-Studio San Quentin: Unequal Protection

by Life of the Law

  • June 2, 2017

What does color of skin have to do with equal access to justice in America? The Equal Protection Clause, part of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution which took effect in 1868, provides that no…

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In Studio: Mother and Son and Impact of Corporal Punishment

by Nancy Mullane

  • April 19, 2017

What do you think about corporal punishment? Did you experience it as a kid? Do you do it today, to your kids, as an adult? All 50 states allow it by law. After we published…

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Mother and Son

by Life of the Law

  • April 5, 2017

Twenty-one years ago, at the age of 19, Greg Eskridge was sentenced to 65 years-to-life plus two life terms in prison. Greg’s mom, Patricia Eskridge, was in the courtroom that day to hear the judge…

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Episode 106: Mother and Son – Transcript

by Nancy Mullane

  • April 5, 2017

HOST INTRO: Prison is a walled off, secret world, where inmates and officers live a sort of altered reality. For the past 10 years I’ve been reporting on the people inside San Quentin State Prison…

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Live Law San Quentin: Hope

by Life of the Law

  • November 16, 2016

“These are difficult times, scary times in the world. I have had a number of conversations in the last few days with friends who are feeling that the future feels murky and unsettled. There’s nothing…

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Last Count

by Greg Eskridge

  • October 4, 2016

We used to sit and eat dinner at the same table in the chow hall.  And one day I was just sitting in there and I just started shedding tears and I hoped nobody had…

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Last Count – Transcript

by Greg Eskridge

  • October 4, 2016

HOST INTRO: Douglas Collier is currently serving a life sentence inside San Quentin State Prison.  For years, he shared a 9×4 cell with his friend Tony, a fellow inmate.  Then, Tony got sick.  His arteries…

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