
What happens when the justice system gets it wrong?
Every week on Stuck, Jamaican lawyer and journalist Andrew Wildes tackles the problem of wrongful convictions in Jamaica.
Hear about the innocent, imprisoned and ignored, the lawyers battling to free them, and the experts demanding change.
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Locked Up for ZERO Crime—How It Happens
In this episode of Stuck, host Andrew Wildes sits down with Professor Jessica Henry—attorney, former public defender, Montclair State University scholar, and author of Smoke but No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes That Never Happened.
Top Jamaican lawyer exposes how the justice system fails innocent people
In this episode of STUCK, Andrew Wildes talks with veteran Jamaican lawyer Bert Samuels about the causes of wrongful convictions in Jamaica. They discuss police and prosecutorial misconduct, the role of defence counsel, and the harsh conditions of detention.
Ep 4: Lescene Edwards: What the jury did not hear
In Jamaica's highest court in London, Lescene Edwards’ case explodes with new forensic evidence. There is one question: Was it murder, or was it suicide?
This is the battle for justice that could change everything.
How to fix wrongful convictions in Jamaica: An interview with Kent Roach
In this episode of Stuck, host Andrew Wildes discusses the complexities of wrongful convictions with Professor Kent Roach, author of the book Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice.
Ep 2: Murder or Suicide?
In this episode of Stuck, we revisit one of Jamaica’s most devastating wrongful convictions. From biased police tactics to flawed forensic evidence, we unpack how one man was convicted of what researchers call an imagined crime —and what it cost him, his family, and the country.
Ep 1: Unfair Game Play Twice
In this premiere episode of Stuck, host Andrew Wildes unpacks how a justice system designed to protect the innocent turned its back on science, due process, and truth. Despite being excluded by DNA, two brothers were dragged through the ordeal of a trial while the real perpetrator, Patrick Green, continued raping—again and again and again and again and again.
What happens when the justice system gets it wrong?
Since 1989 more than 3500 people in the US have been exonerated—proven innocent after they were arrested, charged, convicted and lost all their appeals. Canada, the UK and other countries also have robust systems to exonerate the wrongfully convicted.
What about Jamaica?
