Tracie Brown is a former Houston Police officer. I observed a white female police officer choke and beat a black female in the head with a flashlight. I was the only officer willing to testify against the police department. Because I wouldn’t change my story I was retaliated against by some in the p…
If Emmett Was Alive Today Podcast
by Daphine Priscilla Brown Jack
The story of Emmett Till is one that bring upon us a ton of emotion but challenges the criminal justice system. The saddening thing of his story is that is not uncommon. “If Emmett was Alive Today” Podcast, produced by Carlos Wallace and Alexandria Jack, was created to challenge the mind in various criminal justice topics. Hosted by Daphine Jack, a 12 year veteran parole officer, criminal justice expert, author, and founder of Prevention Zone Inc, she creates an environment for her guest to openly share their stories. Our goal is to not only inform but to bring CHANGE!
Latest Episodes
In 1997, Christopher Scott was wrongfully convicted of capital murder as a result of faulty eyewitness identification. Scott was exonerated in 2009, based on another man’s detailed confession – the first non-DNA case. After his release, Scott founded the House of Renewed Hope, a non-profit organizat…
In 1991, Maria Shepherd was 21 years of age when she was charged in connection with her stepdaughter’s death. On the strength of the evidence of former and disgraced pathologist,
Charles Smith, Maria, in desperation to save her family, entered a false guilty plea in 1992 and was wrongly convicted of…
Anna Vasquez was one of the four women who are known as the San San Antonio 4 and Anna fought for her innocence for 9 years. Anna Vasquez is the director of Outreach and education for the Innocence Project of Texas. Miss Vasquez took on the role after serving nearly 13 years for a crime that never o…
I would like to welcome you to our Wrongful Conviction Day Virtual Event Series. I am super excited to be part of the International Wrongful Conviction Day Committee big shout out to all my new family in Canada and whoever is in the U.S.
I would like to thank the committee for supporting this event…
In San Antonio, Texas, Anna Vasquez and her three friends were accused of a brutal crime. Because they had all come out as lesbians, they were wrongfully convicted for the assault of two young girls. The women are now known as the San Antonio Four, and Anna fought for her innocence for 22 years.
Ann…
Having a conversation with the grandson of one of the jurors in the trial of the two men who murdered Emmett Till.
Dwight Vick grew up in a small Mississippi town, Coffeeville, and moved to Tempe, Arizona to start a new life. Earning his Ph.D. from Arizona State University, he teaches courses at Te…
Russell Little is an attorney in Houston, Texas. He has practiced trial law for 36 years. He is licensed to practice in Texas in both state and federal court. He has tried over 200 cases both to a jury and the bench.
Russell’s first published book was Murder For Me, a murder mystery, in 2016. It wa…
Founder and Executive Director for the Utah Justice Coalition. Darcy first took a Criminology course her Freshman year at Utah State University in Logan, UT where she found her love and passion for reform work. Darcy then headed after her freshman year to Virginia where she received her Bachelor’s D…
Judge Tonya Jones is a native Houstonian who grew up in Houston’s South Park/Sunnyside neighborhood and is a proud graduate of Jesse H. Jones Senior High School. She completed her undergraduate studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. One …
This is a special edition with some of the ladies from The Jack Family. Jenna Jack the wife of Brian Jack, Brianna the daughter of Jenna and Brian, Nisha the wife of Eugene Jack, and Alexandria the daughter of Lionel and Daphine Jack!
An amazing conversation with retired Judge William C. Buhl. He was Circuit Judge at State of Paw Paw, Michigan, United States 36th Circuit Court of Michigan, Van Buren County. Buhl, a native of Deckerville in Sanilac County on the state’s east side, graduated with his law degree from the Universit…
Christopher Scott was wrongfully convicted of capital murder in 1997 and spent 13 years in prison as an innocent man. Since his release, Christopher has founded House of Renewed Hope to help exonerate other wrongfully convicted prisoners.
Jeanette Jones originally from Louisiana. She moved to Houston in 1992. Some months later she met her husband Min. Robert Jones. They were married for 18 years and were blessed with 4 children. Her husband passed in 2014. She was left to finishing raising her four children. Jeanette experience an…
Lone Star College-University Park, criminal justice professor Jermaine Johnson, Ph.D., has proven that despite hardships and setbacks, personal growth and professional fulfillment are not just possible, but probable. Johnson’s journey growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana, has taken him from gridiron…
Carlos has written two books that have earned the businessman turned social activist national acclaim. “Life Is Not Complicated, You Are: Turning Your Biggest Disappointments Into Your Greatest Blessings” is currently an integral part of the Psychology curriculum at Lone Star College in Houston, Tex…
Andy Kahan joined Crime Stoppers of Houston in June 2018 as its first-ever Director of Victim Services and Advocacy.
Prior to Crime Stoppers, Andy served as the Victim Advocate for the Mayor’s Office and Houston Police Department for 26 years before retiring and joining Crime-Stoppers of Houston to …
Anthony Graves, U.S. Death Row Exoneree #138, spent 18 ½ years behind bars, 16 of these years in solitary confinement and 12 years of my sentence on death row.
Alexandria Jack, owner of Alex & Co. communication, tells her story of success and how the title, “If Emmett was Alive Today” Podcast came to be.
Joshua Stockton was wrongfully convicted served his time and was released! Later in life he committed a crime and was convicted. He was released on parole and he is suffering the consequences for his wrongful conviction crime! Is this fair? Listen to Joshua story.