Imagine Justice
What does justice look like, beyond the confines of State-administered carceral punishment? In Imagine Justice we hear true stories, told by the people who lived them, of irreparable harm followed by reconciliation.
These stories invite us into the possibility- and reality- of a justice that is co-created by victims, perpetrators, and survivors of violence and their communities. Each of our storytellers navigates toward peace differently, but they all give us insights that can transform the way we think about and approach justice.
Imagine Justice is created by musician, songwriter, and artist Zeo Boekbinder, whose interest in exploring processes of Transformative and Restorative Justice is informed by their time teaching and writing songs alongside incarcerated men at New Folsom Prison, which culminated in the creation of The Prison Music Project.
To submit a story for a future episode, visit https://zeoboekbinder.com/podcast
Imagine Justice
Episode 1: Cheryl and Lester
Listener discretion: description of rape and gun violence. Skip to 5:58 to avoid these descriptions.
In 1991, Cheryl survived a deadly home invasion. Years later she sits face to face with Lester, one of the men who broke into her home that night, leaving her husband dead and her daughter sexually assaulted. Hear interviews with both Cheryl and Lester, and learn how they became friends and how Cheryl is fighting to get him out of prison.
The song after the credits was written and performed by Zeo Boekbinder and can be found on their album, Wildflower
To submit a story for the podcast, visit zeoboekbinder.com/podcast
