In this episode, I sit down with Laura Pierro, Executive Director of the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission, to talk about the life-changing work they do—and the serious threat they're facing right now. If you’ve never heard of the commission, you’re not alone. It’s the only one of its kind in the entire country, created to take a hard, honest look at possible wrongful convictions in our state.
Laura walks me through how the commission works, what sets it apart, and why its funding is now at risk. We talk about the human cost of injustice—about real people, with real families, who’ve lost years of their lives to prison for crimes they didn’t commit.
This conversation isn’t just about the legal system—it’s about fairness, accountability, and what kind of North Carolina we want to live in. If you care about justice, you’ll want to hear this.
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