October 27: Beth Shelburne: How did an innocent man end up on death row?

Sentencing to and conditions in Alabama prisons are horrendous. Beth has been active in fighting these for over a decade. The talk will examine the case of Toforest Johnson, a man who has claimed innocence from Alabama’s death row for 25 years.

Beth is an independent journalist and writer based in Birmingham. She is the creator, producer and narrator of “Earwitness”, a critically acclaimed podcast series that follows her investigation into the death row conviction of Toforest. Beth has been reporting on and writing about the unconstitutional conditions in Alabama prisons for over a decade. Her work centers the lives of people directly impacted by state punishment systems. She records this work and the oppressive conditions in Alabama prisons in her blog;     

“Moth to flame”: https://bethshelburne.substack.com/