EP14: Advocating for your Loved One in Prison - Jamie Sell
When her son was sentenced to decades in prison, Jamie found herself in a crash course in the justice system. Packed with tips, tricks and info, this ep is perfect for anyone who finds themselves at a loss on how to help their locked up loved one.
About Jamie...
Jamie Sell…In 2018, Jamie’s son, Austin Burke, was convicted and sentenced to over 50 years in prison. After the initial shock of the conviction, Jamie hit the ground running on a quest to prove Austin’s innocence. During the past 5 years, she has taught herself to navigate the state prison and legal systems. Jamie has organized rallies and events to advocate for not only her son, but criminal justice reform in Ohio as a whole. She grew up in the foster care system and found her forever foster mother when she was 16. As a young adult, Jamie worked as a machinist and computer technician until she settled down in nursing. Early in her career, she worked at a prison infirmary as well as a local jail. After her son was convicted in 2018, Jamie began training in ICU and worked as a travel nurse during Covid to make extra money to support her son’s legal defense efforts.
In 2022, Jamie was elected as a Precinct Central Committeewoman in Mahoning County. She is a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and currently works as an ER nurse.
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Credits:
Host: Kristine Bunch, Indiana exoneree and Outreach Coordinator for Interrogating Justice and How to Justice
Producer: Tammy Alexander, creator and co-host of the Snow Files Podcast
Announcer: Eric Brenner, actor and voice over artist
How to Justice is a non-profit group that seeks to raise up justice-impacted people. Its goal? Provide easy-to-read answers to your questions about your rights before, during and after prison.
Interrogating Justice is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. Our team of attorneys, advocates and allies take on some of the biggest legal, social and ethical justice-reform issues today. Our goal is simple: help shed light on the obstacles preventing our justice system from being just.
Donate: We have the largest database of resources for justice impacted people in the United States. Your donation will help us continue to educate justice-impacted individuals about the law and how to protect the rights that they are entitled to under it. It will pay for writers, fact checkers, and Spanish translators as well as outreach efforts. Any amount will help.
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