Pursuing Justice

Alexander McLean is C.E.O. and  founder of Justice Defenders. This organization trains incarcerated people and prison staff side by side as paralegals and lawyers to serve those denied justice in Kenya and Uganda. They have been able to secure a release for  72,000 people, trained 740 paralegals in addition to 67 people who earned a law degree from the University of London while in prison or as prison staff. McLean created this nonprofit in 2007 having graduated from the University of Nottingham as a Barrister that year. Alexander has been honored for his work by being recognized in TIME's 30 Under 30 Changing the World and on "The Power List". He was UK Young Philanthropist of the Year in 2007. Grinnell College awarded him the "Innovator for Social Justice Prize" in 2020.

To learn more about Justice Defenders, visit www.justice-defenders.org

Alexander's TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sTBdU0SIJc

The Whole Story - https://youtu.be/NPVLb4SwQU4

60 Minutes - https://drive.google.com/drive/search?dmr=1&ec=wgc-drive-globalnav-goto&q=60%20minutes%20type:video

This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.