In this special episode of Tip the Scales, four former interns share their behind-the-scenes experience working on wrongful conviction cases with the Clinton Young Foundation. From prison visits to witness interviews to navigating the Texas legal system, they reflect on what they learned and how the work shaped their view of justice.

Australian athlete Kate Nipperess recounts the split second that changed everything—a collision with a horse that left her paralyzed—and the relentless work that followed. Kate shares the mindset, community, and grit that turned catastrophe into purpose. A compact masterclass in perseverance—and what it means to redraw the finish line.

In this episode of Tip the Scales, we break down Texas’s controversial Law of Parties, a law that allows someone to be sentenced for another person’s crime. We explore how it works, why it has faced growing criticism, and what it means for justice in Texas.

In this episode, we dive into the controversial world of shaken baby syndrome and how outdated, unproven medical theories have sent innocent people to prison, and even death row. Join us as we explore the role of junk science in wrongful convictions.

In this gripping episode, we dive into a capital murder case where nothing is what it seems. The evidence was thin. The timeline didn’t make sense. But the defendant still ended up with a life sentence. Why? Because the defense attorney didn’t begin investigating the case until it was already too late.

Clinton Young was retried again for capital murder in October 2024 and sentenced to life in prison. Clinton has asked Isabelle Coman and Ramona van Dam, both interned for CYF in Texas, to take over the podcast in his absence. In their first episode, Ramona and Isabelle discuss Clinton retrial, which they have witnessed in its entirety.

This episode is about wrongful convictions, how the system is designed to trap innocent people, an upcoming execution date for an innocent man on death row, and how the Law is King according to Justice Scalia.

Clinton and Marlon discuss the challenges they were facing after release from prison.