{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 288: Recognizing Defendants\u2019 Disabilities","description":"The criminal legal system often misunderstands\u2014and mishandles\u2014people with intellectual disabilities. Law professor Katie Kronick explains how and why these individuals so often fall through the cracks in a system built around efficiency and rigid rules. She breaks down the stakes with real examples, including a high-profile death penalty case now before the Supreme Court, and shares ideas for building a criminal justice system that recognizes and respects the needs of defendants with intellectual disabilities. For more on this topic:&amp;nbsp;   Read Kronick\u2019s  amicus brief for the Supreme Court case Hamm v. Smith   Check out her essay in the Sentencing Matters Substack:  Why is it So Hard for Courts to Adjust to Advancements in Knowledge of Human Behavior?  Read her op-ed in the Baltimore Sun:&amp;nbsp;The Criminal Legal System Is Failing People With Intellectual Disabilities  ","author_name":"Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon","author_url":"https:\/\/scholars.org\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39059765\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/195534395"}