The Sunday Read: ‘I Write About the Law. But Could I Really Help Free a Prisoner?’

<p>In 2019, Emily Bazelon, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, began communicating with Yutico Briley, an inmate at a prison in Jackson, La.</p><p>Mr. Briley first reached out to Ms. Bazelon after hearing her on the radio talking about “Charges,” her book on how prosecutors have historically used their power to increase incarceration.</p><p>At age 19, Mr. Briley was imprisoned and sentenced to 60 years without the possibility of parole, in part, for a robbery he said he did not commit.</p><p>Ms. Bazelon decided to become involved in his case in a way that she had never done before.</p><p><i>This story was written by Emily Bazelon and recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, </i><a href="https://www.audm.com/?utm_source=nytmag&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=help_get_out_prison" target="_blank"><i>download Audm for iPhone or Android</i></a><i>.</i></p>