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Part eight of Violation explores what time means behind bars. And listeners respond to the question: Did Jake get what he deserves?

Jacob Wideman's attorneys said his constitutional rights were violated. Wideman served 30 years in prison and his parole was revoked just months after his release.

In the final episode of Violation, we return to thorny dilemmas about the criminal justice system: When someone commits a terrible crime, as Jake did, is there anything they can do to prove they deserve to be free again?

In the final episode of Violation, we return to thorny dilemmas about the criminal justice system: When someone commits a terrible crime, as Jake did, is there anything they can do to prove they deserve to be free again?

When someone commits a terrible crime, as Jake did, is there anything they can do to prove they deserve to be free again? How does the parole system help us determine what justice should be in any given case — and does it make us more safe?

Jake didn’t know it when he was first released on parole, but his freedom would only last nine months — and there were people on the outside working to put him back inside.

We follow Jacob Wideman’s decades-long journey through the Arizona prison system and hear how he prepared to tell his life story to the parole board.

In October 1985, Shelli R. Wiley was murdered in her Laramie apartment. The New York Times Podcast 'The Coldest Case' in Laramie explores the unsolved case.

In October 1985, Shelli R. Wiley was murdered in her Laramie apartment. The New York Times Podcast 'The Coldest Case' in Laramie explores the unsolved case.

In October 1985, Shelli R. Wiley was murdered in her Laramie apartment. The New York Times Podcast 'The Coldest Case' in Laramie explores the unsolved case.