A 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist, NBC journalist, and Dateline producer, Dan Slepian is a leading authority on the criminal justice system whose renowned podcast Letters for Sing Sing debuted #1 on the Apple charts.
Dan Slepian is a distinguished, award-winning investigative journalist at NBC News. For nearly three decades, Dan Slepian has spearheaded dozens of documentaries and hidden camera investigations, earning a reputation for his pivotal work regarding wrongful convictions and mass incarceration. His new book, The Sing Sing Files, chronicles his 20-year journey to exonerate six wrongfully convicted men.
Dan’s deep knowledge about the criminal legal system is seen in nearly all of his work, from conducting a TEDx talk at Sing Sing to conceiving and producing groundbreaking televised events, including the first ever town hall from inside a maximum-security prison, where he and anchor Lester Holt brought the voices of the incarcerated to a national audience.
Known for his tenacious, relentless pursuit of truth and his empathetic storytelling, Dan is a respected figure in both journalism and the fight against injustice. His talks focus on actionable insights and reforms needed within the criminal justice system, the human cost of injustice, and how investigative journalism can bring justice to light.
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Building Bridges in Unlikely Places: A Friendship Forged Through Adversity
This talk centers on Dan’s relationship with JJ Velazquez, a man wrongfully convicted, how their bond evolved over two decades, and he led Dan to several other innocent men that Dan did stories about. It’s a story about building trust, understanding, and a lasting friendship in the most unlikely of places—inside the walls of Sing Sing.
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Incarcerated man’s decades-long journey to freedom chronicled in NBC News podcast | NBC News
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