Attorneys for the federal government and Josh collide in a dramatic courtroom debate that traces the history of Josh’s family, the War on Drugs, and the ethics of death resulting laws themselves. In the end, a judge hands Josh a sentence - and we ask you to decide if this outcome is justice.

Death resulting laws seek to punish a single person — the drug dealer — for an overdose death. But the laws all but ignore what pushed that dealer into this terrible position in the first place.

In 1986, racist fears and the death of a basketball star prompt Congress to lay down the legal foundation for the War on Drugs. Today most Americans see that war as a failure. But buried deep in that 35-year-old law was the death resulting law — a penalty little used until the opioid epidemic, and now disproportionately impacting people of color.

An early morning drug deal in a hotel bathroom ends in tragedy. Josh is charged under the federal death resulting law — a new and growing strategy for prosecutors — and faces a sentence of two decades or longer.

In 2018, Josh Cook sold his friend some drugs. They shot up together. His friend overdosed and died. Some people see that as an accident. The government treated it as a homicide. So which is it? Our answer to that will shape how we address the deadliest overdose crisis in American history.

Picture this: thousands of wind turbines off the Atlantic coast, each one taller than the Washington Monument. Offshore wind is seen as an essential solution to climate change, and it’s poised for explosive growth in the United States. How did we get to a moment of such dramatic change?  Windfall is the story of a promising renewable technology and the potential of wind power in a changing climate. It’s a story about who has the power to reshape our energy future. Listen to the first episode...

“I’m nervous about this whole parole thing. Are they just waiting for me to hang myself?” Meet Josh, a 39-year-old from New Hampshire who is about to get out of prison. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Supervision? Click here to donate $20. Thanks for your support.  www.supervisionpodcast.org

Josh tastes freedom, and faces a shocking setback.Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Supervision? Click here to donate $20. Thanks for your support.  www.supervisionpodcast.org

 Where to live, what to wear, and how to pay. Josh tries to get back on his feet. Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Supervision? Click here to donate $20. Thanks for your support.  www.supervisionpodcast.org

Josh gets involved in a risky business, and then -- an unforeseeable tragedy.Want to make sure that NHPR continues creating projects like Supervision? Click here to donate $20. Thanks for your support.  www.supervisionpodcast.org

A four-part podcast about a life on parole. Binge the entire season when it drops on June 5th.