113: A Broken Legal System, A Lack of Health Care, and How the US Keeps Puerto Rico Under its Thumb w/Diego Alcala

Today, Hunter spoke with Diego Alcala, a criminal defense attorney in Puerto Rico, to better understand the challenges the island faces in the criminal legal system. From years of experience as a criminal defense attorney in Puerto Rico and other parts of the United States, Diego cuts through the complicated legal layers to get at a core issue plaguing Puerto Rico: For more than a century, the island has been subjected to the whims of the United States, and the lack of self-determination, access to health care, and continued imposition of the United States’ will serves as a severe determent to the flourishing of Puerto Ricans.

Guest:

Diego Alcala, Criminal Defense Attorney, Puerto Rico

Resources:

Follow Diego on Twitter

https://twitter.com/DiegoAlcalaPR

Connect with Diego on Linked In

https://pr.linkedin.com/in/diegoalcala

See Diego’s Work on his website

www.Abolicinonista.com

Learn More About Puerto Rico and the Insular Cases

https://www.fivefourpod.com/episodes/united-states-v-vaello-madero/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9wyx_dqzAg

https://shows.acast.com/fivefourpod/episodes/the-insular-cases-teaser

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