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Advocacy Programs Join Forces for Survivors of Homicide Three extraordinary local organizations are joining forces with Corey’s Network in helping the community by sharing common information while trying to help […] The post Advocacy Programs Join Forces for Survivors of Homicide; and The Willow Domestic Violence Center appeared first on KKFI .

Inmates And Their Families Fight MO Department of Corrections Over Lockdown At CrossRoads – A Human Rights Disaster The Inmates at Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron, Mo have been locked […] The post Inmates And Their Families Fight MO Department of Corrections Over Lockdown At CrossRoads – A Human Rights Disaster appeared first on KKFI .

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Death sentencing and executions in the United States have steadily been declining in recent years. Despite these trends, death sentences continue to be […] The post National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty appeared first on KKFI .

Employment Discrimination: Impact On Women, A Conversation With Jane McQueeny The 2018 Women’s Equality Week in Kansas City starts on Sunday August 19th, 5:30 to 7 PM at the Blue […] The post Employment Discrimination: Impact On Women; and Doug Kean of Sleepy Head Beds appeared first on KKFI .

Attorney and Author Dee Wampler On Gun Rights, The Cops And Your Rights Dee Wampler’s new book is titled The Gun Rights Handbook, a look at the changes to Missouri […] The post Attorney and Author Dee Wampler On Gun Rights, The Cops And Your Rights appeared first on KKFI .

Kansas City Mental Health Crisis Center We replay a segment from July of last year. The idea of a triage center for police to take people with emotional or intoxication […] The post Rebroadcast Of Alternatives To Jail For Those With Mental Disorders In KCMO and Lawrence, KS appeared first on KKFI .

Can WE Change This Thing? The Community Speaks Out About Crossroads Correctional Lockdown 816-931-5534 is the on air line to call in and voice your concerns In mid May some […] The post Can WE Change This Thing? The Community Speaks Out About Crossroads Correctional Lockdown appeared first on KKFI .

Crossroads Correctional Center, Can This Be Fixed? A Conversation with Adult Facilities Director Alana Boyles In mid May some of the prisoners at Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron, MO refused […] The post Crossroads Correctional Center, Can This Be Fixed? A Conversation with Adult Facilities Director Alana Boyles appeared first on KKFI .

Lawrence Anti-Trafficking Task Force and Education Association- LATTE Three grandmothers, after hearing about the atrocities of human trafficking and the lack of awareness in the Lawrence, Kansas area, went in […] The post Fighting Human Trafficking Here and There- LATTE and Native Hope appeared first on KKFI .

8th Annual Penny Mill, Inc. Community Empowerment Event Host Craig Lubow talks with Melvin Merritt Director of Penny Mill about the Free Food, Entertainment, Information, Raffles, Games, Family Fun and […] The post Penny Mill Picnic and Community Empowerment Event; and Developing Job Readiness With Women In The Topeka Correctional Center appeared first on KKFI .

Let The Truth Be Known, Systematic Oppression Of The Incarcerated Mothers of Incarcerated Sons and Daughters (MISD) invites you to participate in a search for truth, transparency and protection under […] The post Let The Truth Be Known About Systematic Oppression; and Professor Ken Novak On Evidence Based Policing appeared first on KKFI .

Brian Daldorph, Mentoring Prison Poets Brian Daldorph has been involved with prison poetry programs at the Lawrence Jail and the Kansas Penitentiary at Lansing, KS. He is the Editor/Poetry Editor of Coal City Review, an Independent Literary Review published annually by the Coal City Review Press. The 2018 edition of the Coal City Review features the Poets of Lansing Prison. Guest Host Arlin Buyert...

Representatives Judy Morgan and Brandon Ellington On MO Legislature And The Governor(s) The last few years has seen a lot of obstructionism, finger pointing, political posturing and more in the […] The post Representatives Judy Morgan and Brandon Ellington On MO Legislature And The Governor(s) appeared first on KKFI .

Please consider showing your support by calling 888-931-0901 and donating today Michael Sharma-Crawford - The Intersection Of Criminal Law And Immigration W. Michael Sharma-Crawford is an aggressive litigator and compassionate advocate of fairness in immigration law. As a former law enforcement officer, Michael has a deeper understanding of the challenges of immigration law enforcement, detainment...

Prison Uprisings And Slave Labor In Prisons The Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), are a prisoner-led section of the Industrial Workers of the World. They struggle to end prison slavery […] The post Prison Uprisings And Slave Labor In Prisons; and Alvin Kirksey-Bey On Isolation In Prison appeared first on KKFI .

The National Religious Campaign Against Torture The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is a membership organization committed to ending U.S.-sponsored torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Since its formation in January 2006, more than 300 religious organizations have joined NRCAT, including representatives from the Catholic, evangelical Christian, mainline Protesta...

Robinson, Amrine and Griffin Exoneration in MO Many of you will know of Joe Amrine and Reggie Griffin as men who spent years in prison for crimes they did not commit Now the Missouri Supreme Court has released David Robinson after 18 years in prison, 14 years after someone else confessed to the crime. The Missouri State Supreme Court issued a one-page order releasing Robinson on the grounds he met...

Youth Ambassadors - Looking At Poverty Through The Eyes Of Children 3,000,000 - TEENAGERS DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES 10% - ONLY 10% OF THESE TEENAGERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR TODAY’S JOB MARKET 80% - OF THE INCARCERATED POPULATION ARE HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUTS A great percentage of today’s teenage youth lack the academic and family support necessary for positive personal growt...

Warrant Clinics and A Personal Story Of Being Arrested On A Warrant Warrants are issued when citizens do not show up for court dates or pay fines and fees related to traffic violations, codes violations and for fugitives from criminal prosecution. In some jurisdictions additional fines and fees are incurred when a warrant is issued. This is sometimes a devastating economic hit for those that are l...

Guns Are Just One Reason Why Children Die For almost 40 years, Child Trends has been a leading institution in the effort to improve the lives and prospects of all children and youth through rigorous research. Their work has helped shape the public policies that affect children and families, strengthened a wide array of social services, and increased public awareness of child and youth issues. You...

Changing The Role Of Police In Schools **A rebroadcast from January 2018 Police officers are fixtures in most schools today and their role has changed over time from protecting the students from outside dangers to enforcing school rules and even arresting students for violations. Our guest has been working with one school district to develop a Memorandum Of Understanding between the police and sch...

Why do Prosecutors Overcharge Suspects? Prosecutors overcharge suspects all the time in an effort to coerce them to plead guilty, to get them to testify against others, to pad their conviction numbers and other reasons. In today's atmosphere where the notion of innocent till proven guilty has been turned on its head, many people are convicted of much more serious crimes than the evidence supports...

A Broken Rose Organization for Battered Women and Children A Broken Rose Organization will provide a variety of resources for the women and children to help them lead a more positive and a more fulfilling life without having to deal with the many forms of abuse that comes with the act of domestic violence. Our ultimate goal is for the women to learn, grow, and raise their children in a more positi...

**Our guest Nathan El was unable to make it into the studio for this interview, we hope to reschedule him in the future. Host Melvin Merritt, Producer Jeff Humfeld and JoJ volunteer Keith Brown El discussed the issue of guns on our streets and the March For Our Lives Rally held here in Kansas City two days previous to the broadcast. The Truth of Life: On This We Do Agree The Truth of Life is an in...

Ricky Kidd and Frank Pollina - Two Stories of Reaching Within To Find Ones True Self While Incarcerated For many of us our image of prison has been shaped by the news and entertainment media, as well as politicians and prisoner administers. Those visions range from country club facilities that house privileged individuals to 3 hots and a cot housing ne'er do wells living off your taxes to hell hol...