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Poets From Prison In Lansing, Kansas Read their Poetry Last month the Arts In Prison Poetry project held a reading at the Johnson County Library. One of our KKFI volunteers, […] The post Poets From Prison In Lansing, Kansas Read their Poetry appeared first on KKFI .

WE ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT BECAUSE OF ILLNESS KRISTY CHILDS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE SO WE ARE GOING TO REPLAY AN INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD TRIPP DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF […] The post A Conversation With Richard Tripp; and Jamala Rogers, Human Rights Activist And Author appeared first on KKFI .

The Quincy Solution: Stop Domestic Violence and Save $500 Billion In the November 24th, 2015 issue David Hudnall authored an article titled How Does A Mother Lose Custody Of Her […] The post Domestic Violence and Child Custody and Why Are KCMO Municipal Judges Against Senate Bill 572? appeared first on KKFI .

Just What Is Elder Abuse? Who Can You Call? As the Baby Boomers get older, Elder Abuse, the physical, financial and emotional exploitation of old people is on the rise. […] The post Just What Is Elder Abuse? and Momma On A Mission – Walk A Mile In Her Shoes. appeared first on KKFI .

Today is a call in show – 816-931-5534 There are two different groups working to put a legalization measure on the ballot in Missouri. Host Jessica Thomas and her guests […] The post Is 2016 The Year Missouri Legalizes Cannabis? A Call In Show. appeared first on KKFI .

The Miseducation of White Folks. In this series, we look at how race and economics guide adolescents toward the criminal justice system and how laws help keep them there as […] The post Part 4 – The System Is Destroying Our Children’s Lives, But Some Do Survive, A Call In Show appeared first on KKFI .

The Fully Informed Jury Association, How To Get Informed Host Jessica Thomas talks Krysten Tynan of the Fully Informed Jury Association about jury nullification and the rights and responsibilities of juries. Kristen discusses the ins and outs of surviving jury selection, standing your ground against faulty jury instructions and being true to your moral beliefs. She also tells about some of the inf...

We have been told for years that he Democrats and President Obama wants to take our guns away even though in seven years the only thing he has done is strengthen enforcement of laws already on the books. Are there sensible actions we can take to curb gun violence? What is being proposed besides arming everyone? Are we safer in the old west than we are today? Are we less safe on our streets and in...

Navigating The Criminal Justice System With DR JRenee Most citizens and their families have no idea what they can do to help their a loved one that has been arrested or charged with a crime. What is an arraignment? Should I bail them out? How should they conduct themselves in jail and court? These are questions many of us don't think about until something bad happens. Advocating for someone in cus...

JUST A REMINDER JAWS OF JUSTICE RADIO WILL START AT ABOUT 9:20 AM THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF THE PLEDGE DRIVE, PLEASE CALL IN DURING THE SHOW AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR JAWS OF JUSTICE RADIO AND KKFI AT 888-931-0901 OR ONLINE https://kkfi.org/ Private Corrections Institute, Stopping Private Prisons In Their Tracks - A Conversation With Frank Smith The Private Corrections Institute has been fighting the p...

A Peek At 2016 MO Legislative Session With Representative Brandon Ellington Last year the Missouri House started the session out by cutting the number of weeks unemployed workers could draw unemployment benefits. The 2016 Legislature started out with a Voter ID Bill that may have the effect of suppressing the number of eligible voters for our next election this fall. Today we take a look at what e...

One Struggle KC And MORE2, We Do Not Accept 47 Police Killings in Ten Years The Kansas City Star recently published a report that the KCMO Police Department had killed 47 civilians in the last 10 years and another 56 have been shot and survived. That makes KCPD one of the deadliest departments in the nation per population and in 2015 KCMO was one of only a handful of cities where all of the victim...

The 2015 Supreme Court Session In Review - A Local Legal Panel Looks Back From Lethal Injections, Same Sex Marriage, Redistricting to Religious freedoms and much more, the US Supreme Court had a very busy session last year. Our panel of lawyers look back at the hot button issues and some of the more obscure rulings as well. Tune in and find out how your world was changed. The New York Times has a...

Jaws of Justice Radio interviewed Max Parthas a few months ago, today we replay that interview because it is important that we as a nation understand what is being done in our name. 13th Amendment to the US Constitution Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place sub...

Sister Helen Prejean – Why She Opposes The Death Penalty Sister Helen Prejean is well known for her book Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in […] The post Sister Helen Prejean – Why She Opposes The Death Penalty and The Invisible Victims on Execution Day appeared first on KKFI .

The Missouri Supreme Court Overturned The Murder Conviction Of Reggie Clemmons - Why And What Happens Now? It had been twenty-two years, seven months, twenty-two days and countless hours since Reggie Clemons was sentenced to death until, on November 24, 2015, the Missouri Supreme Court threw out not only his sentence but also his murder conviction in its entirety. They sent the case back to the st...

RISK FACTORS THAT LEAD TO GUN VIOLENCE Does hunger lead to the kind of desperate situations where violence seems the only solution? Does the machismo male image prevent some men […] The post Dr Jean McCabe – Risk Factors That Lead To Gun Violence and StopGap Inc – Helping Young People Aging Out Of Foster Care appeared first on KKFI .

Diane Rust-Tierney of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty As 2015 comes to a close we again look at the Death Penalty, the disparities in how it is […] The post Diane Rust-Tierney of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and Revisiting Shelley Metje of Cory’s Network appeared first on KKFI .

A Conversation with Nancy Leazer - How We Can Use Our Prisons As More Than Warehouses When the Municipal Correctional Institution was closed in 2009 and all the inmates moved to the county jail, a lot more than the jobs of the employees were lost. The leadership and staff of MCI brought in local not for profits to provide services that the city could not afford to addressed the mental health, drug...

Jaws of Justice Radio replays two of our most informative interviews about the pitfalls of our credit economic system just in time for the holiday shopping season. Zombie Debt Can Destroy Christmas Future And The Rest Of Your Year Too Want to know what Zombie Debt is? If your credit card is stolen is it really true you won’t have to pay for those fraudulent charges? Who is behind these collection...

On this edition of Jaws of Justice Radio host Keith Brown El will interview Latahra Smith of The Freedom Project in regard to Police Misconduct.  They will be discussing what […] The post Keith Brown El Talks with Latahra Smith of KC Freedom Project About How To Hold Police Accountable For Misconduct appeared first on KKFI .

Why Did Governor Ryan Commute All The Death Sentences In Illinois? George Ryan was Governor of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. He received national attention for his 1999 moratorium on […] The post Why Did Governor Ryan Commute All The Death Sentences In Illinois? and A Conversation With Richard Tripp of Care Of Poor People appeared first on KKFI .

A CALL IN SHOW Jeff Mizanski Wins Release From Prison As more states and communities decriminalize and even legalize Cannabis the issue of those who are behind bars for non-violent […] The post Jeff Mizanskey Wins Release From Prison After 20 Years and Show Me Cannabis Update appeared first on KKFI .

Nebraska Abolished The Death Penalty, Find Out How It took over riding the Governors veto but the Nebraska Legislature abolished the Death Penalty in their last session. Nebraska State Senator […] The post Nebraska Abolished The Death Penalty, Find Out How and Reform Of The Criminal Justice System, Why Now? appeared first on KKFI .

American Civil Liberties Union – Where Freedom Stands In Kansas Today Host Craig Lubow interviews Micah Kubic director of the ACLU – Kansas Chapter today on “Where Freedom Stands in […] The post Part 2 Of ACLU – Where Freedom Stands In Kansas Today and StopGap Inc – Helping Young People Aging Out Of Foster Care appeared first on KKFI .