Jaws of Justice Radio

New Douglas County KS Criminal Justice Coordinator, Mike Brouwer, brings a wealth of experience in criminal justice and behavioral health to Douglas County KS, where Lawrence is located.  He will be our guest and talk with host, Teresa Wilke, about what has been learned since their large jail was built in 1999.   In response to […]

2019 Legal Year In Review – Our Lawyers Break It Down The end of the year traditionally brings our panel of lawyers, Craig Lubow, David Bell and Robin Martinez together to talk about the Supreme Court rulings, new laws, legislative actions and cases that will have a lasting effect on our lives. Tune in and […]

The Dayroom Club – An Award Winning Play By Patty Prewitt; and A Plea For Clemency Today we reair The Day Room Club by Patty Prewitt, a play that gives you a look into the day to day routine at the Women’s Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, MO also gives us a lesson […]

Why They Come and American Prisons in Honduras In the first half of our program, we will replay “Why They Come and American Prisons in Honduras” from 7/29/19 Jaws of Justice Radio.  Host Margot Patterson gets a first hand view of what is happening in Honduras from Judy Ancel and Karen Spring.  Karen Spring, a […]

Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense And Their Be SMART Gun Safety Program Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched the Be SMART campaign to raise awareness that responsible gun storage – storing guns locked, unloaded and separate from ammunition – can save children’s lives. Be SMART emphasizes that it’s an adult responsibility […]

Clark-Fox Family Foundation on Mass Incarceration Host Pat Bartholome interviews Samantha Stangl, Programs Manager for the Clark-Fox Family Foundation.  The Clark-Fox Family Foundation was founded in St. Louis in 2004 by husband and wife team Maxine Clark and Bob Fox.  The Clark-Fox Family Foundation supports the growth and prosperity of the St. Louis metropolitan region […]

Death Penalty Update Gregory Joseph, Program Director at National Coalition Against the Death Penalty, joins host Craig Lubow to discuss trends in the death penalty. This will include new moratoriums, Trump’s attempt to resume the death penalty at the federal level, and exonerations. Bipartisan attempts to repeal the death penalty in some states. One phone […]

Who Was Angie Schroer and Why Did Indepence Police Say She Committed Suicide? Today’s broadcast is two parts of the story of Angie Schroer. In the first half host Jeff Humfeld talks to Angie’s Mother, Jackie Schroer about her daughter, as a child and on up to adulthood until she was killed, as well as […]

Finding Amy McGowan……Unethical Amy McGowan has retired from the Douglass County Prosecutor’s office under pressure from the claims of prosecutorial misconduct. The ruling that set Ricky Kidd free has given those who want to hold Amy McGowan accountable for her long history of unethical behaviour the language they needed to get the Office of Chief […]

The Fines and Fees Justice Center The Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC), located in New York City, seeks to catalyze a movement to eliminate the fines and fees that distort justice. Their goal is to eliminate fees in the justice system and to ensure that fines are equitably imposed and enforced. The FFJC’s national […]

Empower Missouri Annual Conference Takes On Hunger The highlighted issue for the Empower Missouri 2019 Conference is food insecurity and evidence-based public policy solutions to hunger. The conference will be held 10am to 4:30pm, Saturday, November 9th in the Holiday Inn Executive Center, 2200 Interstate 70 Dr SW, Columbia, MO 65203. The conference is $35 […]

The Willow Domestic Violence Center The Willow Domestic Violence Center dedicates itself to restoring the health and safety of people who have experienced domestic violence or human trafficking by providing safety, education, and advocacy. All of their services are free of charge, confidential, and available to all survivors of domestic abuse and human trafficking who […]

Ricky Kidd Talks With Fellow Exoneree Laquanda “Faye” Jacobs Lamonte Mcintyre, LaQuanda Jacobs and Ricky Kidd Unfortunately Ms Jacobs was not able to join us for this broadcast but we will have her on at a later date. Instead host David Bell spoke to Ricky Kidd about his case and the legal issues and unethical […]

The Other Collateral Consequences; Subconscious Effects of Incarceration The impact of the criminal justice system on employment, housing and voting is well known. But what about the other collateral consequences? The ones that implant themselves in our subconscious and continue to shape how we view persons in the system and how they view themselves for […]

Listen to a recording of this episode by hitting the Play link above. The downloadable Podcast will be posted by Monday Sept 30th. In The Executioner’s Shadow The new documentary In the Executioner’s Shadow casts a penetrating look at the consequences of the death penalty through three powerful stories – the rare perspective of a […]

Local Homelessness Advocate Troy Robinson Troy Robinson is homeless and has shown the community around 35th and Prospect that sometimes those with the least can make the biggest difference. Troy has been collecting clothes, food and more then sharing them with others in need. What Troy is really sharing is love thy neighbor as a […]

Jenkins v City of Jennings In 2015 eight plaintiffs filed suit against the City of Jennings. The complaint alleged that impoverished city residents were jailed solely because of their inability to pay court fines and fees from traffic and other municipal violations. No meaningful inquiry was made of their ability to pay, and the City […]

Holding Amy McGowen, and all Prosecutors, Accountable With the release this week of another wrongfully convicted man we look at the issue of Prosecutorial Misconduct, in particular that of Amy McGowen former Jackson County Prosecutor who nows works in the Douglass County, KS Prosecutor’s office. Ms McGowan not only withheld evidence in the case of […]

Bobby Bostic Doesn’t Want Kids Making The Same Mistakes He Did Bobby Bostic is serving the longest sentence in Missouri given to a juvenile for non-homicide offenses. At 16 years old Bostic and his accomplice robbed a group of people delivering Christmas presents and shot two then later carjacked another woman. No one was seriously […]

Family United Transportation Services – Connecting Families With Their Incarcerated Loved Ones No one goes to prison alone, their family is affected in a variety of ways and staying connected with one’s family while incarcerated is one of the most important factors in reducing recidivism. Many poor families cannot afford to make the trip to […]

Why They Come and American Prisons in Honduras I recently heard someone in the coffeeshop ask “if their country is so great why do they want to come here?” My thought was, you answered your own question. Honduras, like other countries in Central America are not such great places to live today. The corruption, repression […]

An Hour With Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, the Jackson County Prosecutor has been in that role since 2011 and she’s distinguished herself by standing up strongly for victims in our community. She also has become known for taking on some high-profile cases, like the potential prosecution last year of Gov. […]

Cannabis, Hemp, and Injustice What is cannabis… is it pot, hemp… what?  Keith Washburn interviews Mark Buddemeyer, who is the owner and director of operations for KC GREENFIELDS, a local cannabis consulting company with over 25 years of experience in the legal cannabis industry. Our topics on Monday will include: The corrupt story of how […]

Who Was Angie Schroer and Why Did Indepence Police Say She Committed Suicide? Today’s broadcast is two parts of the story of Angie Schroer. In the first half host Jeff Humfeld talks to Angie’s Mother, Jackie Schroer about her daughter, as a child and on up to adulthood until she was killed, as well as […]

COUNT TIME! The Life and Times of Patricia Prewitt A solo performance by Elizabeth Ann Townsend – Awarded Best Production in the 2016 St. Lou Fringe Festival. (Note – today’s broadcast is of an edited version of the play to fit JoJR’s time constraints.) In the early morning hours of February 18, 1984, Patty Prewitt […]