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Mental Illness Behind Bars Since the 1980’s when funding for community mental health centers was cut drastically the number of people in prison because of mental illness has risen steadily. Wardens and Corrections officials from state and local prisons and jails acknowledge they are ill equipped to handle those inmates that have emotional problems. More […]

Ricky Kidd, The Fight For Exoneration – Advocates Outside The Courtroom The fight to win the freedom of Ricky Kidd, wrongly convicted of murder, came down to four days of evidentiary hearings in a Gallatin, MO courtroom last week. There …

The Case Of Victor Vickers Raises Questions Victor Vickers and Garron T Briggs were convicted of a 2011 home invasion, murder and shooting in what appeared to be search for drugs. The surviving victim did not initially identify Vickers, someone …

The Case Of Victor Vickers Raises Questions Victor Vickers and Garron T Briggs were convicted of a 2011 home invasion, murder and shooting in what appeared to be search for drugs. The surviving victim did not initially identify Vickers, someone she knew and with whom she had gone to school. The lack of physical evidence […]

Can A Black Man Plead Self Defense In Jackson County? The case of Cameron Gines has raised the question of whether a black man can claim self defense in Jackson County. Cameron was attacked repeatedly at a convenience store on …

Can A Black Man Plead Self Defense In Jackson County? The case of Cameron Gines has raised the question of whether a black man can claim self defense in Jackson County. Cameron was attacked repeatedly at a convenience store on E 23rd St and retreated from his attacker more than once. It was not until […]

Replay of – Bail Bonds, Bad Policy Jaws of Justice Radio took a look at the Bail Bond industry in December of 2018, the arguments used to support it, the unfair effects on the poor, the negative effects on the …

Replay of – Bail Bonds, Bad Policy Jaws of Justice Radio took a look at the Bail Bond industry in December of 2018, the arguments used to support it, the unfair effects on the poor, the negative effects on the economy and local communities. We replay three interviews Jamie Jackson did with groups working to […]

Is The 1988 Fire Fighters Case Really Solved? In the early hours of a late November day in 1988 KCMO Firefighters were called to the scene of a PU truck fire at a construction site in South Kansas City. While …

Is The 1988 Fire Fighters Case Really Solved? In the early hours of a late November day in 1988 KCMO Firefighters were called to the scene of a PU truck fire at a construction site in South Kansas City. While they were putting out the truck fire the noticed a second fire across the street […]

David Robinson, Charges Dropped After 18 Years of Incarceration On May 14, 2018 David Robinson was released after almost 18 years in the MO Corrections System. He had been wrongfully convicted and in the release order from the MO Supreme …

David Robinson, Charges Dropped After 18 Years of Incarceration On May 14, 2018 David Robinson was released after almost 18 years in the MO Corrections System. He had been wrongfully convicted and in the release order from the MO Supreme Court they agreed that Robinson had met his burden of proof and established what’s known […]

Many of our listeners will recognise Michael Steven Smith as one of the hosts of Law and Disorder which airs on KKFI Tuesday mornings at 9 AM. He often interviews “Lawyers You’ll Like”, a recurring segment on L&D. This feature …

Many of our listeners will recognise Michael Steven Smith as one of the hosts of Law and Disorder which airs on KKFI Tuesday mornings at 9 AM. He often interviews "Lawyers You'll Like", a recurring segment on L&D. This feature has inspired his latest book, Lawyers For The Left: In The Courts, In The Streets and On The Air, stories of lawyers who have devoted their careers to representing victi...

Arlin Buyert Got Kicked Out Of Lansing Prison Arlin Buyert grew up on a farm in Iowa, he flew planes over Vietnam during the war and until recently he taught poetry at the Kansas penitentiary in Lansing, KS. Arlin is …

Arlin Buyert Got Kicked Out Of Lansing Prison Arlin Buyert grew up on a farm in Iowa, he flew planes over Vietnam during the war and until recently he taught poetry at the Kansas penitentiary in Lansing, KS. Arlin is also a published poet and has come to understand in his own life and in his work that redemption starts with an understanding of and having an outlet for one's emotions. When Arts In...

Veronica’s Voice Has A Lot Going On Veronica’s Voice has a lot going on creating a survivor-informed, realistic, and meaningful alternative to prostitution like Magdalene House where they provide women exiting ‘the life’ up to two years of affordable transitional …

Veronica's Voice Has A Lot Going On Veronica's Voice has a lot going on creating a survivor-informed, realistic, and meaningful alternative to prostitution like Magdalene House where they provide women exiting 'the life' up to two years of affordable transitional housing, in a supportive, non-judgmental environment, Johnz School a restorative justice, diversion approach and the KC CASE Action Plan...

Mothers On Mentoring 2nd Annual Mother Daughter Expo The mission of Mothers On Mentoring is to strengthen mother/daughter relationships. Cultivate positive, strong successful women for the future. Equip girls on the path of destruction, with the proper tools they need …

Mothers On Mentoring 2nd Annual Mother Daughter Expo The mission of Mothers On Mentoring is to strengthen mother/daughter relationships. Cultivate positive, strong successful women for the future. Equip girls on the path of destruction, with the proper tools they need to endure and overcome through the challenges of life. The develop programs to meet their vision of Building a sisterhood of all et...

The Movement To Elect Progressive Prosecutors In MO And Nationwide It has been said that the most powerful person in any courtroom is the not the Judge but rather the Prosecutor. This is because of the Prosecutor’s ability to determine …

The Movement To Elect Progressive Prosecutors In MO And Nationwide It has been said that the most powerful person in any courtroom is the not the Judge but rather the Prosecutor. This is because of the Prosecutor's ability to determine charges and force plea deals by overcharging suspects. This power in part stems from laws passed by legislators (many who are former prosecutors) who have been elec...

Alvin Sykes, SB 102 – Kansas Closed Case Task Force And More Alvin Sykes has been a voice in the wilderness calling out the inequities of our Justice System and working with legislators and numerous other citizens to propose and …

Alvin Sykes, SB 102 - Kansas Closed Case Task Force And More Alvin Sykes has been a voice in the wilderness calling out the inequities of our Justice System and working with legislators and numerous other citizens to propose and pass legislation to make the system more responsive to the needs of what is true justice. Alvin is largely self taught, when at an early age he forsook the education syste...

Barry Grissom Former US Attorney In Kansas Barry Grissom retired as US Attorney for the district of Kansas in 2016 and in April of 2018, he founded the Grissom Law Group which additionally focused on public policy advocacy. In 2018, …