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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 …

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 …

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% …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

**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 …

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 …

When The Punishment Never Ends Host David Bell brings together a panel to talk about the collateral consequences of criminal convictions on defendants and their families. Next, they explore the various initiatives underway from pretrial diversion to drug court to …

KCMO Human Relations Department Talks Housing Discrimination A rebroadcast of our conversation with the KCMO Human Relations Department from last May about their efforts to help former felons find housing. One of the factors that makes it easier for the …

Moms On Mentoring – MOM Mothers on Mentoring is a project of Transitional Freedom Campaign that pairs girls 6-18 with mothers to build mother daughter relationships and a sisterhood among the participants. The program is designed to fight the effects …

Life sometimes hands you lemons, first our guests from ArchCity Defenders had to cancel at the last moment and then our guest who was to tell her story of being arrested for a traffic violation couldn’t answer the phone = …

A Look At The 2018 MO Legislative Session With Representative Brandon Ellington A handful of bills Representative Ellington is sponsoring, there are a lot more – HB 1987 – Removes the statute of limitations for certain actions of child abuse …

A Travesty Of Justice Continues: The Reggie Clemmons Story The recent acceptance of a plea bargain by Reggie Clemmons has removed him from death row and even opened up the possibility of parole somewhere in the future but Reggie continues …

KKFI Pledge Drive is on Now – Call 888-931-0901 to Donate or on Line http://www.kkfi.org/ Carl Burris Tells All About Foster Care In Kansas And Give Recommendations For Change Carl Burris spent part of his childhood in the Kansas Foster …

KCKS NAACP Working To Keep Young People Out of Prison The Kansas City, Kansas Chapter of the NAACP has been working on the problem of young people being funneled into prison instead of the workforce for years. They are partnering …

Inequity In School Funding And Student Outcomes A first hand observation by an educator on how inequities in funding for schools in prosperous and poor communities makes a difference in student outcomes. New JoJR volunteer Foster Moore talks with his …

A Conversation With Wyandotte County Prosecutor Mark Dupree Sr. Mark A. Dupree, Sr., is the District Attorney of Wyandotte County, KS, the 4th largest county in the State of Kansas. Mr. Dupree leads an office of (60) employees and manages …

New Years Day Look Back At Justice in Missouri, Kansas and USA In 2017 Jaws of Justice Radio’s Yearly look back at important legal decisions, legislation and more in Missouri, Kansas and nationally. Jaws of Justice Radio hosts Lawyers Craig …

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Christmas Morning Coffee with Jaws of Justice Radio – A Look Back, A Look Forward The volunteers of Jaws of Justice Radio come to visit on Christmas Morning when we will maybe update stories we covered in the past year, …

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A Family Coping With Murder Of Alexis Murder Alexis Mitchell was a 16 year old girl that was severely wounded in a shooting at the Park Meadows Apartments on December 13th and died two days later. While someone has been …