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Just imagine the feelings of helplessness and despair from being incarcerated for something you did not do. One day you are free and then suddenly you find yourself trapped in a concrete jail cell trying to figure out what’s happening. …

Just imagine the feelings of helplessness and despair from being incarcerated for something you did not do. One day you are free and then suddenly you find yourself trapped in a concrete jail cell trying to figure out what's happening. No innocent person should ever be subjected to being incarcerated for something he or she did not do. This is what happened to Jeremy Irons. You or someone you care...

Floyd Bledsoe – A Kansas Exoneree Floyd Bledsoe spent 15 years in prison for the murder of his 14-year-old sister-in-law. His brother, originally confessed to the brutal rape and killing, then recanted and blamed Floyd. Years later Floyd’s brother once …

Floyd Bledsoe - A Kansas Exoneree Floyd Bledsoe spent 15 years in prison for the murder of his 14-year-old sister-in-law. His brother, originally confessed to the brutal rape and killing, then recanted and blamed Floyd. Years later Floyd's brother once again confessed in a suicide note. Attorneys with the Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Remedies at the University of Kansas Law School, wh...

KOCH Industries For Criminal Justice and Prison Reform? The Koch brothers are known for their support of the American Legislative Exchange Council that pushes the interests of business and socially conservative legislation. ALEC has written numerous pieces of legislation that …

KOCH Industries For Criminal Justice and Prison Reform? The Koch brothers are known for their support of the American Legislative Exchange Council that pushes the interests of business and socially conservative legislation. ALEC has written numerous pieces of legislation that support private prison expansion, privatizing prison administration and services, as well as long sentences for any number...

A Warrior Against The War On Drugs – Dean Becker Tells How And Why Dean Becker started his career in law enforcement as a military policeman and continued as a police officer once he returned to civilian life. Since 2002 …

A Warrior Against The War On Drugs - Dean Becker Tells How And Why Dean Becker started his career in law enforcement as a military policeman and continued as a police officer once he returned to civilian life. Since 2002 he has been a member of and speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition LEAP now named Law Enforcement Action Partnership. He also produces the 420 Drug War News as well as th...

HahnScratch – A New Blog Looks Behind The Bars Sometimes the internet serves up something really interesting and….well human. Such is the case when I came across a blog called HahnScratch, that details life for one person behind bars. It …

HahnScratch - A New Blog Looks Behind The Bars Sometimes the internet serves up something really interesting and....well human. Such is the case when I came across a blog called HahnScratch, that details life for one person behind bars. It is the creative outlet for Matthew Hahn, a man that has seen some rough times, paid for his mistakes and even thrived despite having a stain on his record. Matt...

KCMO Ballot To NORMALize Marijuana? The election tomorrow in KCMO will include a ballot initiative to reduce the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana to a $25 fine. While it is a step in the right direction is …

KCMO Ballot To NORMALize Marijuana? The election tomorrow in KCMO will include a ballot initiative to reduce the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana to a $25 fine. While it is a step in the right direction is it really a help to the poor in our community as claimed or are there hidden problems? What effect would this have on people that use medical cannabis? Will a city ordinanc...

Momma On A Mission – Working Eliminate Murder In Our Community Momma On a Mission, Inc is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) advocacy program for the families of homicide victims: helping them with emotional support, awareness of services, and organizing community …

Momma On A Mission - Working Eliminate Murder In Our Community Momma On a Mission, Inc is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) advocacy program for the families of homicide victims: helping them with emotional support, awareness of services, and organizing community activities to solve crimes. Momma On a Mission, Inc. was organized to help families by providing emotional and community support while seeking lega...

Sheri Hall and Jessica Ayala, 2 Poets: Life Like It Is Reading the history books will make you think history is shaped by political leaders, generals, people’s movements and the like, but it is the artists, the novelist, THE POETS, …

Sheri Hall and Jessica Ayala, 2 Poets: Life Like It Is Reading the history books will make you think history is shaped by political leaders, generals, people's movements and the like, but it is the artists, the novelist, THE POETS, that carry the heartbeat of history in their hands. It is the telling of the story that moves people, nations, mountains. Sheri Hall, Samantha Slupski and Jessica Ayala...

Giving Yourself Real Love – Women Working To Eliminate Domestic Abuse G.Y.R.L. is a grassroots group of Women that came about to change the attitudes, learned behaviors and misconceptions that made domestic abuse a hidden but accepted practice in their …

Giving Yourself Real Love - Women Working To Eliminate Domestic Abuse G.Y.R.L. is a grassroots group of Women that came about to change the attitudes, learned behaviors and misconceptions that made domestic abuse a hidden but accepted practice in their community. They hold regular meetings where abusers and the abused talk about the experiences. They have found that not all abusers are men and tha...

StopGap Inc – Helping Young People Aging Out Of Foster Care Survive and Thrive **This is a reairing from JoJR show on February 23, 2015 Host Allie Catherine Bush talks with Justine Burton, CEO/Founder of StopGap Incorporated of Lawrence Kansas. …

StopGap Inc – Helping Young People Aging Out Of Foster Care Survive and Thrive **This is a reairing from JoJR show on February 23, 2015 Host Allie Catherine Bush talks with Justine Burton, CEO/Founder of StopGap Incorporated of Lawrence Kansas. They are a grassroots non-profit organization working for youth that age-out of foster care and other at-risk youth. Their Mission is to empower youth agin...

The Prison Poets of Lansing and Ricky Kidd's Poetry Too Tuesday, February 21st, the Johnson County Library and the Writer' Place sponsored the Thomas Zvi Wilson Reading Series with a poetry reading by prisoners in the poetry group led by Arlin Buyert. There were three former prisoners and four prisoners that came from the Lansing Correctional Facility to read. They each read poetry from prisoners...

Answers For Your Questions on Child Support In Kansas On our broadcast today we return to our discussion about child support and you are invited to join the discussion. Host Craig Lubow will be talking with Sheryl Bussell, a Court …

Answers For Your Questions on Child Support In Kansas On our broadcast today we return to our discussion about child support and you are invited to join the discussion. Host Craig Lubow will be talking with Sheryl Bussell, a Court Trustee in Wyandotte County, Kansas and they are joined by local Lawyer Phillip Sedgwick about how the system works and answers to your questions. The phone number to ca...

Youth Ambassadors – Empowering Young People Youth Ambassadors, established in 2010, is an educational, not-for-profit employment program designed to empower underserved youth with the knowledge that they as teenagers have a vital voice. They have the power to be active …

Youth Ambassadors – Empowering Young People Youth Ambassadors, established in 2010, is an educational, not-for-profit employment program designed to empower underserved youth with the knowledge that they as teenagers have […] The post Youth Ambassadors – Empowering Young People appeared first on KKFI .