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Addiction and abuse of drugs and alcohol crosses every division we construct within our society, wether it be economic, social or political. The addiction of the homeless veteran and the US Congressman is the same and the process for recovery …

Addiction and abuse of drugs and alcohol crosses every division we construct within our society, wether it be economic, social or political. The addiction of the homeless veteran and the […] The post A Story of Recovery With Former KC Royal Willie Wilson appeared first on KKFI .

Your calls will be taken in the second half of the show – 816-931-5534 Across the country the Religious and Progressive communities are coming together on a wide range of issues and taking their concerns to their respective State Capitals. …

Your calls will be taken in the second half of the show – 816-931-5534 Across the country the Religious and Progressive communities are coming together on a wide range of […] The post Moral Tuesday Hits Missouri – Progressives And Ministers Take Their Flocks To Jefferson City appeared first on KKFI .

Personal Stories and Your Calls About DFS, Foster Care and The Courts We have personal accounts from couple of Fathers telling their stories of losing their children, not to the mothers, but to the state. Do you have a story …

Personal Stories and Your Calls About DFS, Foster Care and The Courts We have personal accounts from couple of Fathers telling their stories of losing their children, not to the […] The post A Call In Show – Who Gets Custody, Mom, Dad Or The State? Two Dads Tell Their Story. appeared first on KKFI .

Tracy McClard on FORJ About two years ago Jaws of Justice Radio spoke with Tracy McClard about her son who at 17 was sentenced to 30 years as an adult. He committed suicide after being sent to an adult prison …

Tracy McClard on FORJ About two years ago Jaws of Justice Radio spoke with Tracy McClard about her son who at 17 was sentenced to 30 years as an adult. He committed suicide after being sent to an adult prison and being assaulted other prisoners. Tracy and her husband are spearheading an effort in Missouri called Family and Friends Organizing For Reform of Juvenile Justice (FORJ). Tracy explains to...

Eleos Coffeehouse and Bessie’s House How do you help people in need without government money or institutional assistance? Can you and your church or organization start a day center for the homeless or feed the hungry? On tody’s edition of …

Eleos Coffeehouse and Bessie's House How do you help people in need without government money or institutional assistance? Can you and your church or organization start a day center for the homeless or feed the hungry? On tody's edition of Jaws of Justice Radio host Keith Brown El talks with Dan Smith of Eleos Ministries and Mike Lowe of Bessie house about how their groups help the homeless in NE K...

Legislative Update The Missouri Legislative session has about 5 weeks to go and the debates and haggling are in full swing. There are lobbyist and advocacy groups buttonholing legislators all over the Capitol and of course school children from various …

Legislative Update The Missouri Legislative session has about 5 weeks to go and the debates and haggling are in full swing. There are lobbyist and advocacy groups buttonholing legislators all over the Capitol and of course school children from various parts of the state learning how government works. Last week a the Missouri Association for Social Welfare (MASW), Kansas City Criminal Justice Task...

Byron Case – The Campaign To Restor An Innocent Man’s Life On today’s show Host Melvin Merritt examines the case of Byron Case whose conviction rests solely on the testimony of a jilted girlfriend. There is no evidence that ties …

Byron Case - The Campaign To Restor An Innocent Man's Life On today's show Host Melvin Merritt examines the case of Byron Case whose conviction rests solely on the testimony of a jilted girlfriend. There is no evidence that ties Byron to this case that the police felt was a murder/suicide for nine months until Byron's former girlfriend provided the testimony to allow them to close an open case. Me...

Dean Becker of the Drug Truth Network If you are a regular listener to Jaws of Justice Radio AND you listen all the way to the end you will hear the 420 Drug War News. This edition features Dean Becker …

Dean Becker of the Drug Truth Network If you are a regular listener to Jaws of Justice Radio AND you listen all the way to the end you will hear the 420 Drug War News. This edition features Dean Becker who produces those short reports and numerous other radio productions about the War on Drugs and how it has failed our society, what role it plays in the prison Industrial complex and alternatives....

Hope Faith Ministries On this edition of Jaws of Justice Radio new host Erik Faulkner is joined by Melvin Merritt to talk to Carla Brewer, Client Services Director for Hope Faith Ministries. Carla tells us about the services HFM provides …

Hope Faith Ministries On this edition of Jaws of Justice Radio new host Erik Faulkner is joined by Melvin Merritt to talk to Carla Brewer, Client Services Director for Hope Faith Ministries. Carla tells us about the services HFM provides to the homeless, 7 days a week at their facility at 7th (Admiral) and Virginia in KCMO. Contact Information Hope Faith Ministries 705 Virginia Avenue Kansas City,...

Should a sentence to prison mean your forfeit your right to healthcare? Do we have a responsibility to treat not just mental illness or addiction of our incarcerated? More importantly as the prison population ages what is our responsibility towards …

Should a sentence to prison mean your forfeit your right to healthcare? Do we have a responsibility to treat not just mental illness or addiction of our incarcerated? More importantly as the prison population ages what is our responsibility towards those with chronic diseases like diabetes or high blood pressure and communicable diseases such as hepatitis and tuberculosis. On this edition of Jaws...

Keith Brown El – What Doesn’t Kill You…… Last September, Jaws of Justice Radio volunteer, Keith Brown El was asked to speak at the Missouri CURE state convention. Keith arrived at the gates of the Missouri Penitentiary with a 15 …

Keith Brown El - What Doesn't Kill You...... Last September, Jaws of Justice Radio volunteer, Keith Brown El was asked to speak at the Missouri CURE state convention. Keith arrived at the gates of the Missouri Penitentiary with a 15 year sentence for a robbery and ended up spending years behind bars. We play his speech titled "What Doesn't Kill You Is Supposed To Make You Stronger" about how he su...

Puppies On Parole with George Lombardi Host Jessica Thomas talks with George Lombardi, Director of the Department of Corrections for Missouri about the Puppies On Parole program he has instituted across the correctional institutions in Missouri. This program has been …

Puppies On Parole with George Lombardi Host Jessica Thomas talks with George Lombardi, Director of the Department of Corrections for Missouri about the Puppies On Parole program he has instituted across the correctional institutions in Missouri. This program has been developed as a way of saving dogs that would otherwise be euthenized and training them to be loving pets and service dogs for those...

Dr. Christi Griffin “From the time of the Emancipation Proclamation… incarcerations are about one singular goal, increasing the wealth of the wealthy. Until the narrative is changed and the truth becomes the conversation, everyone is simply spinning wheels” – Dr. …