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Missouri’s Execution of Ernest Johnson Merely Adds to Body Count

By | October 10, 2021 |

Death penalty opponents Joyce Engle, left, and Kate McCoy hold a signs as they take part in a vigil outside St. Francis Xavier College Church ahead of the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in St. Louis.

When the state of Missouri executed an intellectually disabled man on Oct. 5, it brought shame, disgrace and infamy on its citizens, in whose name it acted.

For-profit Kansas Prison an Understaffed ‘Hell Hole’ of Violence, Death and Drugs

By | October 7, 2021 |

Melody Brannon, federal public defender in Kansas, said her clients who are detained at CoreCivic’s Leavenworth Detention Center are terrified.

Attorneys and former guards describe CoreCivic’s pre-trial detention facility in Leavenworth as out of control,

Emergency Calls: What Do Kansas Citians Ask of Police?

By | July 29, 2021 |

A new program at the Kansas City Police Department is capturing more granular data about how often residents summon officers, and why.

‘Defund the Police’ was Designed to Provoke a Response. In Missouri, it Worked

By | June 9, 2021 |

Republican lawmakers have responded with outrage to moves in Kansas City and St. Louis to reshuffle police funding.

How Many Police Does It Take To Protect and Serve Kansas City?

By | June 4, 2021 |

The proper number and deployment of police officers needed to protect and service the community lies at the heart of the legal and budget fight involving the Kansas City Police Department.

Posts Tagged ‘Public Safety’

Missouri’s Execution of Ernest Johnson Merely Adds to Body Count

For-profit Kansas Prison an Understaffed ‘Hell Hole’ of Violence, Death and Drugs

Emergency Calls: What Do Kansas Citians Ask of Police?

‘Defund the Police’ was Designed to Provoke a Response. In Missouri, it Worked

How Many Police Does It Take To Protect and Serve Kansas City?

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