Public Safety

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.

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

By Bill Tammeus | October 10, 2021

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.

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

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

By Allison Kite | October 7, 2021

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

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Emergency Calls: What Do Kansas Citians Ask of Police?

By Mary Sanchez | 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.

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Kansas City police in riot gear

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

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent, Allison Kite | June 9, 2021

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

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

By Mary Sanchez | 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.

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