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The Price of Freedom: Bail in Sedgwick County

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Firewall for Freedom 2025

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Unheard Voices: Restoring Voting Rights to Returning Citizens to Build an Inclusive, Accountable Democracy in Kansas

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Understanding the 2024 Wichita Gang Database Settlement

A settlement has been reached with the City of Wichita (“the City”) in a class action lawsuit alleging that the Wichita Police Department (“WPD”), is violating Class Members’ Fourteenth and First Amendment rights by incorrectly including them in the WPD’s Gang List/Database. Learn More.

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Poll: Kansas voters concerned about threats to democracy and broadly support language translation

A new poll finds that 70% of Kansas voters across party lines are concerned about politicians trying to undermine the votes of American citizens and that 71% want officials to prioritize protecting democracy.

Kansans on Probation Challenge the Punishment of Their Poverty

Four Kansans have brought a new lawsuit in the federal district court over the unlimited, harsher punishment of poor defendants who cannot pay their restitution compared to the treatment of defendants who have the ability to pay.

DA Bennett ignores over a dozen organizations asking to end wealth-based punishment in Sedgwick County

A week later, thirteen local organizations are still waiting for a response to their letter urging Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett to push his office to reduce the number of individuals impacted by pretrial detention.