The Stone Catchers
Near the end of the book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, author and Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson encounters a woman he had often noticed sitting in the courtroom.
December 10, 2020
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Petition of the Week: April 12th-April 16th
Ronnie Loggins has liposarcoma cancer. The tumor, located on his inner thigh, likely has grown beyond what is operable. Radiation treatments were unsuccessful…
April 12, 2021 Petition of the Week: April 5th-April 9th
Ronald Pursley, 63, is not only a heart attack survivor, but he has serious, lingering cardiovascular issues including congestive heart failure and hypertension.
April 9, 2021 Petition of the Week: March 1st-March 5th
Sherman Wright, 56, has been incarcerated at the Lansing Correctional Facility since age 23 for robbery and burglary charges. He moves more slowly and painfully now.
March 1, 2021
Petition of the Week: February 14th-19th
Officials at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility initially explained away Christopher McIntyre’s extreme pain in his side and back in late 2020 as a muscle sprain. The dismissals continued even as he dropped a shocking 50 pounds.
February 19, 2021 Petition of the Week: January 25th-29th
The ACLU of Kansas has filed 102 applications on behalf of people seeking clemency from Governor Laura Kelly.
January 29, 2021
Gov’s Commission a good start; let’s be sure to finish
In early December 2020, Governor Kelly’s Commission on Racial Equity and Justice released its initial report on “Policing and Law Enforcement in Kansas.” The report contained some solid recommendations aimed at improving law enforcement interactions with the communities they are sworn to protect.
January 15, 2021