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

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

by Allison Kite

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Son of Fallen KC Firefighter Speaks Publicly About Doubts Over Trial

In an exclusive interview, James M. and Tracy Kilventon Continue to Search for Justice After the 1988 Arson Blast

by Mike McGraw

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Judge Releases Defendant in 1988 Arson Deaths of 6 KC Firefighters

Bryan Sheppard’s Resentencing Based on Supreme Court Case for Juveniles

by Mike McGraw

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Lethal Injection Drugs at Center of Death Penalty Fight

The Latest Chapter in Missouri's Execution History Involves Drug Sourcing

by Mike Sherry

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Bryan Sheppard and the Heavily Redacted Elephant in the Courtroom

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‘I can’t let it go.’

Today marks the 27th anniversary of an explosion that killed six KC firefighters. Time has passed, so can we see clearer now?

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Day in the life: A Kansas City public defender

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criminal justice system

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

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

Son of Fallen KC Firefighter Speaks Publicly About Doubts Over Trial

In an exclusive interview, James M. and Tracy Kilventon Continue to Search for Justice After the 1988 Arson Blast

Judge Releases Defendant in 1988 Arson Deaths of 6 KC Firefighters

Bryan Sheppard’s Resentencing Based on Supreme Court Case for Juveniles

Lethal Injection Drugs at Center of Death Penalty Fight

The Latest Chapter in Missouri's Execution History Involves Drug Sourcing

Bryan Sheppard and the Heavily Redacted Elephant in the Courtroom

‘I can’t let it go.’

Today marks the 27th anniversary of an explosion that killed six KC firefighters. Time has passed, so can we see clearer now?

Day in the life: A Kansas City public defender

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