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It is the intention of Jaws of Justice Radio to investigate how to achieve justice in America, this includes issues of economic injustice, political injustice and the criminal justice system. We want to put a human face on those caught in the grasp of injustice and those that are part of an unjust system. We strive to dispel the misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system.
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Craig Lubow is a criminal defense and family law attorney in Kansas. Craig has been a progressive activist since the early 1970s, starting in the War Resisters’ League. Craig serves on the executive committee of the Kanza Group of the Kansas Sierra Club.
Mr. Bell has significant experience in criminal matters at the local, state and federal level. After obtaining his business and tax law degrees, Mr. Bell worked as a tax and estate planning attorney. Combining his desire to help people with his love of the law, Mr. Bell then served as a trial attorney with the Missouri Public Defender’s System in Jackson County, Missouri where he represented thousands of clients in matters ranging from misdemeanor assault to first degree murder. Now in private practice as a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Bell's practice areas include white-collar, violent offenses, drug offenses, and sexual offenses.
I am a native son of Kansas City, Missouri who recently returned to this city after a long expedition, or journey that took me to some of the places in America that are referred to here at KKFI as the “Jaws of Justice!” Once I heard that terminology, I automatically knew this is where I belonged and I have been here every sense.
Latahra Smith Carnes is a licensed private investigator and a fierce community activist who diligently works to serve the public. Latahra is a mother of eight and grandmother of 30 and she founded the King Christ Freedom Project to assist individuals who are innocent and wrongly convicted.
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It is the intention of Jaws of Justice Radio to investigate how to achieve justice in America, this includes issues of economic injustice, political injustice and the criminal justice system. We want to put a human face on those caught in the grasp of injustice and those that are part of an unjust system. We strive to dispel the misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system. We want to pull back the veil and reveal those that really write our laws and who our justice system is meant to protect. It is our intention to seek out alternatives to the present practice that puts the law before justice, alternatives that are restorative to those that have been wronged and just to those that have offended. In short, we want to inform our society of the realities of the existing systems and in doing so start a dialogue about how to create systems that truly seek justice for all.
The Jaws of Justice Radio group is made up of formerly incarcerated citizens, family members of victims, family members of the incarcerated, lawyers, and justice seeking members of our community. We invite you to join the dialogue.
Jaws of Justice Radio has covered issues of law enforcement, courts, incarceration, homelessness, economic injustice, foster care, death penalty, constitutional rights and more. We are looking for organizations and individuals to tell their story, and more folks that want to learn how to produce radio.
Executive co-producers are Craig Lubow and Margot Patterson.
Upcoming Episodes
June 3, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
CHANGE PRISON LIFE SO THAT IT CAN CREATE MORE JUSTICE
Latahra Smith of KC Freedom Project will speak with Keith Carnes on the topic of the South-Central Correctional Center, a maximum-security state prison for 2,500 men located in Licking, Missouri, owned and operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections since 2000. In the second half of our hour host Macy Jones will speak with his guests, Phoeb Haynes and Thailisha Smith. They will discuss the system of health care for incarcerated men and women. Phoeb has been incarcerated and Thailisha is an Executive Director of Ladies that Lean.
Read MoreMay 27, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
HOW GOOD AND PLEASANT IT IS WHEN PEOPLE LIVE TOGETHER IN UNITY!
Tune in to hear host David Bell’s Finding Common Ground series part 2, when he speaks with Rabbi Yitzchak Itkin, Director of Chabad on the Plaza. They discuss building bridges in our society and in our world.
ListenMay 20, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
A LOOK AT THE JOB OF SERVING AND PROTECTING – WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
Tune in Monday to hear about what started out as a local fight over a $90 million, 85-acre militarized police base near Atlanta, Georgia, known as “Cop City”. Rather than reassess their approach to opponents of Cop City, law enforcement continued to detain dozens of protesters and charged them with trespassing and domestic terrorism. Those charges are still in court. This is not a new question – do we feel safer when armed law enforcers have qualified immunity to harm unarmed citizens?
ListenMay 13, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
PEOPLE SUFFER BECAUSE WE ARE CAUGHT IN OUR VIEWS. WHEN WE RELEASE THOSE VIEWS, WE ARE FREE
Hear host Keith Brown El speak with Jesse Scott who's crime story has everything but the crime!
ListenMay 6, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
TOGETHER WE WILL STAND…LET’S GET ON THE BALL
Tune in to hear host Bev Livingston speak with Ashley Huggans, Director of Recruitment and Community Engagement with CASA/GAL, or Court Appointed Special Advocates Guardians ad Litem for children.
ListenApril 29, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
EMBRACE DIVERSITY – THE ART OF THINKING INDEPENDENTLY TOGETHER
Tune in next Monday to hear Finding the Common Ground Series, Part 1, as host David Bell speaks with Mahnaz Shabbir, President of Shabbir Advisors. They will discuss how her personal experiences as a Muslim-American woman help her teach others about finding common ground in our society.
ListenApril 22, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
YOUR FUTURE NEEDS YOUR VOTE
hosts Macy Jones and Terri Wilke speak with their guests Esmie Tseng, Communications Director, and Leslie Butsch, Field Director, both of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas on the topic of the right to vote. Macy Jones and Terri Wilke will continue our deep dive into the importance of voting and speak with Lindsie Ford, Public Defender with the Johnson County, Kansas Public Defender’s Office and Jackie Harzok, an Assistant Public Defender with the Kansas Public Defenders. Vote like your future depends on it!
ListenApril 15, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
BLINDED BY THE DARKNESS; YOU GOT TO KEEP THE FAITH
On April 15th, first, we will hear from host Latahra Smith and her guest. Then, Macy Jones and Terri Wilke will speak with Lori Curry, Executive Director and Founder of Missouri Prison Reform, and Erin Brown, a nurse who was formerly employed by the Department of Corrections. We will learn more on the topic of health care for incarcerated people.
ListenApril 8, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
LEARN ALL SIDES OF THE STORY ON IMMIGRATION AND PEACE
Host Terri Wilke will speak with Karla Juarez, Executive Director of Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation, or AIRRkc. AIRR is striving to create a network that supports and empowers the undocumented immigrant community in the greater Kansas City area. Next, Terri will speak to Ann Suellentrop of PeaceworksKC about the verdict she received that supports her activism against nuclear bombs. We will close our hour with host Keith Brown El’s commentary on the topic of the recent stadium vote in Kansas City.
ListenApril 1, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
MIDWEST TRANSPLANT LEGACY WALK IS ANNOUNCED; UPDATE ON KCMO STUDY ON REPARATIONS – THERE’S LOTS TO DO!
Host Bev Livingston will speak with Rev. Isaac Ruffin, Ms. Sydney Randall and Ms. Jae Gray, all with Midwest Transplant Network. Host Keith Brown El has a broadcast on the topic of reparation. This is a complex topic, what can we do? What have we learned?
ListenMarch 25, 2024 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
ISSUES ON LOCAL CONTROL OF KCPD; KC UNITED YOUTH ALLOWS A BETTER FUTURE FOR YOUTH
Please turn in to hear our replay of RadioActive Magazine’s talk with Lora MacDonald, Executive Director of More², Spencer Webster, Attorney representing the plaintiffs and Karl Brooks, Atty and Professor at University of Kansas speak with host Spencer Graves about a suit filed against Missouri Board of Police Commissioners for failing to provide equal protection under Missouri law to residents of Kansas City. In the second half of our hour, host Melvin Merritt will speak with Pastor Adrion Roberson, who is with KC United! Youth/Family Sports and Education Initiative. Sports, Arts, Community and Family: KC United! aims to strengthen and unify our city one soul, one life, one family at a time.
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