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Area Exonerees Discuss Life After Wrongful Imprisonment
Last night, Kansas City’s Fox 4 News profiled two area exonerees and their struggle to put their lives back together after they served time in prison for crimes they did not commit. Eddie Lowery, of Kansas, who was wrongfully convicted of rape, served nearly 10 years before being paroled. The … [ Read More... ]
Voices of Innocence: Eddie Lowery
Eddie Lowery: A Kansas Wrongful Conviction In the early morning hours of July 26, 1981, an Ogden, Kansas woman was brutally raped in her home. Nearby that same night, Eddie Lowery, a 22 year-old soldier stationed at Fort Riley, was involved in a car accident. Because of his accident’s … [ Read More... ]
A Solemn Anniversary
April 23rd marks the 17th anniversary of the reinstatement of Kansas’ death penalty. Prior to 1994, Kansas had been a death penalty free state since the 1970s. Though Kansas has not executed an inmate under the current law, the same problems that led 16 other states to abolish the death penalty … [ Read More... ]
Sister Helen on Community Bridge
During her visit to Kansas, Sr. Helen Prejean did a radio interview with the local news program "Community Bridge." Click below to listen to the interview. Sister Helen on Community Bridge … [ Read More... ]
Voices of Innocence: Juan Melendez
A Death Row Exoneration. Juan Melendez spent nearly 18 years on Florida’s death row for a crime he did not commit. Convicted of the brutal murder of Delbert Baker in 1984, Melendez was eventually exonerated in 2002. But how does an innocent man get convicted of murder? Barely able to … [ Read More... ]