Missouri: Project to Disrupt ‘School-to-Prison Pipeline’ Gets a Boost
“Missouri students of color with disabilities face harsher school disciplinary practices than their white peers, which can lead them into the juvenile justice system. Disrupting this path is the goal of the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association’s SToPP Project, with a $275,000 grant from the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council.” Miranda Fredrick, communications coordinator for the council explained, “When […]
Missouri: “‘She was failed’: Transgender woman scheduled for execution next month asks for clemency”
This piece from the Kansas City Star reports on Amber McLaughlin, a transgender woman convicted of murdering her ex-partner. She is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection next month in Missouri, and her attorneys have submitted an application to Gov. Mike Parson asking for a commutation of her sentence. They “argue her sentence should […]