Segment 1: Public defenders are calling prisons during pandemic ticking time bombs
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 scare, individual correctional facilities in Kansas and Missouri have decided to release certain prisoners, but public defenders and advocates say a statewide approach is needed to avoid a crisis behind bars.
- Tricia Rojo Bushnell, executive director of the Midwest Innocence Project
Segment 2, beginning at 12:45: Working out while staying in
Body weight training is not the same as using a barbell and walking inside might not match the results of power walking around your neighborhood, but the necessity of staying inside is forcing exercisers to get creative.
- Cassandra Coffee, local chapter organizer for GirlTrek
- Jay Ashman, co-owner of Kansas City Barbell
Segment 3, beginning at 31:05: College students are adjusting to an inability to learn on-campus.
From Kansas City to central China, the springtime back-to-school rigamarole has been thrown into disarray. So how are college students in the metro dealing? We talked to a few who are making the unexpected transition to learning off campus.
- Brandon Henderson, Student Government Association president at University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Jackson Martin, second-year student at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, China
- Mahreen Ansari, sophomore at UMKC
- Arielle Von Der Heyde, fourth-semester student at Johnson County Community College
KCUR wants to hear stories of what’s helping you get through these tough times.
Whether it’s a random act of kindness or a personal ritual, let us know. Leave a voicemail at 816-398-8207 with your brief story, name, and where you live. You can also email a voice memo to KCUR producer Mackenzie Martin at mackenzie@kcur.org.
