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Clients from First Call, an alcohol and drug prevention and recovery organization, sat down with actors from the Unicorn Theatre to help the cast of "Clyde's" gain insight into the experiences of individuals trying to rebuild their life after getting out of prison.

Shawnee Mission North math teacher Alex Morris was booked into Johnson County jail on Wednesday. He is charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a child.

The cases concerned a 2019 policy that required women to remove their underwire bras when entering the Jackson County Detention Center.

Research shows that the food served to incarcerated people often does not meet basic standards of nutrition and quality. That reality can result in serious health complications, eating disorders or worse.

The 2022 Kansas Mental Health Summit brought together more than 600 people to address the mental health crisis in the Kansas criminal justice system.

Independence is revisiting its policies after discovering that a police officer made close to $170,000 in overtime pay in 2021, making him the highest paid city employee that year.

Sheriff Calvin Hayden said one inmate initially tested positive and then 7 others in the same cell also tested positive at the New Century Adult Detention Center outside Gardner.

The deal to build a new detention center at the site of the Heart Village mobile park will displace families in a region already plagued by a shortage of affordable housing.

For 20 years, English professor Brian Daldorph has taught Douglas County Jail inmates poetry. He's compiled some of their works in his new book, "Words Is A Powerful Thing."

While much of life was focused on getting through the pandemic, Jackson County was moving forward with plans for the most expensive building project in its history. But will Kansas City join in?

Segment 1: With Sanders out of the race, the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nomination is all but secured.Loyalty, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said, is…

Segment 1: With Sanders out of the race, the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nomination is all but secured.Loyalty, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said, is…