Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

One-time survival checks are not enough. Even before the pandemic, most U.S. residents were living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to pay bills each month. As the economic crisis worsens, ongoing relief is absolutely critical for people’s survival and human … Continue reading →

                    Above: Interview with Temujin Kensu on Dec. 28, 2020 Michigan Gov. Whitmer denied clemency for Kensu Jan. 2, 2021 despite extensive evidence of innocence, prominent supporters Multiple witnesses saw Kensu (Freeman) … Continue reading →

‘ On March 4, VOD will have to pay our quarterly web hosting fee of $380 in order to keep the paper online. This will be a struggle this month. VOD operates on a skeleton budget provided by editors and … Continue reading →

Panel says 3rd Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Kenny “abused discretion” in nixing Smothers’ confession, committed legal errors Finds that court repeatedly withheld key ballistics evidence identifying murder weapon  from Searcy jury  Defense attorney Michael Dezsi calls on prosecution to … Continue reading →

I want to hold those in power accountable for my wrongful conviction, and those of others: Searcy; 19,000 have signed Change. Org petition for his freedom at Petition · Michigan Attorney General: FREE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED THELONIOUS SEARCY!!!! · Change.org.  “It’s hard … Continue reading →

By Ricardo Ferrell Field Editor, Voice of Detroit; Senior Writer, My Life Matters Too January 10, 2021 Do Prisoners’ Lives Matter? That’s a question repeatedly asked by people on the outside trying to look inside Michigan’s Prison system to understand … Continue reading →

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and the most inhuman.”  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March 25, 1966 Sign Voice of Detroit’s petition to Gov. Whitmer at: https://www.change.org/COVID-19VaccinesforMichiganPrisoners ACLU to Gov. Whitmer, … Continue reading →

Opinion: By Yusef Salaam, Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana January 4, 2021 On Dec. 19, 2002, a judge vacated our convictions for the brutal attack of Trisha Meili, who many know as the “Central Park jogger.” On that day, our 13-year fight for justice … Continue reading →