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- SUPPORT DEMETRIS KNUCKLES-EL JAN. 16, 10 AM 36TH DC; INNOCENT OF CHARGES BROUGHT BY DETROIT POLICE
- FIGHT THE POWER! JOIN THELONIOUS ‘SHAWN’ SEARCY IN COURT FRI. JAN. 10 VS. ‘INNOCENCE DENIER’ KYM WORTHY
- DONATE TO VOD IN 2025! HELP EXPOSE CRIMES OF COPS, PROSECUTORS, JUDGES WHO FRAMED 1,000’S IN MDOC
- GAYELON SPENCER, JR. FIGHTS MURDER 2 CONVICTION: COPS DESTROYED EVIDENCE, BIASED MEDIA COVERAGE
- WILLIE MERRIWEATHER MEMORIAL SAT. DECEMBER 14, 4PM: HERO WHO GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE OTHERS FROM PRISON
- DIRTY DETROIT COPS BEAT, MADE UP CONFESSIONS FROM ALTON HUBBARD, BROTHER IDOLTHUS, IN 2004 MURDERS
- ROGER CARLOS RAY WINS EVIDENTIARY HEARING ON 3RD TRY; EXONEREE LAVONE HILL CALLS FOR RAY’S RELEASE
- ‘MIKE D’ NOT THE SHOOTER, VICTIM OF 1999 INKSTER DRIVE-BY SAYS; OIC DARIAN WILLIAMS CONVICTED OF EXTORTION
- CRIMINAL DEEDS BY COPS, PROSECUTORS, JUDGES, NOT ‘DOCUMENT PURGE’ CAUSED WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
- PROTEST FRI. SEPT. 20 VS. INHUMANE TREATMENT OF PEOPLE INCARCERATED AT THE NEW WAYNE CO. JAIL
- JUSTICE FOR RICKY RIMMER, VICTIMS OF DPD COP, WCPO CRIMES: TUES. SEPT. 10, NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER.
- JAMARIO MITCHELL FIGHTS 2001 MURDER CONVICTION SET UP BY DETROIT’S ‘DRAGNET’ COP ISAIAH (IKE) SMITH
- JACKSON-BOLANOS ACQUITTED OF WOLL MURDER; ATTYS. FILE TO DISMISS OTHER COUNTS AS DOUBLE JEOPARDY
- UK EXPECTED TO SUSPEND ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL AS ‘UNCOMMITTED’ IN TALKS WITH US VP KAMALA HARRIS
- FREE AT LAST AFTER 37 YRS: JUDGE DISMISSES MURDER CHARGES VS. PAUL CLARK ON INNOCENCE, BRADY CLAIMS
- JUDGE BLOUNT: FAIR HEARING, JUSTICE FOR RICKY RIMMER NOW!! STOP CORRUPT COPS! RALLY TUES. SEPT. 10 @1 PM
- MICH. LAWMAKERS CONSIDERING “PRODUCTIVITY CREDITS” BILL #SB 861 BARRING PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN PRISON
- MICHAEL JACKSON-BOLANOS TESTIFIES AT WOLL MURDER TRIAL, DEFENSE GIVES STUNNING CLOSING ARGUMENTS
- SUPPORT WILLIE MERRIWEATHER AT PUBLIC PAROLE HEARING JULY 11, 1PM ON ZOOM; REGISTER BY JULY 9
- SUCCESSFUL RETURNING CITIZEN DAY IN DETROIT BUILDS SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WALLS
- RIMMER CASE: JUDGE’S DAD, DPD SGT. MICHAEL BLOUNT, & SGT. JAMES HARRIS BOTH ON S.T.R.E.S.S., MAYOR’S SQUAD
- JUDGE BLOUNT DENIES RICKY RIMMER’ S MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL, HEARING ON RACIST COPS, NEW WITNESSES
- U.S. REP. RASHIDA TLAIB: ON GENOCIDE OF PALESTINIANS, INVASION OF RAFAH; SUPPORT SJP AT WSU MAY 28 @6PM
- SUPPORTERS OF PRISONERS AT WOMEN’S HURON VALLEY CONTINUE THE BATTLE AGAINST ‘THE VALLEY OF DEATH’
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Author Archives: Diane Bukowski
PRISONS THE NEW MENTAL INSTITUTIONS
Eliminate warehousing of the severely mentally disturbed in our prisons; continuing to do so spells poor management by state corrections officials. By Ricardo Ferrell, VOD Field Editor Three decades ago we began to see a significant number of the severely … Continue reading
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WILL CHARLES LEWIS, 247 MICHIGAN JUVENILE LIFERS DIE IN PRISON DUE TO RE-SENTENCING DELAYS, OR GO FREE?
Video above from earlier hearing in Oct. 2016 Lewis hearing held Aug. 3, motions not to be heard until Sept. 28, judge says she may not proceed beyond that date Prosecution wants to wait for non-binding directions from Michigan Judicial … Continue reading
IN 3 YEARS COPS HAVE KILLED 450% MORE CITIZENS THAN 4 DECADES OF MASS SHOOTINGS COMBINED
As American citizens call for disarming the public, they conveniently ignore the most deadly group of people who will be the only ones with guns—the government. By Matt Agorist Published February 15, 2018 VOD: Thanks to Yolanda McNair of Protect Our … Continue reading
DID YOU KNOW? POLICE, GOVT. CAN USE YOUR CELL PHONE TO SPY ON YOU, USING ‘CELL-SITE SIMULATORS’
SURVEILLANCE STATE USA CAN MONITOR YOUR CELL PHONE CALLS By Charles Lewis August 4, 2018 I just read the following article in the July issue of “Criminal Legal News,” “Cell-Site Simulators: Police Use Military Technology To Reach Out And … Continue reading
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THE BIZARRE FACEBOOK PATH TO CORPORATE FASCISM–BLACK AGENDA REPORT
“The Facebook intervention is a qualitative escalation of the McCarthyite offensive.” Facebook has assumed additional political police powers, disrupting a planned counter-demonstration against white supremacists, set for August 12th in Washington, on the grounds that it was initiated and inspired … Continue reading
FREE CHARLES K.K. LEWIS, ALL JUVENILE LIFERS; HEARING FRI. AUG. 3 @ 9AM, FRANK MURPHY HALL RM. 502
#FREECHARLESLEWISNOW, #FREEMICHIGANJUVENILELIFERSNOW, #ENDMASSINCARCERATION, #ENDSCHOOLTOPRISONPIPELINE Read CHARLES K.K. LEWIS full pro se motions below: http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/MOTION-TO-DISMISS-CASE-DUE-TO-DEFENDANTS-ACTUAL-INNOCENCE.pdf http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/CHARLES-LEWIS-MOTION-RE-INEFFECTIVE-ASSISTANCE-OF-TRIAL-COUNSEL.pdf http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/CHARLES-LEWIS-MOTION-TO-DISMISS-REQUEST-TO-SENTENCE-TO-LWOP-RECD-1.pdf http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/Charles-motion-for-bond-1.pdf Also see his June 23, 2017 Objection to Judge Lillard’s order to reconstruct his criminal file at: http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/C-Lewis-Objections-6-23-17.compressed-2.pdf Read Judge Deborah Thomas’ opinion … Continue reading
ADVOCATES SUPPORT WRONGFULLY CONVICTED, JUVENILE LIFERS, POLICE VICTIMS AT DETROIT COURTHOUSE
The excellent video above is by long-time activist and photojournalist Kenny Snodgrass. He is the official videographer for Voice of Detroit, but also publishes independently on his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/KennySnod. “Black youth in danger!” Protest frame-ups of Charles K.K. … Continue reading
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RALLY FOR WRONGFULLY CONVICTED, POLICE BRUTALITY VICTIMS, JUVENILE LIFERS FRI. JULY 20 @ 9-11 AM
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RALLY TO FREE THELONIOUS ‘SHAWN’ SEARCY, STOP WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS MON. JULY 16, 10 AM to 4 PM
ALSO SEE: http://voiceofdetroit.net/2018/07/15/prosecutors-cops-techs-lied-falsified-evidence-vs-thelonious-searcy-atty-says-in-final-hearing/ http://voiceofdetroit.net/2018/07/06/crucial-hearing-on-charles-k-k-lewis-aug-3-atty-to-argue-client-motions-re-court-file-innocence/ Update April 20, 2021: DeAnthony Witcher, referenced in stories on Thelonious Searcy case, stated in a phone call to VOD Editor Diane Bukowski that he is NOT a police informant and denies all allegations made against … Continue reading
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PROSECUTORS, COPS, TECHS LIED, FALSIFIED EVIDENCE VS. THELONIOUS SEARCY, ATTY. SAYS IN FINAL HEARING
Vincent Smothers’ confession to Segars murder fits autopsy report, true ballistics evidence — Dezsi Trial jury falsely told bullets that killed Segars “could not be identified” Searcy one of 147 cases which led to shutdown of Detroit crime lab due … Continue reading
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