Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

Lifer Temujin Kensu pushes clemency for hundreds of Michigan prisoners to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as holidays begin Many prominent cases featured in Xmas Carol video above VOD Field Editor Ricardo Ferrell among 12 with applications in through the Michael Thompson … Continue reading →

Heat at old Wayne County Jail out again since weekend, after previous outage Nov. 28. Officials have not provided additional blankets, heaters, or access to outer clothing through family visits Virtual visits must now be scheduled ahead of time Hundreds … Continue reading →

Tamerra Washington’s family members were among hundreds attending a  historic “Rally/Protest for the Wrongfully Convicted”  held June 4, 2021, at the Frank Murphy courthouse and jail in downtown Detroit. It was sponsored by “Operation Liberation,” founded by Thelonious ‘Shawn’ Searcy … Continue reading →

 By NATIONAL LIFERS OF AMERICA, INC.  Chapter #1016 c/o Mark McCloud #199143  4269 West M-80 (URF) Kincheloe, MI 49784 Baltimore, Maryland/Cook County, IL.  What do these places have in common? Where are the mass exonerations in Detroit, Wayne County? Detroit cops … Continue reading →

Heroic advocate for incarcerated people in Michigan and across the U.S. is killed at Detroit gas station, say police Hundreds honored him at two memorials, last at gas station  VOD interviewed Jones last year, extends condolences to his family, colleagues … Continue reading →

Crowning victory for Thelonious ‘Shawn’ Searcy,  family and supporters Wayne Co. Pros. Kym Worthy fought Searcy every step of the way in her usual role as ‘Innocence Denier,’ also in the case of Davontae Sanford VOD covered Searcy’s story extensively … Continue reading →

By Ricardo Ferrell November 21, 2022 After his first decade behind bars, Burt Lancaster, who’s serving LWOP for the shooting death of his girlfriend in Southfield in 1993, finds art as an outlet in coping with the stress of being … Continue reading →

Join CALL ‘EM OUT visit to EULA MAE POWELL      SUNDAY. NOV. 13, 11 AM- 1 PM   18640 Harper, n. of Moross at 1-94  NO FORCED CONFINEMENT! STOP ELDER ABUSE! FREE EULA! Updated Nov. 12, 2022 See: Eula Mae … Continue reading →

HEARING POSTPONED TO FRI. NOV. 4 8:30 AM “I’ve been in here six years for an unlawful search warrant–it was a legal lynching.” — George Rider Appeals Court remanded Rider murder case to trial court Aug. 18: defense counsel “ineffective” … Continue reading →

KCPD Said Missing Black Women Reports In KC Were “Completely Unfounded.” Less Than A Month Later, One Escaped After Being Kidnapped From Prospect & Tortured in a Basement For Over A Month – Kansas City Defender Social Media Posts Reveal … Continue reading →