Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

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 →

ABOVE: Thelonious ‘Shawn’ Searcy addressed a mass rally against wrongful convictions in Wayne County June 4, 2021, speaking from home on tether. He and Darrell Ewing, as leaders of Operation Liberation, organized the event, which drew hundreds who filled the … Continue reading →

Michael Thompson Clemency Project Rallies families, friends of 12 Michigan lifers, applying for clemency with Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Michigan prison population has tripled over the last 40 years; clemency project is first step in battle against mass incarceration By … Continue reading →

Thousands of protesters shut down Hall Rd. in Sterling Heights June 6, 2020 after the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, showing it is possible to mobilize against racism in Macomb County. Are such mobilizations needed to support … Continue reading →