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- CELEBRATE LIFE OF ESSIE MAE HENDERSON, WARRIOR VS. MASS INCARCERATION, MEMBER CRIME LAB TASK FORCE
- IMMEDIATE HOSPITALIZATION, MEDICAL RELEASE FOR CRITICALLY ILL MICHIGAN PRISONER KRYSTAL CLARK
- 4 WOMEN DEAD IN 2 MONTHS AT WOMEN’S HURON VALLEY–SHUT IT DOWN! FREEDOM RALLY JULY 4, 2026 11AM – 3PM
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- WHITMER, NESSEL, WORTHY TERRORIZE WOMEN AT HURON ‘VALLEY OF DEATH,’ EXONEREES, WRONGFULLY CONVICTED
- FAMILIES PROTEST DEATHS OF TWO MORE AT WOMEN’S HURON VALLEY; WHITMER, NESSEL TURN BLIND EYE
- BLACK FAMILY WINS LAWSUIT VS. NEIGHBOR WITH KKK FLAG; KYM WORTHY REFUSED CRIMINAL CHARGES
- SUPPORT THELONIOUS ‘SHAWN’ SEARCY, EXONERATED IN 2022, BACK IN COURT ON BOGUS APPEAL MAY 11, 12, 13, 14
- FREE EFREN PAREDES–AMNESTY INT.L CAMPAIGN TO URGE MICH. GOV. GRETCHEN WHITMER TO GRANT CLEMENCY
- C.O.A. UPHOLDS DISMISSAL OF CHARGES v. EWING & SEARCY; CROWD OF SUPPORTERS PACKED HEARING
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- 50 YEARS OF MASS INCARCERATION NOW COST U.S., STATES, PRISONERS & FAMILIES $445 BILLION/YR.
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- SENTINEL REPORT: KYM WORTHY, CIU’s, DPD, SADO LEAVE MASSES OF WRONGLY CONVICTED TO ROT AND DIE IN MDOC
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PRISON WALLS TO COMMUNITY IMPACT: MICH. PRISONERS RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
JACKSON COUNTY INMATES LAUNCH INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE YOUTH AND CALL FOR STRONGER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS Media Contact: Robert T. Hinds rtsecondchance@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-t-hinds/ By Robert T. Hines Jackson County, Michigan Behind prison walls, a group of incarcerated men at G. Robert … Continue reading
ANTON BLEVINS FIGHTS FALSE CONVICTION OF 2011 WSU FOOTBALL PLAYER MURDER, CITES DPD, WCPO COVER-UP
Blevins and co-defendant Quintin King convicted of fatal shooting of WSU football player Courtney ‘Cortez’ Smith May 5, 2011 at Club Envy Extensive prejudicial pre-trial coverage by national and local media Trial Judge Timothy Kenny, AP Michael Reynolds used football … Continue reading
FULL PARDON FOR WRONGFULLY CONVICTED CARL HUBBARD! SIGN MACARTHUR JUSTICE CTR. PETITION
CLEMENCY FOR CARL HUBBARD Carl Hubbard has spent over 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Carl and his family have fought for decades to prove his innocence, collecting compelling new evidence, including a recantation by … Continue reading
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CELEBRATE LIFE OF ESSIE MAE HENDERSON, WARRIOR VS. MASS INCARCERATION, MEMBER CRIME LAB TASK FORCE
UPDATE: VOD Editor Diane Bukowski attended the memorial for Essie Mae Henderson. It was awe-inspiring. The chapel was filled with her descendants of all ages, including young people who had been politically educated by Essie, and spoke of her with … Continue reading
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IMMEDIATE HOSPITALIZATION, MEDICAL RELEASE FOR CRITICALLY ILL MICHIGAN PRISONER KRYSTAL CLARK
Attorney Shiraz Khan of the Shiraz Law Firm, representing Women’s Huron Valley inmate Krystal Clark, speaks at a press conference alongside Clark’s mother (seated to his right) and Clark’s son (seated to his left). | Sarah Ameen/Shiraz Law Firm COURT … Continue reading
4 WOMEN DEAD IN 2 MONTHS AT WOMEN’S HURON VALLEY–SHUT IT DOWN! FREEDOM RALLY JULY 4, 2026 11AM – 3PM
RELATED STORIES: WHITMER, NESSEL, WORTHY TERRORIZE WOMEN AT HURON ‘VALLEY OF DEATH,’ EXONEREES, WRONGFULLY CONVICTED | VOICE OF DETROIT: The city’s independent newspaper, unbossed and unbought FAMILIES PROTEST DEATHS OF TWO MORE AT WOMEN’S HURON VALLEY; WHITMER, NESSEL TURN BLIND … Continue reading
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FAMILIES PROTEST DEATHS OF TWO MORE AT WOMEN’S HURON VALLEY; WHITMER, NESSEL TURN BLIND EYE
PROTEST AT WOMEN’S HURON VALLEY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOLLOWING MULTIPLE DEATHS AND WORSENING MEDICAL CRISIS We are absolutely horrified that the women who lead our state, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and AG Dana Nessel have for years now ignored … Continue reading
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BLACK FAMILY WINS LAWSUIT VS. NEIGHBOR WITH KKK FLAG; KYM WORTHY REFUSED CRIMINAL CHARGES
Note from VOD Editor Diane Bukowski Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy refused to file hate crime charges against a Grosse Pointe resident flying the KKK flag (above) next door to his Black neighbors, who have now won a federal lawsuit … Continue reading
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FREE EFREN PAREDES–AMNESTY INT.L CAMPAIGN TO URGE MICH. GOV. GRETCHEN WHITMER TO GRANT CLEMENCY
SUPPORT EFREN PAREDES JR.’S REQUEST FOR COMMUTATION! hit link: https://amnesty.quorum.us/campaign/158629 VOD EDITOR DIANE BUKOWSKI: Efren Paredes was 15 when he was given three life sentences for a murder in Benton Harbor, MI that he did not commit. The racist … Continue reading
C.O.A. UPHOLDS DISMISSAL OF CHARGES v. EWING & SEARCY; CROWD OF SUPPORTERS PACKED HEARING
MCOA You Tube video of the Ewing/Searcy hearing March 10, 2026 (below). Panel rules that Judge Kiefer Cox did not “abuse his discretion” as a judge in dismissing murder charges in 2024 as Pros. Kym Worthy sought a re-trial … Continue reading