PROTECT AND DEFEND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS and IT’S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL PENNY MILL FOUNDATION EVENT, 7-23-22!

Monday, July 17th, we open the hour with host Craig Lubow speaking to Sharon Brett, Legal Director of the ACLU of Kansas, about the Smart Justice program and some about a narrow aspect of the abortion issue in Kansas. https://www.aclukansas.org/ Nationally, the ACLU's Smart Justice movement seeks national reforms to the front end of the criminal justice system from policing to sentencing. This includes putting an end to racially motivated policing and sentencing, increasing government accountability and transparency, and reversing the shift toward excessive incarceration. The ACLU of Kansas legal department has worked consistently to defend the constitutional rights of Kansans who are incarcerated or otherwise involved with the criminal legal system. They also work in the legislature to advocate for policies that increase police transparency, balance the three branches of government, and protect the integrity and independence of the judiciary system. The ACLU is partnering with other organizations in Kansans for Smart Justice, an unprecedented and diverse coalition to bring common-sense reform to the states' justice system. Their primary focus for Smart Justice work is fines and fees. The justice system imposes fines and fees on youth from their first interaction with law enforcement to the outcome of their…