When The Punishment Never Ends – A Panel Discussion

When The Punishment Never Ends Host David Bell brings together a panel to talk about the collateral consequences of criminal convictions on defendants and their families. Next, they explore the various initiatives underway from pretrial diversion to drug court to the newly-enacted Missouri law on expungement and details of an expungement Clinic to be held by the UMKC School of Law. On today's panel are local Bishop Eric D. Morrison of the New Vision World Wide Fellowship of Churches, Dion Sankar, Assistant Jackson County Prosecutor and Ellen Suni, the Dean emeritus of the UMKC School of Law. Bishop Morrison graduated from Western Baptist Bible College with an Associates degree in Biblical Studies and has also received an Associates and Bachelors degree in Christian Education and Pastoral Theology from Heart of America Theological Seminary. Bishop Morrison is a son of Sunrise Missionary Baptist Church and after receiving Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1992, announced his call to preach the gospel in 1994 and became Pastor in 2000. Bishop Morrison is the 3rd Ecclesiastical Bishop under the Leadership of Apostle Larry B. Aiken, Overseer of New Vision World Wide Fellowship of Churches. Dion Sankar, Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. Mr.…