Free meeting Saturday seeks support for Kansas criminal justice reform
The Sedgwick and Butler County chapters of Kansans for Smart Justice are holding a free meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Evergreen Public Library, 2601 N. Arkansas in Wichita, to drum up community support for legislation aimed at reducing Kansas incarceration rates.
Presenters plan to discuss the coalition’s 2020 legislative goals — including property forfeiture reform, banning criminal history questions on state employment applications and simplifying probation — as well as the impact incarceration has on cities, families and employers. Event organizers will be recruiting community members to travel to Topeka on Jan. 27 to ask lawmakers to pass criminal justice reform legislation.
Food and children’s activities will be provided Saturday.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, Kansas Appleseed, the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and several other organizations are part of the Kansans for Smart Justice coalition. For more information, go to www.aclukansas.org/en/campaigns/kansans-smart-justice.
