David Gilkey once asked a pair of police officers a profound question: “What do you do with all the money you seize in drug busts?” One officer said, “we put in back into law enforcement training.” The other officer nodded. Gilkey, a Wichita youth advocate, then asked, “Why don’t you put that money back into […] The post After Kansas civil asset forfeiture reform, let’s funnel that money into communities it came from appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Getting property back from Kansas police is really hard, even for the innocent That will change hppr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hppr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed the Kansas law that denies civil asset forfeiture in cases of lower level crimes like simple possession of drugs. It also forces police to return seized property faster.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed the Kansas law that denies civil asset forfeiture in cases of lower level crimes like simple possession of drugs. It also forces police to return seized property fas
TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Rep. Gail Finney ruffled state and local police officials and prosecutors seven years ago by publicly denouncing as unjust the state law allowing seizure of property