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Rich Shockey

Rich Shockey

Kansas City, Kansas-based Rev. Rich Shockey is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene and serves as executive director of a chaplaincy organization. He is an advocate for the vulnerable and marginalized and is the founder of Nazarenes United for Peace.

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The Kansas Department of Corrections reported the 16th inmate fatality during the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest death was at Winfield Correctional Facility. (Alex Potemkin/Getty Images)

People of faith in Kansas should support decarceration

By: - September 13, 2020

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. The Rev. Rich Shockey is a chaplain based in Kansas City, Kansas. You might think that excessive imprisonment of a nation’s people would be something found […]