May 2024

After Kansas civil asset forfeiture reform, let’s funnel that money into communities it came from

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 community?”The officer who answered said, “That’s not a bad idea.” The other officer stayed quiet.Those questions could prove timely.

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