Wrongful Incarceration

My friend Pastor Darryl Burton asked me to moderate a conversation between wrongfully convicted former prisoners Patty Prewitt, Lamonte McIntyre, and Darryl. We will be at the Kansas City (Central) Public Library in the Helzberg Auditorium on December 4 where they will talk about their experiences, the challenges of life after prison, and what happens to dependents who are left behind.

Until February 1984, Prewitt was a small-town Missouri wife and mother of five. But after a home invader murdered her husband and attacked her, a court pinned the crime on her. Missouri Governor Mike Parson commuted her sentence last year. She had already served nearly four decades.

Burton was also convicted of a killing in 1984 - one of his brother’s good friends. Burton did not match the physical description of the killer, and prosecutors were unable to present a motive, DNA evidence, ballistics, or a confession. Still, he spent 24 years in a Missouri penitentiary.

Similarly, MeIntyre spent 23 years in prison for a double homicide he didn’t commit. A federal grand jury investigation of his case two years after his release brought to light the now well-documented accusations against Kansas City, Kansas Detective Roger Golubski.

All participants have written and published books.

Join us on December 4, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a reception at 5:30 p.m. To register, go to: kclibrary.org