CRS shares our deep condolences with the saddening news of another senseless act of cruelty, the unimaginable brutality that stole the life of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins. We extend our heavy hearts to those grieving alongside us.

CRS signed on to a letter that reminds our state legislators of our moral and religious imperative to support the passing of the Pretrial Fairness Act on February 22, 2021 without allowing regressive policies to counteract them.

Today we witnessed a breach of justice once again as the state of Wisconsin failed to indict and hold a murderer accountable for his actions. Read Executive Director Rev. Dr. Waltrina Middleton’s response to the verdict.

We cry out to God with hope in our persistent pursuit of justice. We realize a guilty verdict does not remove the sting of our grief and deep loss with so many lives stolen.

Our hearts are heavy and exhausted. For some, hopelessness and despair is a daily companion due to the pestilence of mass shootings and violence that appears normalized.