Voiceless Behind Bars

Kevin Billingsley: When The State Erases Your Identity & Dignity


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In this emotional and intense episode of Voiceless Behind Bars, host Sarah DeArmond sits down with Kevin Billingsley (also known as Kevin Rodgers), a man who has spent decades behind bars for a crime he says he didnโ€™t commit โ€” and who has had his very name taken away by the system.

Kevin opens up about:
His wrongful conviction
The psychological toll of Belmont Correctional Institution
How his birth name was stripped from him
The years-long stagnation of his case at the Ohio Innocence Project
His plea to Governor Mike DeWine for clemency and dignity

Sarah reminds listeners that it's okay to ask questions, to doubt, to think critically โ€” but to always do so with respect and empathy.

โœŠ How You Can Help Kevin:
๐Ÿ“ž Call the Ohio Innocence Project
๐Ÿ“ Ask them to move forward on Kevinโ€™s case (Case #D9906905)
๐Ÿ“ฑ 513-556-6805
๐Ÿ“ง Email Governor Mike DeWine
๐Ÿ“ Request a pardon for Kevin Rodgers (Case #D9906905), and demand that he be given back his legal name: Kevin Billingsley
๐Ÿ”— governor.ohio.gov
๐Ÿ“ Sign & Share Kevinโ€™s Petition:
๐Ÿ“Œ Free Kevin Billingsley โ€“ Change.org
๐Ÿ“ฐ Email Gongwer News Service
๐Ÿ“ Speak out about the inhumane conditions at Belmont Correctional Institution
๐Ÿ”— gongwer-oh.com
๐Ÿ”— Got Questions for Kevin?

Reach out to Sarah directly:
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ธ TikTok/Instagram: @itssarahonly

A man without his name. A man without his freedom.
But never without his voice.
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Voiceless Behind Bars โ€” where the truth speaks, even from a cage.
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