Clergy, community members back Charles Adair's family in prayer and list of demands following his death

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Community members, candidates and clergy spoke out Monday in support of Charles Adair, the man who died in the Wyandotte County Detention Center in July.

The opening prayer went like this:

"God we thank you for being a God of justice. We ask that you go into this system and expose every ounce of injustice."

Speakers included Terry Bradshaw, senior pastor at Empowerment Temple, LaRon Thompson, pastor of Paseo Baptist Church and Tarence Maddox, president of the Kansas City, Kansas branch of the NAACP.

They were joined by candidates for local office and concerned community members.

We are unified for Charles, and we are unified for justice, Thompson said.

The gathering took place outside the Wyandotte County Courthouse, where KSHB 41s Alyssa Jackson sp