Our attention was recently called to an editorial in the Hutchinson News that was printed in May, 2009. Titled "A Capital Idea," the editorial said that Colorado has the right idea, one that Kansas should consider emulating, in its proposal to end the death penalty." In the last year several states considered abolishing the death penalty to save money in their budgets. In … [Read more...] about Hutchinson News Calls Ending the Death Penalty a Capital Idea
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A Capital Idea
The Hutchinson News calls for abolition. By Davina Jamison/Hutchinson News editorial board "Colorado has the right idea, and one that Kansas should consider emulating, in its proposal to end the death penalty. Before death penalty proponents write off the idea, consider this: What if the money being spent on capital cases - largely to cover the many appeals made on … [Read more...] about A Capital Idea