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Support for abolition in Kansas extends across the political spectrum
"Kansas criminal justice system is too imperfect to trust it with the death penalty"
Education is an important part of our mission
Some of the Kansans who have lost a loved one to homicide and who call for death penalty abolition
Lobby Day participant jotting notes on her legislative visits
Kansas religious leaders present a faith leader abolition letter with over 430 signatures to legislative allies.
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OUR FEATURED POSTS

Reexamining Justice: Healing the Harm after Homicide

Is the death penalty “the best” Kansas has to offer families who have lost loved ones to homicide?   Does capital punishment address the needs of traumatized communities whose sense of safety has been violated?   A recent KCADP webinar, "Reexamining Justice:  How Restorative Principles Can End the Death Penalty in Kansas”,  addressed these questions and many more.   Panelist Celeste Dixon shared her experience with the criminal justice system after the murder of … [Read More...]

“Confronting Crime: Open Discussions on Public Safety and Capital Punishment”

      Register today  for "Confronting Crime: Open Discussions on Public Safety and Capital Punishment”. This is KCADP's Annual Meeting and Abolition  Conference. The location will be FireWorx, 500 S. Topeka St, Wichita, KS. Date is November 11th, 2023.  Time 1 to 3 p.m. Speakers:    Demetrius Minor of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty    Dalton Glasscock, former Chair Sedgwick County Republican Party    Michael Birzer, Professor and … [Read More...]

OUR RECENT POSTS

Reexamining Justice: Healing the Harm after Homicide

Is the death penalty “the best” Kansas has to offer families who have lost loved ones to homicide?   Does capital punishment address the needs of traumatized communities whose sense of safety has been violated?   A recent KCADP webinar, "Reexamining Justice:  How Restorative … [Read More...]

“Confronting Crime: Open Discussions on Public Safety and Capital Punishment”

      Register today  for "Confronting Crime: Open Discussions on Public Safety and Capital Punishment”. This is KCADP's Annual Meeting and Abolition  Conference. The location will be FireWorx, 500 S. Topeka St, Wichita, KS. Date is November 11th, 2023.  Time 1 to 3 … [Read More...]

Reexamining Justice: How Restorative Principles Can End the Death Penalty in Kansas

  Speakers are Todd Lehman and Celeste Dixon.   Mr. Lehman is the Executive Director of Offender Victim Ministries of Kansas.  Ms. Dixon is a Kansas resident whose mother Marguerite was murdered in Texas.  The person charged with the murder was convicted and sentenced to death and … [Read More...]

The Kansas Death Penalty at 29: What do the years tell us?  

  On July 1st,  Kansas entered its twenty ninth year of a capital punishment law on the books again.   Passed by the legislature and allowed by Governor Joan Finney to become law without her signature, the bill was accompanied by many hopes and promises of its supporters.  “We’ll … [Read More...]

KCADP Address Stays the Same…for now at least!

As noted in our newsletter, KCADP is one of the many individuals and groups affected by the temporary closure of the downtown Topeka post office on May 27th. The Post Office staff indicate that for now the KCADP address will stay the same (PO Box 2065, Topeka, Kansas 66601).  There is mention of … [Read More...]