Will Stewart-Starks is just one of many Kansans who are opposed to the death penalty. Will is the Kansas State Chair of Young Americans for Liberty, and he is concerned with issues of innocence, cost and morality. Watch the video below to hear Will talk about why he thinks Kansas should replace the death penalty with life without … [Read more...] about Why I Oppose the Death Penalty–Will Stewart Starks
KCADP Spring 2013 Newsletter
The KCADP Spring 2013 newsletter is now available online! Need to catch up on death penalty and legislative session news? Read our recap of KCADP’s legislative session work and our bill introductions! The Maryland Legislature’s vote to repeal the death penalty has been big news this Spring. Read the story about Maryland’s efforts to reform their death … [Read more...] about KCADP Spring 2013 Newsletter
Spotlight on an Abolitionist: George Weeks
George Weeks, a KCADP volunteer from Pittsburg, was featured in the Pittsburg Morning Sun this week. George says that he always "leaned against" the death penalty, but in the last three years he has become much more supportive of abolition. Issues like the cost of the death penalty, the harmful effects for the families of murder victims, and … [Read more...] about Spotlight on an Abolitionist: George Weeks
Video: Father of Murder Victim Shares Why He Opposes Death Penalty
Bob Hessman, Dodge City, shares the story of his and his wife's efforts to forgive the man who murdered their daughter. … [Read more...] about Video: Father of Murder Victim Shares Why He Opposes Death Penalty
Big News for Repeal
On Friday the Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill repealing Maryland’s death penalty! The bill already passed the Maryland State Senate, so all that’s left is for Governor O’Malley to add his signature. This will make Maryland the 18th state without the death penalty. This is a huge moment for abolition work, because it signals yet again that the … [Read more...] about Big News for Repeal