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Illinois Governor Signs Death Penalty Repeal Into Law

Today, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the death penalty repeal bill into law, officially ending capital punishment in Illinois! As you celebrate this victory, please take a moment to help build the momentum toward abolition in Kansas. Right now, HB 2323, which would repeal the Kansas death penalty and replace it with a life sentence without the possibility of parole, … [Read more...] about Illinois Governor Signs Death Penalty Repeal Into Law

Sister Helen Prejean visits Kansas

National anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean visited Kansas last week to help raise awareness of death penalty abolition work in the state. During her visit, Sr. Helen attended a staged reading of the play Dead Man Walking, based on her book of the same name, at Washburn University.  Following the reading, Sr. Helen led a discussion with more than 200 people in … [Read more...] about Sister Helen Prejean visits Kansas

Voices of Innocence: Beatrice Six

Plea Deals Risking Innocent Lives Less than 30 miles north of the Kansas border, a 68 year-old woman named Helen Wilson was raped and murdered during the winter of 1985.  The heinous crime rocked the small town of Beatrice, Nebraska, and put into motion a series of events that would put not one, but six innocent people behind bars. The FBI’s initial investigation, which … [Read more...] about Voices of Innocence: Beatrice Six

Victim Voices: Celeste Dixon

"In 1986 my mother was raped and murdered in her rural home outside Houston. The murderer was eventually convicted and sentenced to death, an outcome I was initially happy with.  Eventually I realized killing him was not going to bring her back. I forgave this man for what he had done—not for him, but for me. I realized supporting the death penalty meant that I was actively … [Read more...] about Victim Voices: Celeste Dixon