Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the KCADP Rally for Repeal a huge success! Thanks especially to Jeremy Schroeder and Diann Rust-Tierney for flying in and speaking to an energized Kansas crowd. The 2012 legislative session is coming up very soon, and we look forward to working with Kansans from every corner of the state in the coming weeks … [Read more...] about KCADP Rally for Repeal a Huge Success!
Lawrence Journal-World publishes in-depth account of Kansas felony exoneree
Kansas is not immune to the problems that other states face within the justice system. The first Kansan exonerated through DNA evidence after serving time in a Kansas prison granted an exclusive look into the challenges he has faced since being punished for a crime for which he was innocent. Of the more than 270 people in the United States exonerated by DNA … [Read more...] about Lawrence Journal-World publishes in-depth account of Kansas felony exoneree
Save the Date for the KCADP Rally for Repeal!
Help make repealing the Kansas death penalty the top priority in 2012 by attending the Rally for Repeal! Join the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty in Wichita on Saturday, November 5th for a rally, featured speakers and training workshops so that you can be prepared to help make the Kansas death penalty history in 2012. Our featured … [Read more...] about Save the Date for the KCADP Rally for Repeal!
KCADP Statement on Kahler's Death Sentence
The Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty released the following statement after James Kraig Kahler was sentenced to death today: We regret the loss of the lives of Karen, Emily, and Lauren Kahler and Dorothy Wight. Sentencing Kraig Kahler to death will not restore their lives. It will not bring peace to the remaining family members or the traumatized local … [Read more...] about KCADP Statement on Kahler's Death Sentence
“Smart on Crime” Study Finds Low Support for Death Penalty Among Police Chiefs
The Death Penalty Information Center conducted a survey of 500 police chiefs in the United States. The survey found that the law enforcement leaders ranked the death penalty as their last choice of crime fighting tools and “the least efficient use of taxpayer’s money.” Instead, 57 percent of the police chiefs agreed that the death penalty does not work … [Read more...] about “Smart on Crime” Study Finds Low Support for Death Penalty Among Police Chiefs