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A Common Cause: Why People From All Across the Spectrum Support Abolition in 2021

February 11, 2021

    Speakers are: Rep. Mark Schreiber, Republican Rep. Boog Highberger, Democrat Sen. Carolyn McGinn, Republican Dan Clark, Libertarian Click here to go to our FB page. We hope you can join us!   … [Read more...] about A Common Cause: Why People From All Across the Spectrum Support Abolition in 2021

Death Penalty Abolition: The Necessary Milestone in the American Struggle for Racial Equality, Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Reform

October 4, 2020

Death Penalty Abolition:  The Necessary Milestone in the American Struggle for Racial Equality, Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Reform

  Please join us for the 2020 KCADP  Annual Meeting and Abolition Conference! November 14, 2020  1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Great speakers:  Bea Swoopes, Mark McCormick, Cheryl Pilate. No charge!  Open to KCADP members and the general public. Click here to view the full flyer. Questions:  Contact us at info@ksabolition.org or by calling … [Read more...] about Death Penalty Abolition: The Necessary Milestone in the American Struggle for Racial Equality, Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Reform

Save the Date!

September 3, 2020

Save the Date!

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Kansas Reaches 55 Year Milestone: No Executions!

June 4, 2020

On June 22, Kansas will turn 55.  No it doesn’t mean Kansas can take money out of a retirement plan or get senior citizen discounts.  Rather, we celebrate 55 years without an execution conducted in the name of the people of Kansas! Kansas has long had a conflicted history regarding the death penalty.  That history set a foundation for the fifty five year milestone. A … [Read more...] about Kansas Reaches 55 Year Milestone: No Executions!

Colorado is # 22!

April 6, 2020

Colorado is # 22!

Governor Jared Polis on March 23, 2020, signed the legislation which ended the Colorado death penalty.  They became the twenty-second abolitionist state overall and the tenth to end the death penalty since 2007.   credit:  Death Penalty Information Center   A failed policy Republican Senator Jack Tate used to support the death penalty.  This year he signed on … [Read more...] about Colorado is # 22!

The Death Penalty’s Decline Continues!

February 7, 2020

The Death Penalty’s Decline Continues!

Across the United States, the death penalty continues to fall out of favor with Americans in general and with juries. A majority of Americans choose life! Since 1985 the Gallup poll has asked a question about whether the death penalty or life in prison without parole “is the better penalty for murder”.  For the first time ever, a majority of Americans, 60%, chose life in … [Read more...] about The Death Penalty’s Decline Continues!

Kansans Making a Difference

November 18, 2019

Kansans Making a Difference

Just 60 days into his tenure as governor of Kansas, John Carlin was forced to confront the death penalty head-on. While he had promised not to oppose its reinstatement during his campaign, he admitted that, like many, he hadn't thought very deeply about the death penalty at that point.  When freshly passed legislation authorizing executions arrived on his desk in early … [Read more...] about Kansans Making a Difference

Murder: It doesn’t have to end with another death

April 23, 2019

Murder:  It doesn’t have to end with another death

In 1994 when the Legislature was debating the reinstatement of the Kansas death penalty, proponents kept saying the tragedy of murder had to lead to another death via execution.  Murder victim family member Bill Lucero visited legislators and told them that it did not need to end that way.  He told the House Federal and State Affairs Committee in January 1994  ”The death … [Read more...] about Murder: It doesn’t have to end with another death

HB 2282: A Mother Speaks

March 23, 2019

“Because I did not have to deal with the death penalty the offender was sentenced closer to the time of the crime.  Then I began to deal with my loss because there were no longer court distractions and it still took me several years to recover to a new normal.” Wilma Loganbill, whose son was murdered in 1999,  in support of repealing the Kansas death penalty. … [Read more...] about HB 2282: A Mother Speaks

House Abolition Bill Achieves New Firsts!

March 9, 2019

House Abolition Bill Achieves New Firsts!

House Bill 2282 was introduced on February 12th.  It has 32 sponsors—the most ever for a Kansas abolition bill!  There are 15 Republican sponsors and 17 Democratic sponsors.     A hearing was held on February 19th in House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee.  Twenty people provided written or oral testimony in support of ending the death penalty. … [Read more...] about House Abolition Bill Achieves New Firsts!

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