This coming Monday, January 27th, the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to take up SB 257, a bill that proposes to fix the death penalty by speeding up appeals! Join us at the Capitol, in Room 346-S, at 10:30am Monday to show your opposition to this bill! We want to fill the hearing room, just as we did during testimony, and let the committee know that we oppose … [Read more...] about SB 257: Calling all Advocates!
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Action Alert: SB 257 Could Threaten Innocent Lives!
Thank you to everyone who came yesterday to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the death penalty and invited others to attend. We had a great turnout from KCADP’s membership! Now we’re turning our attention to another critical hearing this coming week. On Tuesday, January 21, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the death penalty again at a hearing … [Read more...] about Action Alert: SB 257 Could Threaten Innocent Lives!
Hearing for Abolition Bill EXTENDED
Due to the amazing turnout of concerned Kansans at today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on two death penalty related bills, the hearing has been EXTENDED and will CONTINUE on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The continuation of this hearing will take place at 10:30am in Room 346-S in the capitol building and is open to the public! The hearing today was on Senate Bill … [Read more...] about Hearing for Abolition Bill EXTENDED
Giving Tuesday
After the turkey and the shopping are over, Giving Tuesday offers a chance to support an organization or cause you believe in on a nationally recognized day of giving. And today, December 3, 2013 is Giving Tuesday! You can participate in this national initiative to support charities and good causes by making a tax-deductible donation to KCADP by just … [Read more...] about Giving Tuesday
Kansas is Featured in the EJUSA Newsletter!
Kansas Repeal Campaign Snapshot Submitted by Emma Weisfeld-Adams, Tue, 11/05/2013 Think all “Red States” love the death penalty? Think again. A hundred years ago Kansas became one of the first states to legislatively repeal the death penalty. It’s been reinstated a few times since but was never embraced. In 2010 the State Senate came one vote shy of … [Read more...] about Kansas is Featured in the EJUSA Newsletter!