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Bess Klassen-Landis to Speak in Central Kansas

This summer KCADP is helping to sponsor four FREE speaking events in central Kansas. In late June, Bess Klassen-Landis, whose mother was brutally murdered in 1969, will be speaking to communities in central Kansas about the power of forgiveness. Bess was able to overcome her own Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms by forgiving her mother’s murderer and now tours the … [Read more...] about Bess Klassen-Landis to Speak in Central Kansas

Victim Voices: Marilyn J. Trechter "My Own Journey As an Abolitionist"

TO ACT JUSTLY, TO LOVE MERCY AND TO WALK HUMBLY My Own Journey As An Abolitionist by Marilyn J. Trechter My own journey toward abolition actually began on April 4, 1968.  On the day before my sixteenth birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered. What impressed me was that I was so saddened by the riots that occurred as a response to the murder.  This man was an Apostle … [Read more...] about Victim Voices: Marilyn J. Trechter "My Own Journey As an Abolitionist"

A Solemn Anniversary

April 23rd marks the 17th anniversary of the reinstatement of Kansas’ death penalty.  Prior to 1994, Kansas had been a death penalty free state since the 1970s. Though Kansas has not executed an inmate under the current law, the same problems that led 16 other states to abolish the death penalty are gathering greater notice in Kansas. We already know that the Kansas death … [Read more...] about A Solemn Anniversary

KCADP Recognizes National Crime Victims' Rights Week

The National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which takes place April 10-16 this year,  is an annual observance promoting victims’ rights and honoring crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf. This year’s theme for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is “Reshaping the future, Honoring the past,” and the week will be observed through a number of memorial ceremonies and … [Read more...] about KCADP Recognizes National Crime Victims' Rights Week