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Support for abolition in Kansas extends across the political spectrum
"Kansas criminal justice system is too imperfect to trust it with the death penalty"
Education is an important part of our mission
Some of the Kansans who have lost a loved one to homicide and who call for death penalty abolition
Lobby Day participant jotting notes on her legislative visits
Kansas religious leaders present a faith leader abolition letter with over 430 signatures to legislative allies.
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48 Legislators Sign on to Kansas Abolition Legislation!!!!

March 7, 2023

The growing Kansas legislative support for abolition was clear with the introduction of HB 2349 and SB 211 in February. In the House, Rep. Mark Schreiber and thirty three of his House colleagues sponsored HB 2349.  Those co-sponsoring Representatives are: Amyx, Ballard, Blew, Carmichael, Concannon, Curtis, Donohoe, Eplee, Featherston, Haskins, Haswood, Highberger, Hoye, V. Miller, Neighbor, Ohaebosim, Osman, Poskin, Probst, Robinson, S. Ruiz, Sawyer, Sawyer Clayton, Schlingensiepen, A. Smith, Stogsdill, Sutton, Vaughn, Wasinger, Winn, Woodard, Xu and Younger.   The Senate legislation, SB 211 has Senator Carolyn McGinn as lead sponsor and thirteen co-sponsoring Senators: Bowers, Dietrich, Doll, Faust Goudeau, Francisco, […]

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Kansas Death Penalty on Trial

February 2, 2023

The Kansas death penalty is being put on trial in a Sedgwick County capital murder case with a special set of hearings February 6 through 8. Kyle Young, an African American man, is charged with capital murder in the January 22, 2020 deaths of Alicia Roman and George Kirksey.  He faces the death penalty if convicted.   His attorneys have filed a pretrial challenge to the Kansas death penalty.  Their motion indicates that the Kansas death penalty violates the Kansas and US Constitutions in 3 ways: It violates the rights of a capital defendant to a fair and impartial jury. […]

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OUR RECENT POSTS

It’s "Candidate" Season!

When we look outside, we see that the seasons are changing.  Trees are leafing out, spring flowers are blooming and lawns too are growing. It’s a season of political changes too.  The Legislature has ended and the next season—Candidate season—is already evident too.   In the elections this … [ Read More... ]

"What I saw set my soul on fire…"

“They killed a man with fire one night. They strapped him in a wooden chair and pumped electricity through his body until he was dead.” …I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. What I saw set my soul on fire, a fire that burns me still. And now here is an account of how I came to be and still am.”   … [ Read More... ]

‘Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues"

Sr. Helen Prejean is coming to Kansas! Monday March 5th at 7 p.m. Woodruff Auditorium in the Memorial Union on the KU Campus in Lawrence Jayhawks for Life is sponsoring this event which is free and open to the public.  This is a great opportunity to hear such an inspiring speaker! … [ Read More... ]

Retired Kansas Secretary of Corrections Werholtz: "It’s time to end the death penalty".

Retired Kansas Secretary of Corrections, Roger Werholtz, has spoken out recently twice in support of death penalty abolition. He served as Secretary of Corrections in Kansas for 8 years, as well as interim director in the Colorado Department of Corrections in 2013. He told the October 21st … [ Read More... ]

McIntyre case gives reason to pause

On Oct. 13th, after proceedings in Wyandotte County District court, Lamonte McIntyre was released from custody after serving 23 years on charges of murdering two persons.  The District Attorney agreed to the release calling it a case of "manifest injustice".  McIntyre became the second person … [ Read More... ]