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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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Join Us September 10th!

August 23, 2022

    Join Us for this Special Event!   Panelists: Peter Goerzen, Professor of Bible and Religion, Bethel College Donna Schneweis, Board Chair, KCADP Ron Wurtz, Retired Federal Public Defender, First Director of the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit Katie Rose Friesen Birkey, Bethel College Student Steven Becker, Former District Court Judge 27th District/Kansas State Rep. District 104 Wilma Loganbill, Murder Victim Family Member   Attendance Options: In person: Krehbiel Auditorium, Bethel College North Newton Virtual:   Zoom Event is open to KCADP members and the general public. No admission charge.   To register:  Email info@ksabolition.org and specify your attendance […]

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The US Supreme Court: “Finality” Can Be More Important Than Innocence Issues

July 10, 2022

Protecting prisoners’ rights and avoiding executions of innocent people in federal courts is nigh onto impossible. A man is on death row in part because of poor lawyering.  Four federal judges have agreed the man may well be innocent but the Supreme Court couldn’t overturn his conviction or stop the state from executing him because of a Clinton-era law and the Supreme Court majority’s placing finality over valid innocence claims of potentially innocent prisoners. That is exactly the case in Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez where the high court, in a 6-3 decision on May 23,  said the Antiterrorism and Effective […]

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OUR RECENT POSTS

Hearing on Abolition Bill on February 13th!

HB 2167, a bill to abolish the death penalty, will be heard by House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee on Monday, February 13th. The hearing is open to the public and will start at 1:15 p.m. and be held in Room 582 North. This bill would abolish the Kansas death penalty for crimes on … [ Read More... ]

Abolition Bill Introduced!

KCADP welcomes the introduction of HB 2167 which would repeal the Kansas death penalty and replace it with life in prison without parole for the most serious murders in Kansas. An eloquent appeal for abolition was just published in the Wichita Eagle by Floyd Bledsoe, who spent over 15 years … [ Read More... ]

A Wish for You

Dear Friends, As we near the end of 2016, we are mindful of the many ways you have blessed KCADP this past year with your time, your communications with policy makers, and your donations.    Thank you so much for all you have done! We extend our best wishes to you for a New Year filled with … [ Read More... ]

Remember KCADP on Giving Tuesday!

Dear Friends, Today is Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to giving. Since its founding in 2012, Giving Tuesday is now an international day devoted to celebrating and encouraging giving. In 2015, people from all over the world made online donations to non-profit organizations which … [ Read More... ]

Kansans Hear First Hand Testimony of Death Penalty’s Impact

“It feels like revenge to me” was how Larned resident Celeste Dixon described her journey with the death penalty system in Texas following the August 18, 1986 murder of her mother Marguerite Dixon. She spoke Saturday at the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty Abolition Conference in … [ Read More... ]