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The US Supreme Court: “Finality” Can Be More Important Than Innocence Issues
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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Let the Candidates Hear from You!
Spread the abolition message! In these critical weeks when candidates are out and about as they run for the Legislature, it’s a prime opportunity for you, the people in their district, to engage with them about the death penalty. If you do, you are providing them with vital information so they … [ Read More... ]
To All Our Supporters
Dear Friends, We are writing because we are at a crossroads. KCADP is transitioning to an all-volunteer organization as of May 6th. as the grant funding that provided the resources for paid staff has ended. KCADP staff will go on to other challenges. We know they will succeed at those … [ Read More... ]
Join us in Lawrence May 21 to hear from Kansas exoneree Floyd Bledsoe!
Click on the image to download the flyer. All are welcome! We hope to see you there! … [ Read More... ]
ACTION ALERT
On April 27, the Kansas Legislature returns for the final portion of the 2016 Legislative Session. And they do so under grim conditions: our state faces a $290 million dollar budget hole and no one knows how to fix it. This will surely mean cuts to programs and services that people have a real … [ Read More... ]
