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Kansas Reaches 55 Year Milestone: No Executions!
On June 22, Kansas will turn 55. No it doesn’t mean Kansas can take money out of a retirement plan or get senior citizen discounts. Rather, we celebrate 55 years without an execution conducted in the name of the people of Kansas! Kansas has long had a conflicted history regarding the death penalty. That history set a foundation for the fifty five year milestone. A Conflicted History Kansas had the death penalty in its laws as it began statehood. Opposition developed early on though to state killing. In 1872, when the Legislature passed a law requiring Kansas governors to execute, the governors refused […]
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Innocent and Death Row: A Talk by Death Row Exoneree Curtis McCarty
Come Listen to Curtis McCarty, who was wrongfully sent to death row in Oklahoma. He spent over 20 years in prison until DNA evidence proved his innocence and led to his release. In his case, a forensic chemist falsified evidence, which led to his wrongful conviction. Curtis is one of the … [ Read More... ]
Important News Alert
Dear Friends, This morning Pope Francis addressed the US Congress. In that address, he asserted that ‘every life is sacred,’ and called for the death penalty to be abolished globally. His support for abolition of the death penalty could not have been more forthright or more … [ Read More... ]
Innocent Exonerees Booklet
Click on the names below to read each individual's story of innocence. Overview Robert Sanders (KCADP board member) Beatrice Six Curtis McCarty Darryl Burton Eddie Lowery Tom Goldstein … [ Read More... ]