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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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OUR FEATURED POSTS

Herman Lindsey, Death Row Exoneree, to headline November 16th Conference!

October 4, 2024

  On November 16th, Herman Lindsey, a Florida death row exoneree, will be the keynote at KCADP’s “All in for Repeal” conference in Lawrence.   Conference Details: The event will begin with a brief KCADP annual business meeting at 1 p.m. followed immediately by the conference.  The conference will consist of the keynote,  Q/A, workshop opportunities on the Kansas death penalty legal landscape and 2025 legislative plans, and more! Date:  November 16th Time:  1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location:  KU Memorial Union, Big 12 Room, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence KS. Virtual option available for KCADP annual meeting and keynote only […]

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..”.the ultimate failed big government program”..

August 18, 2024

On August 14th,  “Kansas’ death penalty is the ultimate failed big government program. Time to end it | Opinion” was published in the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle.   Authored by Senator Carolyn McGinn and Kelson Bohnet, a capital litigator and KCADP board member, the commentary highlights several ways the Kansas death penalty fails Kansans.   They note the excessive cost of capital punishment and its impact on murder victim family members.  Recalling Kansas’ history of error in first degree murder cases, they point out the obvious consequent risk of error in capital cases as well.   Reflecting […]

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OUR RECENT POSTS

Senate Execution Method Bill Introduced

      On Monday March 4th, SB 534 was introduced by Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.  It has been referred to Senate Judiciary. This bill contains the same faulty elements as HB 2782. The bill would provide for an option of hypoxia as an alternative … [ Read More... ]

Kansas House Judiciary Hears Death Penalty Related Bill

HB 2782—Execution by Hypoxia+ Hearing: On February 8th the House Judiciary Committee introduced HB 2782 to provide an alternate method of execution, by infliction of hypoxia, and to also make changes in the legal process.  The bill also would make changes in who chooses the drugs for lethal … [ Read More... ]

March 1st Christina Swarns: Justice Delayed is Democracy Denied

Christina Swarns, Executive Director of the Innocence Project, will speak at the March 1st Peace Lecture at Bethel College.  The time is 7 p.m. and the location will be Memorial Hall. Her keynote title is "Justice Delayed is Democracy Denied". The next day she will participate in a keynote … [ Read More... ]

KCADP Statement on Introduction of HB 2782 –Nitrogen asphyxiation execution

"The method of execution in Kansas is not the issue.   The existence of the Kansas death penalty itself IS the issue. Kansas continues to waste taxpayer dollars, harm victim families and prison staff,  risk the lives of the innocent, and violate the morals of many Kansans for a public policy … [ Read More... ]

KCADP Members Gather for “Confronting Crime: Open Discussions on Public Safety and Capital Punishment”

                              Left to right:  Demetrius Minor, Dalton Glasscock, Michael Birzer     Saturday November 11th, KCADP members gathered in person and online to hear strong statements in support of ending Kansas' death penalty. Dalton Glasscock, newly elected Wichita … [ Read More... ]