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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 execution method in Kansas. Hypoxia suffocates a person due to a lack of oxygen. When using a gas like nitrogen, the recent execution in Alabama shows the problems that can be associated with it. However, the bill doesn’t even specify what kind of hypoxia could be allowed. People could be suffocated by any […]
[ 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 injection. The bill was requested by the Attorney General’s office. A hearing was held on February 15th with proponent testimony from the Attorney General’s office and KBI, the law enforcement community’s lobbyist, and several capital murder case murder victim family members. Opponent testimony was diverse—from murder victim family members, the legal […]
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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... ]
Nominee Slate Announced!
The following persons are nominated for the KCADP Board election which will take place on November 11, 2023. Chair: Donna Schneweis Secretary: Pastor Willmar Harder Board of Directors: 2 year terms: Sam Allison-Natale Sr. Therese Bangert Diane Garlock Lara Giordano Michael … [ Read More... ]
Register Today for the November 11th KCADP Conference!
Register Today! KCADP Annual Meeting and Abolition Conference! Saturday November 11, 2023 1 to 3 p.m. in person at FireWorx, 500 S. Topeka St, Wichita, Kansas Zoom option available Register Today! Speakers Demetrius … [ Read More... ]
Reexamining Justice: Healing the Harm after Homicide
Is the death penalty “the best” Kansas has to offer families who have lost loved ones to homicide? Does capital punishment address the needs of traumatized communities whose sense of safety has been violated? A recent KCADP webinar, "Reexamining Justice: How Restorative … [ Read More... ]