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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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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... ]
Congratulations to Nebraskans!
Friends, It's final! On Wednesday May 27th, by a vote of 30-19, the Nebraska legislature has voted to override the Governor's veto and abolish the death penalty in Nebraska. With this vote, Nebraska has become the first conservative state since North Dakota (1973) to abolish the death penalty and … [ Read More... ]
New Resource Featuring the Voices of Kansas Murder Victims' Families
Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation has partnered with KCADP on putting together a new resource sharing the personal stories of Kansas murder victims' families and some of their concerns about the death penalty. In this booklet, murder victims' families from across the state of … [ Read More... ]