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“The death penalty has no place in Kansas”
2018 Abolition Conference panelists: (left to right) Bob Weeks, Floyd Bledsoe, Richard Ney “The Kansas criminal justice system is too imperfect to trust it with the death penalty. I know from spending over 16 years in a Kansas prison for a murder I didn’t commit until DNA and other evidence proved my innocence….. My case shows the danger in believing that Kansas is immune from this risk. In 1999, I was wrongfully convicted of a murder in Oskaloosa. The murder occurred … [Read More...]
Murder: It doesn’t have to end with another death
In 1994 when the Legislature was debating the reinstatement of the Kansas death penalty, proponents kept saying the tragedy of murder had to lead to another death via execution. Murder victim family member Bill Lucero visited legislators and told them that it did not need to end that way. He told the House Federal and State Affairs Committee in January 1994 ”The death penalty that’s been proposed will not relieve that suffering and pain……Legal vengeance, thinly disguised as ‘retribution … [Read More...]
OUR RECENT POSTS
Abolition Lobby Day at the Capitol
Mark your calendars and plan to participate in our ABOLITION LOBBY DAY AT THE CAPITOL on FEBRUARY 10, 2015! Want to participate in Lobby Day? Here is what you need to know: Need a ride to the Capitol? Buses will be coordinated to arrive at the Capitol at 11am. Meet us in the … [Read More...]
2015 Abolition Bill introduced – now we need a Judiciary Committee Hearing
The 2015 Abolition Bill has been introduced – Now there should be a Judiciary Committee Hearing! HB 2129 would repeal the death penalty and replace it with life without parole. It was introduced by Representative Steven Becker of Buhler – and there should be a Committee hearing of this … [Read More...]
Abolition Bill Introduced in Kansas Legislature!
On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, HB 2129 to repeal the death penalty and replace it with life without parole was introduced by Representative Steven Becker of Buhler. Contact your legislators today and ask them to support HB 2129! It’s important for legislators to hear from constituents … [Read More...]