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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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Save the Date!

July 30, 2019
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“The death penalty has no place in Kansas”

June 28, 2019

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 after the advent of DNA technology, but it failed to protect me at the time. By ignoring key […]

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OUR RECENT POSTS

Today is Giving Tuesday, have you given yet?

Today is Giving Tuesday! That means you have all of today to help us her at the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty to reach our goal of $1,000! Our fight to end the death penalty in Kansas is not just about principals. It is about real lives. This is the time to take a stand, bring more … [ Read More... ]

KCADP is Thankful for you!

During this season of Thanks, we here at KCADP would like to share our Thankfulness and Appreciation for you, our Advocates!   Thank you for your passion, your time, and your faithful efforts to make Kansas, a state free from executions.   Together we will achieve Abolition in Kansas! … [ Read More... ]

Interfaith Prayer Service

Please join us for an Interfaith Prayer Service to remember friends and family whose lives have been lost to murder.   This service will be a time to honor the lives and gifts of those taken by violence, and will include reflections by murder victims' families, prayer, music, and a candle … [ Read More... ]

Don't miss the Buhler Regional Abolition Conference!

You are invited to our Regional Abolition Conference in Buhler.   Come listen to the story of Syl and Vicki Schieber, murder victim family members whose daughter, Shannon, was brutally raped and murdered in 1998. Syl and Vicki have been vocal in their opposition to the death penalty both … [ Read More... ]

2014 Annual Meeting and Abolition Summit

Mark your calendars for November 15th from 1:30pm to 3:30pm and plan to attend the 2014 KCADP Annual Meeting and Abolition Summit in the Menninger Room at the Topeka Public Library.   This year’s KCADP Board Nominations are:  Vice Chair - Ron Wurtz; Treasurer - Jeff Wicks; Board of … [ Read More... ]