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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

“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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Murder: It doesn’t have to end with another death

April 23, 2019

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 justice’ only prolongs and creates greater suffering.  Let me emphasize, healing will only occur from time, and the love and support […]

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OUR RECENT POSTS

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... ]

The 2014 Abolition Conference is right around the corner!

  This year we are holding three separate Regional Abolition Conferences in order to give everyone a better opportunity to attend!  Check out the locations listed below and sign up to attend! You can attend one or all three, it is up to you!   Kansas City Regional Abolition … [ Read More... ]

KCADP to participate in Turnaround Tuesday

  Keep your eyes peeled and your ears open for more information on Turnaround Tuesdays.  Modeled after Moral Mondays in North Carolina, people and coalitions will be gathering on the south lawn of the State House each Tuesday September 2nd though November 4th at 5:30 p.m. Each of these … [ Read More... ]

Kansas Democratic Party adds Repeal language to Party Platform

  KCADP applauds the actions of the Kansas Democratic party in making abolition a part of the party platform. The State Democratic Party Platform now contains an official plank that states:   "Kansas Democrats believe the death penalty is costly, subject to error, and … [ Read More... ]

We want to see you at Champions for Change!

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