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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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Governor Jared Polis on March 23, 2020, signed the legislation which ended the Colorado death penalty. They became the twenty-second abolitionist state overall and the tenth to end the death penalty since 2007. credit: Death Penalty Information Center A failed policy Republican Senator Jack Tate used to support the death penalty. This year he signed on as a lead sponsor of the bill. Senator Tate described his change of heart on the issue. “I believe we should promote public policies that make our communities safer and provide victims with the services they need….The death penalty fails to do […]
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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... ]
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... ]