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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

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

Welcome Ewnetu to the KCADP Team!

    Ewnetu (read as “Ew-ne-two") Tsegaw received his M.A. in Communication from Idaho State University in 2014. Before that, he completed his M.A. in Peace and Security studies at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Ethiopia. Ewnetu has been actively involving in different … [ Read More... ]

Save the Date for our annual Champions for Change!

Mark your calendars! You won't want to miss Champions for Change! We look forward to seeing you there!   … [ Read More... ]

KCADP is gearing up -Stay Tuned!

  We here at KCADP are gearing up for busy fall! Make sure you stay tuned!     Details are coming soon about the multiple events we will be holding across the entire state this fall! Do you want KCADP to come to your area? Just contact us here and we will help plan your local … [ Read More... ]

Carr Brothers – Kansas Supreme Court Ruling

  We, at the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty (KCADP), continue to be shocked and horrified by the deeds of the Carr brothers, who were convicted in 2002 of multiple Wichita murders. Like every murder that impacts our communities, such crimes deserve severe … [ Read More... ]

Botched Execution in Arizona

  Traditional and social media around the nation are once again afire with the news of yet another botched execution yesterday of convicted murderer Joseph Rudolph Wood.   We extend every sympathy to the victims and families of horrific crimes. We believe that society needs to be … [ Read More... ]