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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

Mark Your Calendars for November 6th!

"United Against the Death Penalty: All Roads Lead to Repeal"   Saturday, November 6th, 2021 1 to 3 p.m. Location:  Zoom   This is our 2021 KCADP Annual Meeting and Abolition Event.  There will be a brief coalition business meeting followed by an exciting conversation with five very thoughtful panelists.  There will be time for questions and answers from the audience.   Panelists:   Mary Head, murder victim family member  Dalton Glasscock, former Chair … [Read More...]

The Death Penalty and Its Impact on Justice

When a homicide case is prosecuted as capital, there are ramifications for the justice system. The Fiscal Consequences It is well documented that death penalty cases take longer to make their way through the courts.  The 2014 Kansas Death Penalty Advisory Committee Report to the Judicial Council studied this impact from a cost perspective. Whether the case went to trial or was handled as a plea bargain, the costs were significantly higher when the death penalty was involved. Impact … [Read More...]

OUR RECENT POSTS

KCADP Board Issues Statement on Racism and the Death Penalty

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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 … [Read More...]

Colorado is # 22!

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 … [Read More...]

The Death Penalty’s Decline Continues!

Across the United States, the death penalty continues to fall out of favor with Americans in general and with juries. A majority of Americans choose life! Since 1985 the Gallup poll has asked a question about whether the death penalty or life in prison without parole “is the better penalty for … [Read More...]

Kansans Making a Difference

Just 60 days into his tenure as governor of Kansas, John Carlin was forced to confront the death penalty head-on. While he had promised not to oppose its reinstatement during his campaign, he admitted that, like many, he hadn't thought very deeply about the death penalty at that point.  When … [Read More...]