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Mark Your Calendars for November 6th!

October 2, 2021

"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

August 7, 2021

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...]

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KCADP Board Issues Statement on Racism and the Death Penalty

June 26, 2020

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Kansas Reaches 55 Year Milestone: No Executions!

June 4, 2020

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!

April 6, 2020

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!

February 7, 2020

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

November 18, 2019

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...]

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KCADP Board Issues Statement on Racism and the Death Penalty

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