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The Landscape of the Kansas Death Penalty at 31–Part Two

August 28, 2025

In the first part of this series, we looked at how the law defines capital murder and initial decisions by the prosecutor on charging and the question of death notice.  Those are just the first of a series of decision points in Kansas capital cases.   Decision point 2:  go to trial or plea bargain? In this pre trial phase, both prosecution and defense are gathering data on the defendant and the case.  Sometimes information comes to light that sheds new light on the crime or on the defendant.   If the prosecutor filed capital and gave death notice, as the case […]

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The Landscape of the Kansas Death Penalty at 31–Part One

August 18, 2025

  On July 1st, the Kansas death penalty turned 31 years old. KCADP board members have encountered persons who don’t even know Kansas HAS a death penalty.  We hope this article might bring a broader awareness of where capital punishment has been/is being sought in our state. What is capital murder? Under the law, capital murder is defined as intentional premeditated murder with one or more of these factors: kidnapping or aggravated kidnapping for ransom; contract murder; murder of any person by an inmate in a correctional facility; murder of a victim of rape, criminal sodomy, or aggravated criminal sodomy […]

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OUR RECENT POSTS

Herman Lindsey, Death Row Exoneree, to headline November 16th Conference!

  On November 16th, Herman Lindsey, a Florida death row exoneree, will be the keynote at KCADP’s “All in for Repeal” conference in Lawrence.   Conference Details: The event will begin with a brief KCADP annual business meeting at 1 p.m. followed immediately by the conference.  The … [ Read More... ]

..”.the ultimate failed big government program”..

On August 14th,  “Kansas’ death penalty is the ultimate failed big government program. Time to end it | Opinion” was published in the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle.   Authored by Senator Carolyn McGinn and Kelson Bohnet, a capital litigator and KCADP board member, the commentary … [ Read More... ]

Thirty years of the Kansas Death Penalty: It’s not Symbolic

On July 1st, the Kansas death penalty law turned thirty.  As we talk with ordinary Kansans, we discover that on occasion, someone does not even know that Kansas has a death penalty law on the books. Here are some basic stats. 15 men have been sentenced to death. 9 inmates are … [ Read More... ]

Senate Execution Method Bill Introduced

      On Monday March 4th, SB 534 was introduced by Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.  It has been referred to Senate Judiciary. This bill contains the same faulty elements as HB 2782. The bill would provide for an option of hypoxia as an alternative … [ Read More... ]

Kansas House Judiciary Hears Death Penalty Related Bill

HB 2782—Execution by Hypoxia+ Hearing: On February 8th the House Judiciary Committee introduced HB 2782 to provide an alternate method of execution, by infliction of hypoxia, and to also make changes in the legal process.  The bill also would make changes in who chooses the drugs for lethal … [ Read More... ]