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OUR FEATURED POSTS

Abolition is a Non-Partisan Issue

May 28, 2018

Many Kansans used to think that a politician’s stance on abolition could be predicted by what party he or she was representing. The 2010 Senate vote showed the fallacy of that belief. Twelve Republicans and eight Democrats supported abolition, and nineteen Republicans and one Democrat opposed it. The most recent abolition bill, HB 2167, introduced in 2017, continued the non-partisan tradition with eight Republicans and seven Democrats sponsoring. We saw further evidence of this non-partisan reality this spring when KCADP was invited to speak at the Libertarian Party of Kansas state convention. On April 21st, Ron Wurtz spoke with conference […]

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"What I saw set my soul on fire…"

March 9, 2018

“They killed a man with fire one night. They strapped him in a wooden chair and pumped electricity through his body until he was dead.” …I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. What I saw set my soul on fire, a fire that burns me still. And now here is an account of how I came to be and still am.”   (Sr. Helen Prejean) Sr. Helen shared first hand accounts at KU on March 5th of her journeys with murder victim families, inmates, and corrections professionals and the reality of the death penalty.  “There’s nothing like […]

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OUR RECENT POSTS

SB 257: Calling all Advocates!

  This coming Monday, January 27th, the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to take up SB 257, a bill that proposes to fix the death penalty by speeding up appeals! Join us at the Capitol, in Room 346-S, at 10:30am Monday to show your opposition to this bill!  We want to fill the hearing … [ Read More... ]

Action Alert: SB 257 Could Threaten Innocent Lives!

  Thank you to everyone who came yesterday to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the death penalty and invited others to attend. We had a great turnout from KCADP’s membership! Now we’re turning our attention to another critical hearing this coming week. On Tuesday, January 21, the … [ Read More... ]

Hearing for Abolition Bill EXTENDED

  Due to the amazing turnout of concerned Kansans at today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on two death penalty related bills, the hearing has been EXTENDED and will CONTINUE on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The continuation of this hearing will take place at 10:30am in Room 346-S in the … [ Read More... ]

Giving Tuesday

After the turkey and the shopping are over, Giving Tuesday offers a chance to support an organization or cause you believe in on a nationally recognized day of giving.   And today, December 3, 2013 is Giving Tuesday!     You can participate in this national initiative to … [ Read More... ]

KCADP is thankful for you!

As we enter this holiday season, I can’t help but reflect on all we here at KCADP have to be thankful for…   We are thankful for our new and long-time supporters, as well as, our generous donors who have made our work possible. We are thankful for the wonderful speakers who have visited … [ Read More... ]