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KCADP Members Work for Abolition During Legislative Session
KCADP members have been very active so far this legislative session. Kansas Abolition Day, which was January 30th, was a huge success! More than 200 Kansans called Governor Brownback and asked him to make abolition of the death penalty a priority. That same day, two … [ Read More... ]
HELP CELEBRATE KANSAS ABOLITION DAY-JANUARY 30TH!
It may come as a surprise, but Kansas has a long and tumultuous history with the death penalty. On January 30, 1907, we became one of the first states to legislatively repeal the death penalty when Governor Hoch, an ardent opponent of capital punishment, signed abolition legislation. This … [ Read More... ]
Conversation About the Death Penalty
Board Member Jeff Wicks and staff member Christine Cook will be the featured speakers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24th at College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita. They will discuss the pending abolition bills as well as provide information about the death penalty in Kansas. The event … [ Read More... ]
Support for Death Penalty Continues to Erode
The newly-released report from the Death Penalty Information Center reveals what many have suspected: that the support and use of capital punishment in the United States is declining. Citing the abolition of the death penalty in Illinois, the moratorium in Oregon, and the … [ Read More... ]
Excellent Opinion Piece Published in the Emporia Gazette
On December 16, 2011, the Emporia Gazette published a column by Bob Grover entitled, "Abolish the death penalty in Kansas" which outlined many reasons that the death penalty in Kansas should be replaced with life in prison without the possibility of parole. Grover approaches … [ Read More... ]