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Bess Klassen-Landis Completes Kansas Speaking Tour
This past week, KCADP was blessed to have Bess Klassen-Landis in central Kansas for a speaking tour. Bess, who was born in Newton, Kansas, shared the story of her mother’s murder and how she managed to heal from the tragedy through forgiveness. She now tours the country speaking out against the … [ Read More... ]
Letters to the Editor Supporting Death Penalty Repeal
Over the weekend, two great letters to the editor about replacing the death penalty were printed in Kansas newspapers. Sidney Brush, of Wichita, wrote to the Wichita Eagle about the high cost of the death penalty law that has been in effect for 17 years. Click here to read Brush's Letter to … [ Read More... ]
Voices of Innocence
Innocent Lives in the Balance In a death penalty system, there is always a real and unacceptable risk of executing an innocent person. Since 1973, 152 people nationwide have been exonerated from death row because new evidence came to light after they were sentenced to die for crimes they did … [ Read More... ]
Bess Klassen-Landis to Speak in Central Kansas
This summer KCADP is helping to sponsor four FREE speaking events in central Kansas. In late June, Bess Klassen-Landis, whose mother was brutally murdered in 1969, will be speaking to communities in central Kansas about the power of forgiveness. Bess was able to overcome her own Post Traumatic … [ Read More... ]
Victim Voices: Marilyn J. Trechter "My Own Journey As an Abolitionist"
TO ACT JUSTLY, TO LOVE MERCY AND TO WALK HUMBLY My Own Journey As An Abolitionist by Marilyn J. Trechter My own journey toward abolition actually began on April 4, 1968. On the day before my sixteenth birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered. What impressed me was that I was so saddened by … [ Read More... ]