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KCADP Recognizes National Crime Victims' Rights Week
The National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which takes place April 10-16 this year, is an annual observance promoting victims’ rights and honoring crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf. This year’s theme for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is “Reshaping the future, Honoring the … [ Read More... ]
Death Row Defense Attorney Discusses Replacing the Death Penalty
Last Friday, NPR’s Fresh Air replayed an interview with Attorney David Dow, who has defended death row inmates in Texas for nearly two decades. Dow recently wrote a book, The Autobiography of an Execution, that discusses replacing the death penalty with life without parole. The book is now … [ Read More... ]
Death Row Exoneree Juan Melendez in Wichita
This week, the Criminal Justice Student Association at Wichita State University hosted Juan Melendez, a death row exoneree, for two speaking events on campus. At one event, more than 120 Kansans came to hear Melendez’s story of his wrongful conviction and his exoneration from Florida’s death … [ Read More... ]
Kansas Faith Leaders Call for Repeal of the Death Penalty
Over the last week, several Kansas faith leaders have come together to call on the Kansas Legislature to replace the death penalty with life without parole. Citing reasons ranging from helping the families of murder victims to the sanctity of human life, these faith leaders urged the Kansas … [ Read More... ]
Voices of Innocence: Ruben Cantu
An Execution and a Prosecutor’s Regret Ruben Cantu was 17 years old at the time Pedro Gomez was murdered and Juan Moreno was wounded. On November 8, 1984, both Gomez and Moreno were shot, but Moreno survived the attack with serious injuries. Moreno, who was … [ Read More... ]