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Support for abolition in Kansas extends across the political spectrum
"Kansas criminal justice system is too imperfect to trust it with the death penalty"
Education is an important part of our mission
Some of the Kansans who have lost a loved one to homicide and who call for death penalty abolition
Lobby Day participant jotting notes on her legislative visits
Kansas religious leaders present a faith leader abolition letter with over 430 signatures to legislative allies.
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OUR FEATURED POSTS

KCADP Board Issues Statement on Racism and the Death Penalty

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Kansas Reaches 55 Year Milestone: No Executions!

On June 22, Kansas will turn 55.  No it doesn’t mean Kansas can take money out of a retirement plan or get senior citizen discounts.  Rather, we celebrate 55 years without an execution conducted in the name of the people of Kansas! Kansas has long had a conflicted history regarding the death penalty.  That history set a foundation for the fifty five year milestone. A Conflicted History  Kansas had the death penalty in its laws as it began statehood.   Opposition developed early on … [Read More...]

OUR RECENT POSTS

House Abolition Bill Achieves New Firsts!

House Bill 2282 was introduced on February 12th.  It has 32 sponsors—the most ever for a Kansas abolition bill!  There are 15 Republican sponsors and 17 Democratic sponsors.     A hearing was held on February 19th in House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee.  Twenty … [Read More...]

Death Penalty Abolition Legislation Introduced!

Bills to replace the Kansas death penalty have been filed in both the House and Senate. SB 21 was introduced on January 17th and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. HB 2282 was introduced on February 12th and referred to House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee. Both … [Read More...]

Executions, Innocence and Abolition: Nov 17th, Wichita

Join us in Wichita on November 17th for the 2018 Abolition Conference! Panelists are Floyd Bledsoe, a Kansan convicted of murder despite being innocent Bob Weeks, a champion of individual liberty and limited government Richard Ney, an attorney who knows how our criminal justice system … [Read More...]

Kansas’ Undesired Silver Anniversary

On July 1st, Kansas began year twenty five of the death penalty law in Kansas.  July is also a month ripe with candidate campaigns——campaign events, phone calling, door knocking, mailings, and candidates present at parades and debates. KCADP has begun its formal candidate education process by … [Read More...]

Abolition is a Non-Partisan Issue

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. … [Read More...]