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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

Herman Lindsey, Death Row Exoneree, to headline November 16th Conference!

October 4, 2024

  On November 16th, Herman Lindsey, a Florida death row exoneree, will be the keynote at KCADP’s “All in for Repeal” conference in Lawrence.   Conference Details: The event will begin with a brief KCADP annual business meeting at 1 p.m. followed immediately by the conference.  The conference will consist of the keynote,  Q/A, workshop opportunities on the Kansas death penalty legal landscape and 2025 legislative plans, and more! Date:  November 16th Time:  1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location:  KU Memorial Union, Big 12 Room, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence KS. Virtual option available for KCADP annual meeting and keynote only […]

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..”.the ultimate failed big government program”..

August 18, 2024

On August 14th,  “Kansas’ death penalty is the ultimate failed big government program. Time to end it | Opinion” was published in the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle.   Authored by Senator Carolyn McGinn and Kelson Bohnet, a capital litigator and KCADP board member, the commentary highlights several ways the Kansas death penalty fails Kansans.   They note the excessive cost of capital punishment and its impact on murder victim family members.  Recalling Kansas’ history of error in first degree murder cases, they point out the obvious consequent risk of error in capital cases as well.   Reflecting […]

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OUR RECENT POSTS

Reexamining Justice: How Restorative Principles Can End the Death Penalty in Kansas

  Speakers are Todd Lehman and Celeste Dixon.   Mr. Lehman is the Executive Director of Offender Victim Ministries of Kansas.  Ms. Dixon is a Kansas resident whose mother Marguerite was murdered in Texas.  The person charged with the murder was convicted and sentenced to death and … [ Read More... ]

The Kansas Death Penalty at 29: What do the years tell us?  

  On July 1st,  Kansas entered its twenty ninth year of a capital punishment law on the books again.   Passed by the legislature and allowed by Governor Joan Finney to become law without her signature, the bill was accompanied by many hopes and promises of its supporters.  “We’ll … [ Read More... ]

KCADP Address Stays the Same…for now at least!

As noted in our newsletter, KCADP is one of the many individuals and groups affected by the temporary closure of the downtown Topeka post office on May 27th. The Post Office staff indicate that for now the KCADP address will stay the same (PO Box 2065, Topeka, Kansas 66601).  There is mention of … [ Read More... ]

Tree of Healing

Our Response to Murder: Revenge? Or Support and Healing?   In the 1994 Kansas legislative session, the question again arose – what should be the response to the most serious form of murder?  Prison or execution?   In response, Bill Lucero, KCADP founder and murder victim family … [ Read More... ]

Why Abolition Makes Sense

There are many practical reasons to support death penalty abolition in Kansas.    They include the following:  Cost: A 2014 study by the Kansas Judicial Council Death Penalty Advisory Committee found defense and district court costs are 3-4 times more for cases where the death … [ Read More... ]