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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

Death Penalty Abolition: The Necessary Milestone in the American Struggle for Racial Equality, Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Reform

  Please join us for the 2020 KCADP  Annual Meeting and Abolition Conference! November 14, 2020  1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Great speakers:  Bea Swoopes, Mark McCormick, Cheryl Pilate. No charge!  Open to KCADP members and the general public. Click here to view the full flyer. Questions:  Contact us at info@ksabolition.org or by calling 785-235-2237.     … [Read More...]

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OUR RECENT POSTS

Murder: It doesn’t have to end with another death

In 1994 when the Legislature was debating the reinstatement of the Kansas death penalty, proponents kept saying the tragedy of murder had to lead to another death via execution.  Murder victim family member Bill Lucero visited legislators and told them that it did not need to end that way.  He … [Read More...]

HB 2282: A Mother Speaks

“Because I did not have to deal with the death penalty the offender was sentenced closer to the time of the crime.  Then I began to deal with my loss because there were no longer court distractions and it still took me several years to recover to a new normal.” Wilma Loganbill, whose son was … [Read More...]

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...]