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Senate Execution Method Bill Introduced

March 5, 2024

      On Monday March 4th, SB 534 was introduced by Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.  It has been referred to Senate Judiciary. This bill contains the same faulty elements as HB 2782. The bill would provide for an option of hypoxia as an alternative execution method in Kansas. Hypoxia suffocates a person due to a lack of oxygen. When using a gas like nitrogen, the recent execution in Alabama shows the problems that can be associated with it. However, the bill doesn’t even specify what kind of hypoxia could be allowed. People could be suffocated by any […]

Kansas House Judiciary Hears Death Penalty Related Bill

February 26, 2024

HB 2782—Execution by Hypoxia+ Hearing: On February 8th the House Judiciary Committee introduced HB 2782 to provide an alternate method of execution, by infliction of hypoxia, and to also make changes in the legal process.  The bill also would make changes in who chooses the drugs for lethal injection.  The bill was requested by the Attorney General’s office.   A hearing was held on February 15th with proponent testimony from the Attorney General’s office and KBI, the law enforcement community’s lobbyist, and several capital murder case murder victim family members.  Opponent testimony was diverse—from murder victim family members, the legal […]

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The US Supreme Court: “Finality” Can Be More Important Than Innocence Issues

Protecting prisoners’ rights and avoiding executions of innocent people in federal courts is nigh onto impossible. A man is on death row in part because of poor lawyering.  Four federal judges have agreed the man may well be innocent but the Supreme Court couldn’t overturn his conviction or stop … [ Read More... ]

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KCADP Board Statement on Kansas Supreme Court Decisions in State V. Carr

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United Against the Death Penalty: All Road Lead to Repeal

The 2021  conference  panelists all reside in Kansas.   They all support abolition of the death penalty.   Their personal histories are diverse—a teacher who is a murder victim family member, a conservative Republican who is a former supporter of the death penalty, a screen … [ Read More... ]

Nominee Slate Announced for 2021 Annual Meeting

The nominee slate has been announced for the upcoming Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty Annual Meeting on November 6th. Nominees are: Officers:  Chair Donna Schneweis and Secretary Meryl Carver-Allmond. Board Class:   Sr. Therese Bangert,  Hope Faflick Reynolds, Diane Garlock, … [ Read More... ]