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..”.the ultimate failed big government program”..
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 […]
[ Read More... ]Thirty years of the Kansas Death Penalty: It’s not Symbolic
On July 1st, the Kansas death penalty law turned thirty. As we talk with ordinary Kansans, we discover that on occasion, someone does not even know that Kansas has a death penalty law on the books. Here are some basic stats. 15 men have been sentenced to death. 9 inmates are currently under death sentence. 4 of the death sentenced inmates were resentenced to alternative non death sentences with the consent of prosecutors and 2 died in custody. Thus, 40% of the men originally sentenced to death in Kansas are no longer at risk of execution. Kansas last execution was […]
[ Read More... ]OUR RECENT POSTS
..”.the ultimate failed big government program”..
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 … [ Read More... ]
Thirty years of the Kansas Death Penalty: It’s not Symbolic
On July 1st, the Kansas death penalty law turned thirty. As we talk with ordinary Kansans, we discover that on occasion, someone does not even know that Kansas has a death penalty law on the books. Here are some basic stats. 15 men have been sentenced to death. 9 inmates are … [ Read More... ]
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Senate Execution Method Bill Introduced
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 … [ Read More... ]
Kansas House Judiciary Hears Death Penalty Related Bill
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 … [ Read More... ]
March 1st Christina Swarns: Justice Delayed is Democracy Denied
Christina Swarns, Executive Director of the Innocence Project, will speak at the March 1st Peace Lecture at Bethel College. The time is 7 p.m. and the location will be Memorial Hall. Her keynote title is "Justice Delayed is Democracy Denied". The next day she will participate in a keynote … [ Read More... ]