In the spring issue of Voices of Charity magazine, the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth have featured KCADP member Carolyn Zimmerman and her work against the death penalty. Zimmerman, whose father was murdered in January 1969, uses her experience as the daughter of a murder victim to advocate for repeal of the death penalty in Kansas.
To read the article about Zimmerman, click here.
To view the full Spring 2012 issue of Voices of Charity, please click here.
Kansans are observing Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Day with a ceremony in Topeka on the Statehouse grounds, Friday, May 4th.
Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Day recognizes those law enforcement officials who have been lost in the line of duty defending our public safety.
Kansas’ Law Enforcement Memorial Day also coincides with National Police Week and National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day. This year, National Police Week is being celebrated May 13-19th and National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day will be observed on May 15th.
We hope you will join us in honoring all of our Kansas law enforcement officials for their service and remembering those officers who have given their lives while working to make Kansas safe.
This is an exciting time in KCADP’s history! KCADP is seeking to hire a Topeka-based organizer. KCADP believes there is momentum in Kansas for abolishing the death penalty, and we are increasing our work to sustain and increase that momentum. We are looking for organizer who will help us achieve our goal! For…
Today, April 25th, is truly a momentous day for the movement to end capital punishment. This morning Governor Malloy of Connecticut signed a bill repealing the death penalty, making Connecticut the 17th State to do so since 1976. Here in Kansas we have our own development to celebrate as well. Today the Leavenworth Times…
Eighteen years ago today, on April 23, 1994, elected officials in Kansas reinstated the death penalty. Before 1994, Kansas had been death penalty free for 18 years. Since reinstatement in 1994, Kansas has not executed anyone, though the death penalty has been handed down inconsistently across the state and at a cost 70% greater…
