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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 bills would end the death penalty for the most serious murders in Kansas occurring on or after July 1, 2019.  The new sentence would be life in prison without parole.  It would provide for public … [Read More...]

Abolition is a Non-Partisan Issue

Many Kansans used to think that a politician’s stance on abolition could be predicted by what party he or she was representing. The 2010 Senate vote showed the fallacy of that belief. Twelve Republicans and eight Democrats supported abolition, and nineteen Republicans and one Democrat opposed it. The most recent abolition bill, HB 2167, introduced in 2017, continued the non-partisan tradition with eight Republicans and seven Democrats sponsoring. We saw further evidence of this non-partisan … [Read More...]

OUR RECENT POSTS

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...]

Kansas’ Undesired Silver Anniversary

On July 1st, Kansas began year twenty five of the death penalty law in Kansas.  July is also a month ripe with candidate campaigns——campaign events, phone calling, door knocking, mailings, and candidates present at parades and debates. KCADP has begun its formal candidate education process by … [Read More...]

Abolition is a Non-Partisan Issue

Many Kansans used to think that a politician’s stance on abolition could be predicted by what party he or she was representing. The 2010 Senate vote showed the fallacy of that belief. Twelve Republicans and eight Democrats supported abolition, and nineteen Republicans and one Democrat opposed it. … [Read More...]

It’s "Candidate" Season!

When we look outside, we see that the seasons are changing.  Trees are leafing out, spring flowers are blooming and lawns too are growing. It’s a season of political changes too.  The Legislature has ended and the next season—Candidate season—is already evident too.   In the elections this … [Read More...]