After her recent visit to Washburn University, the Topeka Capital-Journal published an article about Sister Helen Prejean and death penalty abolition work in Kansas. … [Read more...] about Topeka Capital-Journal: Prejean Seeks End of Death Penalty
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Abolition Bill Introduced in Kansas House
A bill to abolish the death penalty in Kansas was introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives on Friday, February 11, 2011. The bill, HB 2323, was sponsored by the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee. HB 2323 will replace the Kansas death penalty with life in prison without parole as the sentence for the crime of aggravated murder. "This legislation will … [Read more...] about Abolition Bill Introduced in Kansas House
Kansas could abolish death penalty to cut costs
From the Daily Kansan. By Erin Brown The state budget crisis has forced Kansas legislators to re-evaluate state spending, leading some lawmakers to review the cost and effectiveness of the Kansas death penalty law. The Kansas legislature is reviewing Senate Bills 208 and 375, both of which would abolish the death penalty in Kansas. Senate Bill 208 was introduced and … [Read more...] about Kansas could abolish death penalty to cut costs
Editorial: Kansas needs to repeal the death penalty law
From The Daily Kansan. By Caitlin Thornbrugh With the majority of the nation looking to save even a few dollars, it is not a surprise that the state of Kansas is trying to economize a budget that is becoming more and more of a problem. On Friday, a Senate committee will review a proposal to repeal the death penalty in Kansas. The Senate should vote in favor of the … [Read more...] about Editorial: Kansas needs to repeal the death penalty law
Switching off the death penalty
Today The Christian Science Monitor calls for an end of the Death Penalty in Kansas. If the bill passes, Kansas will become the third state in three years to eliminate capital punishment – another encouraging milestone on the way to ending this practice in America. The final words of the commentary sum up what everyone needs to know and understand; A government’s job … [Read more...] about Switching off the death penalty
Winfield Daily Courier Urges Abolition
In a January 4, 2010 editorial the Winfield Daily Courier urges legislatures to abolish the death penalty, giving five reasons the death penalty is wrong. We can't say it better than the final line; "Justice should be found in the cool of the head, not the heat of the heart." … [Read more...] about Winfield Daily Courier Urges Abolition
Salina Journal Ponders Death Versus Dollars
An editorial in the Salina Journal of January 4, 2010 discusses the fact that Kansas lawmakers will start talking about eliminating the death penalty this month, but the debate will not be based on moral perspectives. Rather, they will be about money. Editor and Publisher Tom Bell says it is sad that matters of life and death in the Kansas Legislature will boil down to dollars … [Read more...] about Salina Journal Ponders Death Versus Dollars
Are the Kansas Death Penalty Days Numbered?
Christopher Renner has a great piece over at The Kansas Free Press on the Death Penalty in Kansas. Make sure you check it out. … [Read more...] about Are the Kansas Death Penalty Days Numbered?
Wichita Eagle Calls for a Reassessment of the Death Penalty
An opinion piece in the October 21, 2009, issue of the Wichita Eagle was titled "reasons to rethink the death penalty. " The article stated that Kansas "does not have a death penalty in practice, although capital punishment has been back on the books in Kansas since 1994 and there currently are nine men on death row. Each complex phase of each case seems to churn up new legal … [Read more...] about Wichita Eagle Calls for a Reassessment of the Death Penalty
Capital punishment seen as outdated and immoral
From the Kansas State Collegian. By Tim Hadachek The state of Texas executed 22 death row inmates in 2004, so the case of Cameron Todd Willingham hardly seemed special at the time. Willingham had been convicted of setting his own house ablaze and killing his three children inside. According to the jury, the prosecution used a forensic fire expert to prove, beyond a … [Read more...] about Capital punishment seen as outdated and immoral