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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 panel for the first ever Justice Symposium also at Bethel. There will be breakout sessions with opportunities to explore topics like the death penalty, restorative justice and more. The Innocence … [Read More...]
KCADP Statement on Introduction of HB 2782 –Nitrogen asphyxiation execution
"The method of execution in Kansas is not the issue. The existence of the Kansas death penalty itself IS the issue. Kansas continues to waste taxpayer dollars, harm victim families and prison staff, risk the lives of the innocent, and violate the morals of many Kansans for a public policy built on vengeance. The time to end the Kansas death penalty is NOW." … [Read More...]
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Nominee Slate Announced!
The following persons are nominated for the KCADP Board election which will take place on November 11, 2023. Chair: Donna Schneweis Secretary: Pastor Willmar Harder Board of Directors: 2 year terms: Sam Allison-Natale Sr. Therese Bangert Diane Garlock Lara Giordano Michael … [Read More...]
Register Today for the November 11th KCADP Conference!
Register Today! KCADP Annual Meeting and Abolition Conference! Saturday November 11, 2023 1 to 3 p.m. in person at FireWorx, 500 S. Topeka St, Wichita, Kansas Zoom option available Register Today! Speakers Demetrius … [Read More...]
Reexamining Justice: Healing the Harm after Homicide
Is the death penalty “the best” Kansas has to offer families who have lost loved ones to homicide? Does capital punishment address the needs of traumatized communities whose sense of safety has been violated? A recent KCADP webinar, "Reexamining Justice: How Restorative … [Read More...]
“Confronting Crime: Open Discussions on Public Safety and Capital Punishment”
Register today for "Confronting Crime: Open Discussions on Public Safety and Capital Punishment”. This is KCADP's Annual Meeting and Abolition Conference. The location will be FireWorx, 500 S. Topeka St, Wichita, KS. Date is November 11th, 2023. Time 1 to 3 … [Read More...]
Reexamining Justice: How Restorative Principles Can End the Death Penalty in Kansas
Speakers are Todd Lehman and Celeste Dixon. Mr. Lehman is the Executive Director of Offender Victim Ministries of Kansas. Ms. Dixon is a Kansas resident whose mother Marguerite was murdered in Texas. The person charged with the murder was convicted and sentenced to death and … [Read More...]