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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...]
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The 2014 Abolition Conference is right around the corner!
This year we are holding three separate Regional Abolition Conferences in order to give everyone a better opportunity to attend! Check out the locations listed below and sign up to attend! You can attend one or all three, it is up to you! Kansas City Regional Abolition … [Read More...]
KCADP to participate in Turnaround Tuesday
Keep your eyes peeled and your ears open for more information on Turnaround Tuesdays. Modeled after Moral Mondays in North Carolina, people and coalitions will be gathering on the south lawn of the State House each Tuesday September 2nd though November 4th at 5:30 p.m. Each of these … [Read More...]
Kansas Democratic Party adds Repeal language to Party Platform
KCADP applauds the actions of the Kansas Democratic party in making abolition a part of the party platform. The State Democratic Party Platform now contains an official plank that states: "Kansas Democrats believe the death penalty is costly, subject to error, and … [Read More...]
Welcome Ewnetu to the KCADP Team!
Ewnetu (read as “Ew-ne-two") Tsegaw received his M.A. in Communication from Idaho State University in 2014. Before that, he completed his M.A. in Peace and Security studies at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Ethiopia. Ewnetu has been actively involving in different … [Read More...]