Kansas
Kansas reinstated the death penalty in 1994. Errors, high costs, and delay have plagued the system ever since. A number of Kansas Republicans and conservatives, in response to this broken system, have joined efforts to repeal the death penalty. Their reasons include its high cost, concerns over executing an innocent person, and the contradiction between the death penalty and a culture of life. More and more Kansas conservatives are voicing frustrations and concerns about the death penalty, joining a growing chorus of conservatives around the country.
What Kansas Conservatives are Saying
Information and resources
- Kansas College Republican Chair Calls for Repeal
- Kansas College Republicans Push to Repeal the Death Penalty
- Death Penalty Does not Save Money through Plea Deals
- Kansas Conservatives Call for Repeal of the Death Penalty
- Kansas GOP Legislator Details Death Penalty’s High Cost
- Republican Liberty Caucus of Kansas calls for repeal of death penalty
- Kansas death penalty is broken and costly, writes Republican Mayor
- Study finds capital cases in Kansas are 3-4 times more expensive
- Young conservative calls on Kansas to lead on repealing death penalty
- Republican warns of deadly mistakes if death penalty appeals are shortened
- Fact Sheet on Death Penalty in Kansas [pdf]