Illinois Abolishes the Death Penalty
March 11, 2011 Governor Pat Quinn has signed a law ending the use of the death penalty in Illinois.
Protecting Human Life
Death Penalty Repeal Bill Introduced
February 19, 2011 Legislation that would end the use of the death penalty has been introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives. Last year, the Kansas Senate came within one vote of approving legislation that would have repealed Kansas’s death penalty law. The Kansas bishops support repeal as they believe that capital punishment is not …
Number of Executions Falls in 2010
December 27, 2010 According to the Death Penalty Information Center, there were 6 fewer executions in the United States than last year.
Man Freed from Death Row
November 22, 2010 A Texas man was released from prison after spending 18 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, and for which he was sentenced to death. Anthony Graves, now 45, entered prison when he was 26 years old. His case shines a light on the terrifying likelihood that innocent men …
Kansas Senate Defeats Death Penalty Repeal
February 19, 2010 Legislation abolishing the death penalty in Kansas was voted down by the narrowest of margins in the Kansas Senate. By a vote of 20-20, the Senate fell one vote short of what was needed to send the repeal legislation to the House of Representatives. Michael Jackels, Bishop of Wichita, testified earlier in …
Senate Committee Approves Death Penalty Repeal
January 29, 2010 Legislation that would end the use of the death penalty in Kansas has been approvedby the Senate Judiciary Committee and will now be debated by the full Senate. The committee vote was 7-4.
Bishop Jackels Testifies on Death Penalty
January 20, 2010 On January 19, Bishop Michael Jackels of Wichita testified in support of legislation that would repeal the death penalty in Kansas. The Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee is the Senate committee with jurisdiction over this legislation.