Faith leaders and community activists filled the Kansas Statehouse rotunda to urge Governor Laura Kelly to commute all death sentences in Kansas. The event included a letter delivered to the governor and a rally on Tuesday, with supporters from across the state speaking to lawmakers and the administration about how the death penalty should be handled.
KSNT reports that the push comes in the context of Gov. Kelly denying clemency for the Carr brothers. Supporters at the statehouse said they want the governor to take action that would reduce the use of capital punishment in the state.
The rally highlighted the involvement of faith and civic groups in state policy discussions and the ongoing effort to change Kansas’ approach to the death penalty through executive clemency.