Death Penalty Skeptics in Kansas Seize ‘Pro-Life,’ High Cost, Wrongful Conviction Arguments

Kansas death penalty skeptics seize 'pro-life' arguments

OVERLAND PARK — Rep. Bill Sutton’s opposition to the death penalty was conceived through Catholic faith, magnified by conservative wariness of government and molded into a cause during more than a decade of service to the Kansas House.Sutton, a Gardner Republican representing a district spread across southern Johnson and Douglas counties, endorsed all five bills introduced in the Legislature since 2017 to repeal capital punishment in Kansas.Duri…

Death penalty skeptics in Kansas seize ‘pro-life,’ high cost, wrongful conviction arguments

Kansas Rep. Bill Sutton, R-Gardner, says during a Nov. 23, 2025, forum in Overland Park that religious faith drives his opposition to capital punishment and to support legislation replacing it with sentences requiring life in prison without a chance for parole. The forum was hosted by the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)OVERLAND PARK — Rep. Bill Sutton’s opposition to the death penalty was con…

Death penalty skeptics in Kansas seize ‘pro-life,’ high cost, wrongful conviction arguments

OVERLAND PARK — Rep. Bill Sutton’s opposition to the death penalty was conceived through Catholic faith, magnified by conservative wariness of government and molded into a cause during more than a decade of service to the Kansas House. Sutton, a…

Kansas Against Death Penalty Cont'd

Aftermath of a recent faith-based meeting amid repeated calls to change this trend when crooks target law enforcement . . . Here's the word:  Read more at tonyskansascity.com

Death penalty skeptics in Kansas seize ‘pro-life,’ high cost, wrongful conviction arguments

Rep. Bill Sutton’s opposition to the death penalty was conceived through Catholic faith, magnified by conservative wariness of government and molded into a cause during more than a decade of service to the Kansas House. Continue reading ...

Kansas death penalty skeptics seize 'pro-life' arguments

OVERLAND PARK — Rep. Bill Sutton’s opposition to the death penalty was conceived through Catholic faith, magnified by conservative wariness of government and molded into a cause during more than a decade of service to the Kansas House. Sutton, a Gardner Republican representing a district spread…