rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/form/governor-kelly-commute-all-kansas-death-sentences?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-form-area-governor-kelly-commute-all-kansas-death-sentences' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Progress America https://actionnetwork.org/groups/progress-america https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/share_options/facebook_images/000/669/219/original/Governor_Kelly_Action_Banner.png Right now, nine people are on death row in Kansas, but the state hasn't executed anyone in more than 60 years. Despite this, Kansas spends millions of taxpayer dollars on a deeply dysfunctional system that has been administered in an unjust manner without improving public safety. Those resources could instead fund mental health programs, community violence prevention, education and job training, crime labs, and services for victims of crime. Governor Kelly has the power to act before her term ends in January. Commuting all nine death sentences would address the system's deep flaws while sending a powerful message to Kansans that it's time to consider repealing the death penalty entirely. Add your name to the petition and demand the attention these cases deserve. Our petition to Governor Laura Kelly: We urge you to commute all death sentences in Kansas before leaving office. The death penalty in Kansas is deeply dysfunctional and has been administered in an unjust manner that has drained vast public resources without improving public safety. There has not been an execution in Kansas in more than 60 years, but the state continues to spend millions on this flawed system. Commuting all death sentences would address the system's deep flaws while allowing scarce taxpayer resources to be redirected to more effective public safety programs, including mental health programs, community violence prevention services, education and job training, crime labs, and services for victims of crime. These cases deserve your full consideration, not a rushed process. Any attempt to expedite this process would result in further injustice. Commuting death sentences also sends a powerful message to Kansans that it is time to consider repealing the death penalty. Your leadership on this issue could be a beacon to others across the country. We respectfully ask that you give these cases the attention they deserve and commute all death sentences. Thank you for considering this important issue. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/gov-kelly-please-commute-all-kansas-death-sentences?source=fb-share