Entries tagged with “Laura Kelly”
New Voices
,Sep 08, 2026
Former Kansas Corrections Officials Call for Governor to Commute Death Sentences
In a September 2, 2026, op-ed published in the *Topeka Capital-Journal*, Roger Werholtz, who served as Kansas Secretary of Corrections from 2003 to 2010, calls on Governor Laura Kelly to commute the sentences of the nine men on Kansas’ death row to life without parole. Writing as a former corrections official with experience in both Kansas and Colorado, Mr. Werholtz notes that the state has not carried out an execution since 1965, yet“Kansas has not been plagued by crime…
Religion
,Victims' Families
,Jul 15, 2026
Murder Victim’s Daughter and Faith Leaders Urge Kansas Governor to Commute Death Sentences
In a July 8, 2026 op-ed published in the *Kansas Reflector*, Celeste Dixon, a retired U.S. Navy reservist and National Park Service employee who lives in Pawnee County, Kansas, calls on Governor Laura Kelly to commute the sentences of the nine men on Kansas’ death row to life without parole. Writing from personal experience, Ms. Dixon notes that nearly 40 years ago, her mother, Marguerite, was murdered in Texas; almost 19 years ago, the individual who killed her mother was…