Eight of the nine men currently on death row in Kansas have applied for executive clemency, including Wichita murderers Jonathan and Reginald Carr.
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says that the men want their death sentences thrown out by the governor so they can’t be executed. At a press conference in Wichita on Tuesday, he urged the community to speak against their requests in letters, emails and phone calls to the Kansas Prisoner Review Board and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s Office while the public comment period is still open.
Members of the public can send letters voicing their opinions about the requests to the Kansas Prisoner Review Board at 714 SW Jackson, Suite 300, Topeka, KS 66603 or email [email protected]. Comments can be shared with Gov. Kelly’s office at Kansas Statehouse, 300 SW 10th Ave., Suite 241S, Topeka, KS 66612 or by calling 785-296-3232 or 785-368-8500…