Hands Off Cain
KANSAS·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 1999·1 MIN READ

Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...

Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders

Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders. The state does not have life without parole. A jury decides the sentence. The Governor has the sole authority to commute a death sentence to a term of life without parole.