Does Kansas have the death penalty?
Not used in practice
The death penalty remains in law, but executions are suspended (de facto moratorium).
Kansas is classified “Not used in practice” for the death penalty, as are 10 of the other 49 states and the District of Columbia. For the United States as a whole, the classification is “Retained / in use”.
Source
- Note
- Kansas has had no executions since 1965. Kansas restored the death penalty in 1994 but no death row inmates have exhausted their appeals.
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read from the source’s state-by-state coverage; the topic is published only once hand-verified reference states match it.
Across the United States
- Retained / in use 16 states.
- Not used in practice 11 states, including Kansas.
- Fully abolished 23 states and the District of Columbia.
Nearby states
- Nebraska
- Retained / in use The death penalty is legal and executions are not suspended.
- Iowa
- Fully abolished Iowa abolished the death penalty in 1965.
- Oklahoma
- Retained / in use The death penalty is legal and executions are not suspended.
- South Dakota
- Retained / in use The death penalty is legal and executions are not suspended.
- Missouri
- Retained / in use The death penalty is legal and executions are not suspended.
- Illinois
- Fully abolished Illinois abolished the death penalty in 2011.
Other laws in Kansas
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Gun Laws
- Permissive
- Cannabis
- Illegal
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