[4] From 1954 to 1960, there were no hangings in Kansas, as Governor George Docking refused to let any execution proceed due to his opposition to capital punishment.
The last execution in Kansas took place on June 22, 1965 (double hanging of George York and James Latham).
[4] Perhaps the most infamous Kansas death penalty case was that of Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, sentenced for the 1959 murder of a farming family.
In the event of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, a life sentence is issued, even if a single juror opposed death.
[7] The Governor of Kansas has the power of clemency in capital cases, which they may exercise after receiving a non-binding recommendation from a board.
[13] The state chose El Dorado to house most male condemned prisoners as they wanted different employees to supervise them for the majority of the time from the ones who would be implementing capital punishment.