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N C A D P M E N U In The News NCADP Blogs Facts & Figures Video/Audio State Affiliates Links Publications NCADP Calendar Affiliates Login S I T E S E A R C H An appointment with death despite the evidence After Flawed Executions, States Draw Hoods Tighter Death penalty not a good answer to crime Lonnie Johnson executed for 1990s murders DNA exonerations highlight flaws in U.S. justice system DNA exonerations highlight flaws in U.S. justice system Death penalty foes urge DNA testing for Grayson Studies Find Death Penalty Bias Studies find Death Penalty Bias Death penalty under fire in NH Legislature Parole board grants Davis 90-day stay Executions of Ga. man near despite recantations A chance of innocence Ruiz receives temporary stay of execution Former death row inmate officially declared innocent Lethal-injection foes mount challenges nationwide Revised lethal injection plan assailed Groups say death penalty flaws merge in Georgia case Supreme Court blocks execution of delusional killer July 17 execution set for Savannah convict Judge rules death penalty unconstitutional in Albuquerque trial Report expected soon on potential wrongful execution Court finds death penalty barred if one juror finds retardation Move to set execution date is called "blatantly premature" Virginia governor orders execution delayed Life and Death Texas woman wins execution reprieve IQ debate unsettled in death penalty cases Stacking juries toward death Rwanda scraps death penalty to secure extraditions Crash course for Florida's executioners Capital punishment finds fewer supporters Execution bills win brief hearing What do states owe the exonerated? Jail forced to squeeze inmates in Fla. Supreme Court reverses 2 death sentences Man executed after state's longest delay Abolition 2007: A Snapshot Look at the States US juries are increasingly reluctant to deliver death sentences No death penalty for Chicago murders Execution rules still inhumane Bill to abolish death penalty clears committee Tennessee carries out first execution since lethal injection rev New Jersey to consider abolishing the death penalty Missing evidence from a capital case found in old jail cell. Neb.'s high court stays electrocution Neb.'s new execution method attacked US court tosses 3 Texas death sentences ABA: Extend Tennessee death penalty moratorium DNA to clear 200th person Executed in US may be awake as they suffocate Gov. halts work on new death chamber Does death penalty ever apply to those found insane? Execution room outrage imperils prisons project Report: Politics a factor in death penalty appeals Death no more: It's time to end capital punishment CA court rules on death penalty, retardation Take time deciding ultimate penalty Resistance to death penalty growing Christie seeks federal death penalty in Neward slaying NC paper backs 2-year moratorium GA public defender system on trial Defending Leonard Hamm, opposing the death penalty NCADP calls for Gonzales' resignation Tim Kaine and Virginia's third rail Governor vetoes proposed expansion of VA death penalty Chicago paper says abolish the death penalty Attorney general, capital punishment GA murder case's cost saps public defense system Did death penalty stance cost Chiara her job? Executions halt as doctors balk Inmate fighting to 'bitter end,' refuses food Abolitionists see victory in view Rove: Charlton fired because he would not ask for death penalty A slow death Law enforcers oppose death penalty States rethink death penalty as national tide turns Lethal injections are horribly flawed Order to forcibly medicate killer is debated FL Panel: Gov. should review lethal injection chemicals Race is a critical factor in death penalty cases Death sentence incompatible with concept of swift justice Executioner's qualifications still in doubt No doctors can monitor N.C.'s executions, so they stop Justice dept. fires 8th US attorney citing death penalty dispute FL panel finding answers elusive All Delaware executions put on hold MT Senate votes to abolish death penalty IN asked to halt executions Why I oppose the death penalty Kill Maryland's death penalty TN state legislator asks Bredesen to pardon death row inmate. Washington bill would prevent execution of mentally ill MT senate panel recommends abolishing the death penalty Doctor: Execution flawed at start Public Defender at Issue NM House passes death penalty repeal The Needle and the Damage Done Strong Vatican support for death penalty abolition Executioners ignored key signs in botched killings Geography and the machinery of death Stay of executions Tennessee governor halts executions A complex dilemma of medicine, ethics and law Wake County judge halts execution in NC Put a halt to North Carolina executions! New UN chief calls for death penalty moratorium Review faults defense efforts in four death-penalty states Rwanda set to scrap death penalty 3 OH executions on hold Justices scrutinize death penalty in Texas Botched execution offers hope for condemned man A stunning baby step for justice. Parents seek to overturn death penalty to honor daughter's wish Appeals judges dig into Missouri execution procedures America turns it back on the death penalty Appellate court's longest-serving judge battles death penalty Justices to consider impact of mental illness on death penalty U.S. death sentences drop to 30-year low Panel seeks to end death penalty for New Jersey Europeans denounce Hussein's execution U.S. death penalty support wanes Getting real help Md. executions halted Gov. Bush creates commission to study lethal injection Judge rules CA's lethal-injection procedure 'intolerable' Lawyers, death penalty opponents outraged by 34-minute execution With 30 years on death row, Texas dean set to die next month Study: Fewer inmates on death row in '05. Death penalty cases costly for taxpayers Anti-death penalty activist honored with award Va. death row inmate's execution delayed Funds dwindling for death-penalty defense lawyers 7M in US jails, on probation or parole Time to prosecute criminal prosecutors San Quentin's execution team is called incompetent Judge stops LeGrande execution to allow mental evaluation Innocent man who made China rethink death penalty Texas appeals court does not ensure justice Strickland, Dann both leery of death-penalty process Lethal injections criticized as cruel Sentence widens the options for Utah jurors Dalai Lama commends EU on abolishing death penalty Death penalty not foreseen soon in Wisconsin U.N. anti-torture chief critizes Saddam Hussein's death sentence Blair opposes death penalty for 'Saddam or anybody else' Amnesty International deplores Saddam Hussein decision Another death penalty debacle Vatican, Catholics say "don't hang Saddam" EU President Finland says Saddam should not hang Death penalty opponents persist 30 years Despite flawed defense, a death sentence stands Inmate commits suicide hours before scheduled execution Outsourcing the death penalty Death penalty opponents argue before court Execution procedure nixed again Cost takes another toll in death penalty cases Death penalty reform falls short in VA., study finds NAACP sets sights on death penalty Murder and injustice in a small town Death penalty being invoked against child molesters The drug war's casualties Condemned inmate: Governor picks, chooses death penalty laws Bid to halt execution says death penalty is flawed For similar murders, different sentences California guards bungled executions: official Death row appeals system flawed Witness describes prolonged, painful execution DNA tests prove justice has failed TN execution stayed When the state kills A legal twist that chokes justice Texas Death Row prisoner gets out New Jersey panel assesses cost of death penalty Large caseloads inhibit quality appeals process. Wrongful conviction and a tainted DA in Texas Ultimate penalty on the ballot Death penalty a costly proposition Prosecutorial misconduct cited in 5 SC cases A wrongful conviction Japan's death row numbers growing States widen scope for executions Rounds halts execution of Elijah Page Amnesty calls SD execution "arbitrary" Oklahoma alters execution procedure 1 in 8 murderers halted their appeals to speed execution Innocents often confess falsely to big crimes Justice denied - again - for the exonerated Doctors question execution presence in South Carolina Cantu's case reopened 13 years after his execution Arizona should abolish the death penalty Flippen executed, parents and Britnie's family watch Family, friends pray Flippen will get clemency The innocent do get convicted The truth about capital punishment: It's inherently cruel Court balks on 'kill me' request Isn't there a better way to treat our inmates? Pastor has rewritten Bible to fit his own point of view Prisoners left without water, ventilation after Katrina Feds want death penalty in NY ABA resolution on capital punishment & mental illness NGOs to push U.S. on moratorium Easley signs innocence commission into NC law Seven deadly sins of capital jurors Rally urges clemency for man to be executed for girl's death Letters bridge gap between two disparate men, paths Bishop calls for end to death penalty at N.J. commission hearing Increasingly, doctors refuse to do harm People don't fully understand insanity Abolishing the death penalty cost-effective in Mississippi Songs of innocence, songs of experience Incompetent lawyers chief reason for overturned death sentences Connecticut prosecutors turn to Supreme Court Behind the mask of the Missouri execution doctor The 2nd Yates verdict: why the jury did the right thing Nebraska court rejects electic chair appeal Electric chair should be retired Family pleads against death penalty in Xbox murder case Weighing life or death in Nevada N.C. lawmakers approve innocence commission Lethal injection worries stir US death penalty debate European Union statement on death penalty in the USA Clearly, outsider should review Cantu case Panel seeks to curb false confessions Declaration of human rights should be law Yates found not guilty A decision for Mr. Kaine Challenge to Missouri's execution protocol now in appeals court Texas court stays Bridgers' execution Death penalty eeds fixing, say critics Group strives to help women with incarcerated loved ones Remove obstacles faced by people released from prison TX on pace to execute 29 inmates by the end of 2006 NC medical board favors ban on doctors aiding executions Reid, Alley Spoke Before Execution Execution debate heats up in Montana Innocent man and daughter of murdered parents testify in NJ Emotions fuel public hearing on death penalty Despite low IQ, Phila. man eligible for death penalty McCann to lead coalition against death penalty vote Blacks with stereotypical features executed most often Report on wrongly imprisoned fuels NJ death-penalty debate Constitutional right to an excellent highly paid lawyer? New test for death penalty An arbitrary death penalty Changes advised ---- Report finds inconsistencies in Arizona Cases can take a toll on jurors Missouri can't find doctor to assist with executions Missouri, judge at odds over executions Do No Harm? ---- Perspectives: Doctors Speak Out Do no harm?----About the show Texas making big gains on last year's death toll Legal panel urges death penalty changes Death penalty not a practical solution Fell is moved to Terre Haute There are no easy answers for the children Hendrick to be electrocuted Innocent inmates on North Carolina's death row may have new hope U.S. Supreme Court gives Wilcher last-minute stay of execution Supreme Court panel to review Wilcher case Ohio executes man using new lethal injection protocol Groups ask state Supreme Court to halt executions Justice without doubt: questionable death cases call for review Wilcher Changes Mind On Execution Death penalty by any other name is killing for revenge League of Women Voters will continue to fight death penalty Investigator in Cantu case made wrongful arrests in past Death penalty lessons taught by executed Oklahoma's lethal injections called fatally flawed Capital punishment: deterrent effects & capital costs Death penalty fails to achieve its goals Positive step on capital punishment Doctors’ refusal might ring knell for death penalty Scott Langley still combats the death penalty daily Justice system fails too many of the mentally ill Death penalty opponents call for innocence commission Like being struck by lightning Condemned killer asks for more public executions No bad executions?----Justice Scalia should study these cases Top anesthesiologist urges peers not to aid executions Davis asks U.S. Supreme Court to not dissolve stay of execution Wrong on Wrongful Executions Ohio's latest volunteer scheduled for July 12 A failing grade for a 'broken system' Death penalty's Southern accent Death penalty in need of review Missouri court ruling outlines real deficiencies in procedure New York second in Nation for federal capital cases Mental illness should be treated, not punished What do you do when a loved one is murdered? Groups Mourn 30 Years of the Death Penalty in the US Federal judge orders Missouri to stop all executions Pro-death----America alone Recent cases highlight need to eliminate death penalty Ruling on state execution procedures reversed Ohio changing lethal injection process Federal judge halts Missouri executions Federal judge halts Reid execution Alley's lawyers want DNA testing New evidence suggests a 1989 execution in TX was wrong Alito breaks tie, Kansas death penalty stays Part 2: A phantom or the killer? Do healers have a place in the death chamber? Newspaper questions man executed in 1983 Investigation suggests Texas executed the wrong man in '89 Unruly juror jailed for lying Sometimes, innocence is a distraction Death penalty debate stirred Death penalty debate continues in North Carolina Wisconsin puts death to a vote Irwin believed in forgiveness, found strength Wisconsin death penalty advisory referendum Debate grows on humaneness of lethal injection A life in the balance Maryland judge casts doubt on execution process New DNA match further clears name of wrongly convicted man Ochoa tells how police coerced him into a false admission Execution too much for Reese's mother Death row inmates tell their stories to national TV program State seeks 4th Spirko execution delay The failed experiment Fell says he is 'truly sorry' Death penalty foe flying in to see play The death penalty is unfair - to victims' families Supreme Court ruling asserts Paul House's innocence Glaring flaws in Alabama's death penalty Where to execute? US Supreme Court allows challenges to lethal injections House passes bill addressing retardation in capital cases Penry wins appeal against reinstatement of death sentence For survivors' sake --- abolish the death penalty County accused of denying representation for poor defendants Capped legal fees threaten quality representation Supreme Court opens door to lethal injection claims Supreme Court allows House to present DNA evidence Mentally ill medicated in order to be executed? ABA calls for moratorium in Alabama A question of fairness DA stays in charge of execution probe Death penalty study will need more time Atlanta attorney fights for prisoners' rights Virginia Governor Delays Walton Execution Attorney for exonerated death row inmate seeks $2 million Priest preaches against death penalty Atkins wins new trial Severely mentally ill man to be executed TONIGHT First death penalty case in local TN court Memories fail wrongly accused; so does Florida Governor receives clemency petition citing mental illness On a scale of 1-10, who should die? Judge halts execution of DeJesus. Sanity of Condemned Virginia Inmate Debated Titsworth execution scheduled for today Execution for some inmates is questioned Amnesty International asks Governor to demonstrate compassion Mental illness evidence presented, DA doesn't pursue death Friend to the condemned Death penalty off table for 2 MA suspects Sedley Alley execution set for June 28 Bill calls for death penalty DeLand killer losing options to appeal 1996 death sentence A chaplain reflects on his three years at a state prison Gallup: More favor life without parole, % favoring death drops 74-year-old death row inmate to be executed Wisconsin Reconsiders the Death Penalty Death Row inmate wants new DNA tests Judge stays execution of 74-year-old Ohio ACLU Wins State Supreme Court Ruling on Death Penalty Boltz Executed Guilty plea brings peace to families Ex-Death Row inmate seeking full pardon based upon innocence From prison bars to Bar exam Justices reverse death penalty over Tenace's abusive childhood U.S. to Seek Death Penalty; Prosecutors Link Stabbing Bishop Howard Confirms Two on Florida's Death Row Crisel asks Judge Sutton to rule death penalty unconstitutional Crime Stoppers' chief Ogg stepping down after 6 years House OKs bill to allow death penalty for some sex offender Attorneys reveal why they eliminate potential jurors Stereotypically black-looking more likely to get death sentence Clark County killings shine light on mental illness Wrongly accused, now finally exonerated: Peterson served 18 yrs. Holton volunteers to die Awaiting High Court Review of Lethal Injection, Circuits Divided South Texas man executed for drug-related slayings Prosecutor accused of improper remark Death Penalty For Las Vegas Teen Murder South Texas man to be executed for drug-related slayings U.S. High Court to Rule on Rights for Foreign Nationals Nazareth House provides comfort and compassion for families One Life to Live soap opera denounces Death Penalty OHIO: Deadly Convictions To Air On ONN OKLAHOMA----Clemency Denied For 74-Year-Old Death Row Inmate VIRGINIA----Percy Walton Should Not Be Put to Death OKLAHOMA: Clemency denied for 74-year-old death row inmate The evidence grows against the death penalty Despite obvious questions, Missouri man exhausting appeals Death row inmate sues ESP over medical care The Death Penalty Punishes Us All At high court no rush to resolve conflicts over lethal injection Supreme Court won't hear lethal injection challenge FLORIDA: Death Penalty May Be In Jeopardy NEW YORK: Innocent man's release ought to give all of us pause Faith Perspectives: Choose power of life over the death penalty Supreme Court and state legislatures team up to change standards New Book Reveals Judicial Flaws in Notorious Triple-Murder Trial The Unseen, Uncounted Casualties of the Death Penalty CALIFORNIA: Death penalty bill defeated TENNESSEE: Summers files motion requesting Alley execution date NORTH CAROLINA: Doctor's role at executions debated Committee drops death penalty provision from sex offender law Death penalty on Wisconsin's ballot TEXAS: Jermaine Herron faces execution this evening TEXAS: Fog over executions could clear today OHIO: Problematic execution draws questions Tenn. death row inmate gets reprieve LOUISIANA: Death Row inmates become missionary prayer warriors TEXAS: Jermaine Herron Executed NORTH CAROLINA: High court stops execution for DNA test N.C. Medical Board to address doctors and executions WISCONSIN: Death penalty is wrong for state CALIFORNIA: Was a California man wrongly sent to his death? O'Brien execution back on track The Supreme Court Considers an Eighth Amendment Challenge to Let Reluctantly, the way to go Court stops scheduled Tuesday execution New study finds disturbing trend on race and death penalty Burden of Proof Officials accused of ignoring needs of Nevada death row inmates Case shows cracks in death penalty system Death-penalty abolitionists note stay of death sentences Even after her father's murder, she opposes the death penalty TENNESSEE----Options running out in inmate's bid to live State should want tests for DNA in Alley case Alanis Morissette to play death row survivor Botched execution leads to Ohio review What Kind of Justice Will Samuel Alito Be? N.C. high court stays execution----More DNA tests ordered WISCONSIN: How to execute 'fairly'? CALIFORNIA: State to reconsider death penalty WISCONSIN: Retake death penalty vote Lawyers seek access to Balto. County files to explore racial bia Execution appealed----Attorneys argue cruel, unusual punishment USA: How legal system fails the nation's mentally ill MARYLAND: 3-day march protests death penalty Exonerated Death Row Inmate Awarded $2.25 Million WISCONSIN: Death penalty referendums to attract GOP voters Difficult execution rekindles criticism VIRGINIA: Wrongfully Jailed Man Wins Suit WISCONSIN: Why did 3 in GOP skip vote on death penalty? Wis. Assembly narrowly approves death penalty referendum USA: Catholic survey challenges life issues 'myth' Recent lawsuits puncture the veil of secrecy on lethal injection VIRGINIA: Ex-death row inmate testifies about his confession DELAWARE: New execution set for May 19 Trouble Finding Inmate's Vein Slows Lethal Injection in Ohio Moussaoui Gets Life in Prison Clark executed after vein collapse causes lengthy delay OHIO: State executes man after unprecedented delay In Death Row Case, Justices Order Retrial Over Evidence Barbarous Execution Shames Ohio TEXAS: Lethal injection challenges mount; focus on drugs used CALIFORNIA: Jurist Decries Death Row Backlog NEVADA: Prosecutor, family of victim react to Nevada execution Woman of faith finds way to make difference MISSISSIPPI: Maybe, or maybe not WISCONSIN: Death penalty step closer to referendum TEXAS: A way to answer: Did we kill innocent man? CALIFORNIA: Federal judge orders a delay in legal challenge Vinson executed; Kaine sides with law Dexter Lee Vinson's attorneys seek stay Lethal Cruelty Daryl Mack execution more open than previous deaths New Jersey’s Death Penalty Moratorium Wilson deputy's killer has execution delayed Court stops scheduled Thursday execution FLORIDA: House votes no changes in death penalty policy Baltimore County capital sentences on decline MICHIGAN: Condemned give money to help survivors move on KANSAS: Justices spar in death penalty debate Court Case May Open Lethal Injection Inquiry Lethal injections - will they ever be too barbaric? Why the innocent confess Lethal Injection Debate Misses Bigger Point, Abolitionists Say Does Kansas tilt capital cases? U.S.: States Negligent in Use of Lethal Injections Lethal Injection Far From Painless, Study Suggests U.S. high court's cop killer ruling may alter procedures The 3-drug cocktail used in executions: Lethal yes, painless no Court stops scheduled Thursday execution North Carolina Man Executed Brown’s execution 1st to use monitor measuring inmate's consciou Protesters Plan To Make Last-Minute Stand At Prison CALIFORNIA: Moratorium gives time to examine problems ILLINOIS: Will the Death Penalty Return to Illinois? Supreme Court Examines Insanity Defense MISSOURI: Missouri inmates suit claims lethal injection is cruel Philly man already freed from death row now wins new trial Execution numbers down in 2005, trend toward abolition continues Lawyers ask 2 courts to halt Brown execution MISSOURI: Defense seeks to depose doctor involved in executions LOUISIANA: Morgan Lewis Partners Get a Hollywood Ending Paradox of Sanitized Execution Doctors and Lethal Injection Defense: medical deposition critical to lethal injection argumen NORTH CAROLINA: Judge OKs execution despite claim of suffering Legislation clears barrins doctors from aiding executions ARIZONA: High court to examine insanity defense--may impact case Lawyers ask 2 courts to halt Brown execution CALIFORNIA: Doctors' execution stance draws sharp warning Police say suspect attacked sister during a burglary Sister Karen worked tirelessly for ex-convicts & peace Oklahoma executes man for 1996 triple murder State drops appeal in death-penalty case WISCONSIN: Voters may get say on death penalty Forced into sanity before death ILLINOIS: Pardon Randy Steidl Decision could end N.C. death penalty OKLAHOMA: Bill seeks death option for sex offenders Moussaoui Jury Faces a Complex Defendant Finding Faith Behind Bars Death penalty opponents react to Ryan verdict State needs smart transit, not a larger death row MARYLAND: Steele calls for further study of death penalty NORTH CAROLINA----impending execution VIRGINIA: Death-row inmate asks for clemency Inmate disputes N.C. proposal to monitor execution Remembering all death penalty victims 'Wizard of Oz' Provides a Lesson Exonerated death row inmate shares his powerful story NORTH CAROLINA: Let the killing stop Commission Urges Changes in Use of Eyewitness Identifications Exonerated inmate says Ohio needs to take good look at system MTV Report ----SPRING BREAK: Rally Against the Death Penalty TEXAS: Ruling will force meds on man on death row Prosecutor Owns Up to Going After Innocent Man CALIFORNIA: Condemned inmate files challenge to stay alive Nun stomps to snuff out death penalty NORTH CAROLINA:Proposes Using Device, Not Doctors, in Executions Recalling Jesus crucifixion, Mo. bishops oppose death penalty Joking aside, less severe punishments deter murders Judges Set Hurdles for Lethal Injection NC: Inmate requests DNA test as execution date draws near NEVADA---execution date set for Daryl Mack Bill making child rape a capital offense would cost $15 million Teen actors at Hartley tackle weighty issues in 'Dead Man Walkin Death Penalty Withdrawn For Man Who Spent Decades On Death Row NEW MEXICO: Governor Urges Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty CALIFORNIA: Lethal injection hearing still on, says Judge N.C. man sentenced to life, then death for killing policeman FLORIDA: House fires back at court on death penalty rules SOUTH CAROLINA: Some fear death penalty could hinder rape cases CALL FOR PAPERS -- ESSAY COLLECTION ON DEAD MAN WALKING SOUTH CAROLINA: Emotion drives child rape death penalty debate ALABAMA: State prison officials unveil new Web site TEXAS: Condemned killer's hopes rest on DNA evidence CALIFORNIA: Judge acts to protect executioners' privacy Secretary General of the Council of Europe on Moussaoui trial NEVADA: Judge changes execution date for convicted murderer NC: Capital punishment opponents gain partial victory Analysis: Moussaoui case full of twists TENNESSEE: Death penalty delay sought by lawmakers Alabama leads nation in per-capita death penalties U.S. Supreme Court to hear Kansas death penalty case April 25 Death penalty may trip up extradition of Astorga's return Governor favors death penalty for twice-convicted sex offenders Death penalty moratorium supporters try again to block execution '... killing this man would not bring our daughter back.' WASHINGTON: A fatally inconsistent state death penalty? ILLINOIS: Wrongfully convicted man calls death penalty barbaric Transcending the evil that men do WASHINGTON: Is court edging away from death penalty? OREGON: Supreme Court upholds death penalty Lawyer, Death Row Chaplain Calls Death Penalty 'Disaster' CALIFORNIA: Judge questions executioners at death row ACLU Opposes Constitutionally Flawed Death Penalty Legislation Dead Man Walking - The Concert Receives Film Award Emotion drives the death penalty debate SOUTH CAROLINA: Okays Death Penalty for Repeat Child Rapists Hidden Evidence?----Rodney Reed seeks new trial Witness says N.C. prosecutors he made up testimony in death case Houstonian caught in slaying victim's car executed INDIANA: 'I was that juror' - Man confesses to Sister Prejean LOUISIANA: Exonoree speaks against death penalty Therapists opposed to death penalty for repeat child molesters Shelton's Creative Writer's Workshop - Reaching out to inmates Pennsylvania appeals ruling against Banks' execution For Closure: Do Death Sentences Really Give Victims Relief? National Jury Center Reports 139 Death Sentences in 2005 A doctor rethinks the ethics of execution SOUTH CAROLINA: Senate passes death penalty proposal 'Dead Man Walking' author speaks MISSISSIPPI: Inmate argues jury selection errors tainted trial OHIO: Death row inmate in U.S. appeals court 10 years Unabomber's brother defends abolition of death penalty Supreme Court refuses to reinstate man's murder conviction NORTH CAROLINA: Bad interaction between doctors and executions Patriot Act's fast-tracking of death penalty cases draws critics Execute Moussaoui? Torture or justice?----Nun encourages debate on death penalty ILLINOIS: Survey shows college students favor death penalty TEXAS----impending execution of Kevin Kincy PENNSYLVANIA: Activist speaker denounces death penalty Attorney speaks out on death penalty Afghan convert may avoid death penalty due to insanity plee Texas appeals courts stays execution set for next week FLORIDA: Process behind death penalty recommendations Robert Salazar Jr. executed in Texas MISSISSIPPI: Death row inmate resentenced Death penalty: lethal injection on trial U.S. death penalty popularity dropping NEW JERSEY: Prosecutors ponder retrial of Marshall IDAHO: "The Exonerated" opens dialogue on capital punishment WISCONSIN: Wisconsinites must reject death penalty SOUTH DAKOTA: Death penalty foes speak out FLORIDA: DNA bill is a life-and-death race TENNESSEE: Murder victims' families no fans of execution ILLINOIS: Is the death penalty dead in Illinois? Torture Inc. Americas Brutal Prisons Moussaoui's Fate May Hinge on Next Ruling CALIFORNIA: Judge to tour execution ward CALIFORNIA: New execution protocol released Patrick Moody put to death today AG: Death penalty not necessary, not working Is the death penalty dead in Illinois? Mohawk: The death penalty is really problematic Judge accepts compromise deal on Moussaoui Some in France See Moussaoui As Scapegoat 'The State Vs. Reed' Examines Death Row Inmate's Case Moody executed for 1994 shooting death 15 Arrested on St. Patrick's Eve at Execution Protest Tommie Hughes executed in Texas TEXAS: How some UT students are spending their Spring Break Death penalty is neither a swift nor sure punishment US mulls ending quest for Moussaoui death penalty Inside the Sentencing Phase of Death-Penalty Trials Students take stand against death penalty Amnesty International: Give Moody clemency OREGON: Attorneys debate merit of state death penalty Korean Catholic bishops’ committee petition to end death penalty Moussaoui Trial Prosecution's Case Gutted Judge Calls Halt to Penalty Phase of Terror Trial Full probe of Cantu's innocence hits snags WISCONSIN: Death penalty up for debate Price of death penalty has many questioning the punishment Judge to Let U.S. Seek Death for Moussaoui Judge Rules That Prosecutors Can Seek Death for Moussaoui Tommie Hughes set for execution in Texas on Wednesday ARIZONA: Prejean rallies opponents of death penalty N.C. law at odds with medical ethics rules Faulty evidence needs scrutiny, Project Innocence co-founder say TEXAS: Salazar loses bid to block execution MARYLAND: 'Dead Man' is accessible, unflinching Judge warns prosecutors in Moussaoui sentencing trial House resolution would reject unanimous death recommendations Opera company stages debate about capital punishment Renewed Patriot Act could limit federal appeals for death row in NORTH CAROLINA: Patrick Moody-Scheduled for execution March 17 U.S. bishops urge another death penalty hearing ALABAMA: Senate committee approves death penalty moratorium South Dakota Looks at Capital Punishment History ACLU: Lethal Injection Violates 1st Amendment PA: Who Owns Death? -- The Plight of Cool C New York school has an unusual mission Patriot Act Shortens Death Appeals NY State Senator Winner pushes to reinstate death penalty WISCONSIN: Death penalty vote gets state Senate OK The Supreme Court Underestimates the Relevance of Innocence The Death Penalty and the Gospel of Life Wrongfully Convicted: Seventeen Years on Death Row WASHINGTON: State might take a new look at lethal injection Death row inmate seeks new trial, citing deals Death Row Inmate’s attorneys accuse the state of delay tactics USA: Judge puts upcoming executions on hold 2 New Measures To Bring Death Penalty to Wisconsin Questions Raised about Nevada Executions “Death By Design" Examines Psychology Behind U.S. Death Penalty Illinois gov's election could shape state's death penalty debate Wrongly convicted men share their post-release stories Policy shift on death penalty overwhelms AZ court Death or Life in Jail: Moussaoui’s Penalty Phase Begins LOUISIANA: Women on death row MISSISSIPPI: Hearing for new trial set amid twists, turns The pro bono dilemma Evans' lawyers challenge policy of prosecutors Evans' lawyers challenge policy of prosecution NEVADA: Death row inmates may see a ray of hope California altering lethal injection protocol ABC show 'In Justice' focuses on lawyers who prove innocence Tale of an innocent man on death row NC: Death penalty foe wins ruling--Judge rules Cary man can sue Former Death Row Inmate Max Soffar sent back to death row N.C. Patrick Moody's case now resting on clemency appeal Lethal Objection Citizen Healer, Do No Harm Archive collects pleas from death row Md. Man Gets Federal Death Sentence in Slaying The punitive obsession Former death-row inmate speaks out GEORGIA: Just say "nope" The bottom line: No Great Argument for the death penalty Actor Danny Glover Attacks the Death Penalty Inmate once on verge of execution found mentally incompetent Death Penalty Trials a Painstaking Process Father turns his hate into plea against death penalty SOUTH DAKOTA: Death penalty may be delayed NEW YORK: Death Row Case May Decide More Than Inmate's Fate Execution objections on the rise Death row inmates share identical appeals Texas watching lethal injection challenges State Will Help Shape Fate of Lethal Injection Death penalty dead in Iowa Senate No humane way to execute, famed nun says TEXAS: Hippocratic oath keeps doctors out of death chambers Former first lady joins call for death penalty freeze Doctors' stand renews death penalty debate Cleared inmate confirms death penalty's defects Roberts, Alito are focus of death-penalty case Execution delay amounts to moratorium Bill Protecting Medical Personnel Participating in Executions Supreme Court acquits condemned inmate, citing weak evidence CA: Lethal injection evidentiary hearing to be held May 2, 3 Doctors and executions CA: Local doctors say medics should play no role at executions A long way from the gallows? OKLAHOMA: Inmates sue to halt lethal injections 26th Wrongly Convicted Florida Death Row Inmate to be Freed Doctors' Doubts Put Off Calif. Execution Former death row inmate turned activist tells 'harrowing story' Supreme Court rejects PA death row case, sides with Alito ruling Doctors to fight role of assisting inmate's death Doctors view death duty unethical---Now, legislation is proposed California execution delayed as doctors walk out Maryland: Death penalty issue gets confusing Florida: Death row appeals over injections create legal mess California postpones Morales execution indefinitely CA: Joe Nation Calls for Death Penalty Moratorium No 'Humane' Way to Take A Life Says Amnesty International USA Toobin: 'It's harder than you think to execute somebody' Judge sets conditions for Morales execution Staley, ruled mentally ill, gets stay of execution Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Morales’s Execution Finding A Lawyer Difficult For Death Row Inmates Arizona: Former Death Row Inmate Gets Formal Apology A witness within prison walls NC man uses lawsuits in his crusade against the death penalty Before execution, Clyde Smith thanks his supporters Thoughts on Forgiveness, by executed death row inmate New Hampshire: House rejects bill to repeal death penalty Capital Punishment - Key Events California: Change in Lethal Injections Ordered by U.S. Judge Witness says she lied in death-penalty case Support Life, Say 'No' to the Death Penalty The lethal effect of snitches OHIO: Railroaded Onto Death Row? CA: Doctor Deplores Bringing Anesthesiologist into Death Chamber Rough justice on death row - by those who lived to tell the tale "Until they took my life on Death Row it belonged to me" Zacarias Moussaoui hurtles closer to his execution Capital punishment -- is it worth the trouble? 3 cases challenge lethal injection execution method Military asks Bush to OK executions at Ft. Leavenworth California Judge Open to Hearing Lethal-Injection Debate Sr. Helen Prejean: Seeing the crucifix in a whole new way "After Innocence" explores how the justice system ruins lives Autopsy reports expose cruelty of lethal injection Army seeks execution of two at Fort Leavenworth Missouri Catholic Conference welcomes stay of execution Supreme Court Puzzles With Mixed Answers on Lethal Injection Robert Neville Jr. is put to death in Texas MO Appeals court clarifies status of Taylor's death penalty case Federal Judge indicates he may block Morales’s execution Defense hopes to halt execution, arguing Neville is mentally ill Indiana: Bill would allow victim families to witness executions A Death Sentence Built on a Lie -- Morales Deserves Clemency Treatment of mental illnesses could reduce death penalty cases Putin says steps may be taken to abolish death penalty Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Reunite for Death-row Drama Benner apologizes before execution in Ohio Maryland's high court to hear lethal injection challenge When Death Is on the Docket, the Moral Compass Wavers 6 Jurors Urge Sparing of Morale’s Life, Echoing the trial judge Clarence Thomas replaces Kennedy in hearing FL stay requests Court stays execution of Evans; May arguments set Court Blocks Evan's Execution in Maryland Florida's execution process faces death knell DNA exonerations are high-profile again Spare death-row inmates life, plead U.S. Catholic leaders Moussaoui jury selection begins, Jurors will decide life/death Appeals process drags on for years in death penalty cases Catholic leaders urge the governor to commute Evan’s sentence Death penalty cases moving forward in Kansas California execution method on trial Wednesday Execution Set for Robert Neville in Texas Cardinal, Vatican Ask Governor To Spare Convict's Life Death Row Inmate Proves an Unlikely Teacher for Students Opposing sides map strategies in Michael Taylor's legal case Death row could use a time limit How a Maryland death row prisoner changed the rules of protest Alito Splits With Conservatives in Missouri Death Penalty Case Support Life, Say 'No' to the Death Penalty Evans' appeal on execution turned down in Maryland Justices look into lethal cocktail used in executions Senate hears testimony for & against executions Anti-Death Penalty Activist will lecture at Notre Dame Catholic leaders urge Maryland Gov. Ehrlich to spare Evans Bush to decide fate of 2 killers on military's death row Supreme Court intervention of executions spurs confusion Death warrants on hold in Florida Alito casts 1st vote in Missouri death penalty case US death penalty debate locked in political stalemate Supreme Court Fuels Death Penalty Debate Elizalde executed after final appeals denied Supreme Court Blocks Second Florida Execution In One Week Federal judge turns down inmate's appeal Unusual clemency request aims to display humanity of Evans Virginia Senate votes to restrict death penalty to adults DNA tests gain ground as legal defense for Evans News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty Rutherford is down to final appeal in Florida Attorneys for Elizalde, set to die today, are seeking delay Patriot Act provision could limit inmate appeals Judge weighs Michael A. Taylors fate Judge denies Evans' appeal on death procedure Distinguished law professor and author delivers keynote address Evans' Lawyers Argue For Stay Of Execution Sides debate merits of witnessing executions in Indiana Florida Case May Slow & Stall Execution Of Inmates Judge Requests Clemency for the Person He Condemned Amnesty says U.S. executes many mentally ill Attorneys Argue Md. Death-Row Inmate's Case Board suggests no clemency in Benner execution Houston man scheduled for execution Attorneys Argue Md. Death-Row Inmate's Case Georgia Should Have Moratorium on Death Penalty Starr Asks Schwarzenegger to Spare Killer Indiana inmate executed just minutes after court ruling A Death Row Blogger's Advice for Life Evans' blog gives a glimpse of his life NY Times Op Ed: Dead to the World Florida case may postpone future execution Lawyer: New evidence points to innocence of condemned inmate Morales files a motion questioning lethal injection Lethal injection process challenge affects Missouri inmate Senator proposing moratorium on death penalty in Alabama Kenneth Starr to Aid Morales in Clemency Request Anesthesiologist finds himself in the midst of the controversy Rutherford's daughter asks clemency from Bush, Cabinet Lawyer: New evidence points to innocence of condemned inmate As high-level witnesses wait, execution of Hill is halted Former Death Row Inmate Speaks About Escaping from Death Row Convicted Killer Put to Death in Texas State death penalty opponents watching Florida case Death penalty bills spark debate between senators, activists Supreme Court to Hear Death Row Appeal 1st Texas inmate put to death this year Supreme Court Stays Florida Execution of Clarence Hill US may use Guantanamo for military executions Appeals seek to alter death penalty Horace Kelly seeks escape from death row with retardation claim Latest appeals rejected for Marion Dudley For a most unlikely lobbyist, a major death-penalty victory Reno skeptical about death penalty DNA frees man after 24 years in prison Bill proposes 2-year halt on death penalty US military issues new execution regulations Panel Recommends No Clemency For Man Facing Execution Lethal injection stirs new debate in Florida Evans' lawyers file death appeals Ruling in Va. Case Restores Death Penalty Option Future executions in Florida rekindle death penalty debate California Assembly Sidelines a Moratorium on Executions Perrie Simpson executed in North Carolina 15 Arrested in NC for Protesting Execution of Perrie Simpson Bishops tell Gov. Jeb Bush: Spare 2 killers Clarence Allen's attorney vows to keep up fight Study: men enjoy seeing bad people suffer Appeals court halts execution set for Thursday Roberts Role in Suicide, Execution Cases Hints at Court Future Pain study won't delay execution, justices rule Reporter's eyewitness account of Allen's execution Extra chemicals needed to kill Calif.'s oldest condemned inmate Connecticut church group takes death sentence issue to court Supreme Court upholds Florida's lethal injection procedure European human rights watchdog calls Allen execution regrettable Maryland Governor on a Killing Spree The right to life: an interview with Sister Helen Prejean It's not about Clarence, says the LA Times More states review death penalty laws African Americans split on death penalty, polls show Elizalde's lawyer says inmate won't reiterate claims Nun who brings comfort to condemned says unease is growing The death penalty doesn't pay Commission investigating California's death penalty DNA has helped exonerate 172 people Maryland Ex-governor expresses concerns over death penalty Codey Signs Bill Suspending Executions in New Jersey Executing innocent person would be tragedy, says Alito Jurors less likely to vote for execution due to exonerations A 1986 Case Could Aid Appeals Along Death Row FBI checking prints in death row cases Roberts' Supreme Court reinstates death penalty ruling New Records Set in Senior Executions State says Death row inmate Greg Thompson Not Crazy Enough Investigation Finds Problems With Analysis In 3 Death Row Cases Feelings mixed on Coleman DNA tests in Virginia Tennessee death row case to test DNA impact Supreme Court Backs Disabled Ga. Inmate Assembly committee approves bill to suspend death penalty Proposals to expand/end death penalty compete in NH Legislature New Jersey legislature suspends death penalty Spirko execution put off to July 19 for DNA tests Moratorium on Executions Is Urged in California California inmate Clarence Allen says he's too old, ill to die Lawmakers approve measure to suspend executions in New Jersey No justice for the exonerated Death Penalty to be debated in New Hampshire Virginia governor orders DNA retested in death penalty case