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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 Science versus the Death Penalty DNA to decide if innocent man was executed in VA Ohio Governor used clemency more liberally in 2005 Clemency Hearing for Allen Denied in California Turmoil over death penalty in New Jersey Council of Europe Speaks Against Execution of Clarence Allen No clemency hearing for California’s Clarence Allen Lawmakers consider putting death penalty on hold Attorney general asks governor to delay execution again More problems found at troubled HPD crime lab Governor faces clemency decision in another death penalty case Warner Considers Ordering DNA Testing in Case of Executed Man Justices Get Case Where Death Row, DNA Collide California's death penalty backlog to stay? Death penalty losing capital in Texas? Moratorium on death penalty in NJ passes Senate by wide margin Pataki Wants Death Penalty for Killers of Police John Nixon claims innocence with his dying words Date Missed, Supreme Court Rebuffs Low-I.Q. Man Facing Death Williams' death doesn't end debate on life Bishops sought Schwarzenegger clemency for death row inmate Bill would put death penalty on hold in NJ Criminal justice in the US: The American way of death Justice weighs stay for Nixon---- scheduled to be executed Wed For pro-life nun, state's death penalty deserves execution Maryland may see more executions soon The 1000th Execution in the United States Court Weighs Juries' Death Penalty Decisions Cincinnati federal appeals court reluctant to hear Spirko case Protestors Show Support Until Baker's Last Breath Maryland Executes Baker----Study Had Found Racial Disparities Death Row Conversion: Catholics Defending a 'Culture of Life' 17 Death Penalty Abolitionists Arrested at 1000th Execution Californians Conflicted on Stanley Williams' Fate Faithful in Maryland split on death penalty Catholic bishops again condemn death penalty Schwarzenegger clemency review has political risks Many jurors scarred by death penalty trials Boyd set to become the 1,000th person executed in US since 1976 Telling His Story to Save His Life Hicks Executed, Becoming 999th Executed since 1977 Arkansas executes Eric Nance Impending 1000th USA execution in VA - Protest Planned VA Governor spares Lovitt, who would have been 1000th execution Cardinal seeks clemency for Death Row Inmate Wesley Baker Execution day draws near for North Carolina's Kenneth Boyd US to Hold 1000th Execution Case of Ruben Cantu may provide smoking gun for abolitionists VA Governor Warner facing tough decision 'Tookie' is innocent, Jesse Jackson insists Case of Ruben Cantu highlights flaws in Texas death penalty Executed man's co-defendant attempts to clear his friend's name Death-row inmate rekindles debate Snoop Dogg Urges Clemency for Killer at Rally in California Forgiveness is the 1st step in survivors' Journey of Hope Death penalty support falls as toll nears 1,000 Wrongful Convictions and the Innocence Project Did State Of Delaware Mishandle Execution? Williams' Lawyers Allege Officials Are Smearing Him Catholic bishops back campaign to end US death penalty Judge grants stay of execution for Eric Nance Elias Syriani executed in North Carolina on Friday The death penalty has lost its power Inmate's children face reality of execution in wait for clemency PA Man Becomes the 122nd Inmate Freed From Death Row New statement calls for rejection of 'illusion' of death penalty Panel votes against clemency for John Hicks from Ohio Death Penalty Case Gives a Clue to Alito's Methods Both Sides State Cases on Death Penalty Bill House defeats Romney death penalty bill in Massachussetts N.C. father's effort to forgive one killer tied him to another Spirko lawyers drop suit after Petro turns over DNA evidence With all appeals exhausted, Rowell will be 18th to die this year Governor Warner Should Save Robin Lovitt from Death Row Snoop Dogg joins protest against Williams execution Priests, death penalty, lay ministers on bishops' agenda Maryland Lowest on Short List of States Using Death Penalty Family Shunned By Easley As They Seek To Stop Father's Execution NC Gov. Easley holds the power of life or death for 3 inmates Condemned NC Man Was Too Drunk To Form Intent To Kill Taft to delay Spirko execution Democrat Kaine Wins Virginia Governor's Race Crips founder will die unless Schwarzenegger grants him clemency Delaware death penalty appeal denied; Nov. 4 execution still on Ohio Governor Taft denies clemency to Willie Williams Jr. Bishops to consider follow-up to 25-year-old death penalty state Families of the Executed to Gather for the First Time Spirko lawyers want FBI to follow up on old lead Iowa senator will push death penalty Attacks Grow In Va. Race, And So Does Voter Anger Execution of Pedro Sosa delayed while IQ considered Kilgore, Kaine spar over death penalty in VA Gubernatorial Race Website Launched by Pedro S. Sosa Mentally ill convict's execution overturned Low-IQ killer's death sentence overturned for 3rd time Justices Refuse to Hear Case of Condemned Virginia Man Nun advocates passionately for prisoners Matheney executed - Daniels opted against clemency for murderer American Bar Association Letter Against the SPA Herman Ashworth executed in 1996 beating death of man Janet Reno speaks at Duke on death penalty, past decisions New York Death Penalty On The Books, Off The Agenda Exonerated man speaks out -- discusses life on death row Court denies appeal by Death Row inmate Alan Matheney A matter of life, death and social standing Pell Executed in Alabama What's in the Brown Paper Bag? By Death Row Inmate Luis Ramirez State court denies motion to delay execution of John W. Peoples Study Finds Race and Place Play a Key Role in Death Sentencing Massachusetts Rising Up Against Reinstatement of Death Penalty Prison ministry serves to change lives Newton executed for 1987 slayings Roberts Gives Hints on Race, Death Penalty Election Issues in Virginia: The Death Penalty Court says Indiana man to stay on death row Anti-death penalty nun Sister Prejean speaks of human dignity Death Row inmate Spirko not optimistic for hearing on Oct 12 Death Row inmate Spirko not optimistic for hearing on Oct 12 Will Another Innocent Woman be Executed by Texas Killing Machine Black leaders predict dire consequences if Newton is executed Protesters expected for female execution Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Demands Reprieve for Newton Final Swirl of Activity in Race for Manhattan Prosecutor Texas Parole Board Declines To Commute Newton's Death Sentence Nevada high court urged to overturn death sentence Does she deserve to die? Well, her trial lawyer doesn't know Few expect execution delay to echo beyond one case Defense says witness was afraid to testify in tot rape-slay case Matheney will seek clemency Psychology Rediscovers the Power of Forgiveness Without Evidence: Executing Frances Newton Newton To Be 1st Black Woman Inmate To Be Executed 2 events connected to Indiana's death penalty occurred last week Clemency rejected for Ashworth Taft grants two-month reprieve for Spirko More instances of prosecutorial misconduct in capital cases Katrina Put Moratorium on Death-Penalty in Louisiana says Nun Family of officers' killer prays judge shuns death penalty N.C. State Bar accuses prosecutors of misconduct in murder trial Cancer kills inmate facing death penalty in Georgia The Wrong Side of History Clash over death penalty threatens clergy outreach in Boston Nation's late death row bill blasted NY Court Urged to Rule On Constitutionality Of Capital Statute Texas Toughest in a Tough America Clear-cut Spirko case now has many holes AG in Ohio offers to participate in new hearing for Spirko Death penalty has many hurdles Tragic End for the Justice Center in New Orleans Missouri Man Executed After Receiving Brief Stay Johnston gets stay of execution Mo. Supreme Court overturns overturns death penalty for 2 men Local students help remove inmate from death row in Florida No clemency for Spirko, parole board advises Taft Mental illness muddies death penalty VA Lt Governor Tim Kaine: A man of conscience and contradictions Preparations Continue For Execution Of Timothy Johnston Mental illness, death penalty debate lives on Death penalty hearing looks at defendant's IQ House approves death penalty study bill in North Carolina State-hired expert claims condemned Indiana man psychotic Vermont Man Sentenced to Die Asks Judge for Help State attorney misrepresented evidence to parole board Bill Limits Appeals for Death Row Inmates Texas execution nears despite new evidence casting doubt Advocates race against time to save Frances Newton Editorial: Mentally ill man to be executed on Wednesday Editorial: Ohio failing death penalty decency test Man deeply regrets his role in introducing lethal injection Latest pending execution in Indiana raises complicated issues Governor Commutes Death Sentence for Arthur Baird Governor spares life of convicted killer Texas Fetal Protection Law could mean death penalty for doctors TEXAS----4 new death sentences Indiana Court rejects pleas, sets execution date Texas female on deathrow asks board to halt her execution Sides disagree about long appeals process in Florida Bill to close federal courthouse doors to prisoner appeals Delay for Spirko execution denied by Ohio Supreme Court 5 years later: Wright still on death row in Louisiana The Lawyers of Virginia Death Row Inmate to File Appeal Tennessee Judges set aside Copeland death penalty Supreme Court Justice Condemns U.S. Death Penalty System Missouri Man awaiting lethal injection says it's unlawful Board rejects clemency for Indiana Death Row Inmate Death Row Inmate Frances Newton Maintains Her Innocence Death row inmate John Spirko has unlikely ally Illinois death penalty law tightens oversight of defense budget Robert Alan Shields executed in Texas Tuesday California Man Gets Death Penalty for Killing Whittier Family Psychiatrist Claims Death Row Inmate Incompetent for Execution In-Depth Series: Racial Discrimination in Texas Jury Selection Georgia's Board of Pardons Pardons Executed Woman Texas Man Scheduled for Execution Tuesday Evening ABA President Calls for Stay of Texas Woman's Execution Ricky Lewis receives execution date; set for Sept. 7 Houston crime lab inquiry at a standstill; idled for month Death Penalty Sought Despite Wishes of Victim's Family Members Mentally Ill Man in Indiana Seeks Clemency Slain Officer's Wife Expresses Doubt About Sibley Execution New poll shows majority of Alabamians support moratorium Supreme Court sets execution date for St. Louis man Republicans delay law limiting death row appeals Executed Man May be Cleared in New Inquiry Was the wrong man executed? Upcoming Scheduled Execution of Robin Lovitt Georgia medical examiner wants to stop Conklin's execution GOP targets inmate appeals; hopes to speed execution cases KY inmate appeals over flawed evidence Death Penalty Foes Attack Lethal Injection Drug Concers about innocence,counsel shaped Justice O'Connor's views Capital defense ruling may affect Alabama, other states David Kaczynski protest Vermont death penalty trial Justices Overturn a Death Sentence, Citing Inadequate Defense Major Death Penalty Rulings This Term US Supreme Court vs. The World Death Penalty Case to Begin in Vermont Justices expand doctrine while overturning death penalty case Savoring Life After Death Row Court doubting rulings in Texas death cases, lawyer says Supreme Court reverses death penalty conviction Teen gets scholarhsip from death row prisoners' group Harris County, Texas DA orders retesting in latest lab probe NC House Speaker says death penalty will be studied North Carolina House committee gives blessing to moratorium bill Kansas Supreme Court to take up death penalty law High Court Divides Over Execution Method Alabama Woman Finishes Protest Walk to Washington Texans on verge of approving law that could decrease executions New Jersey: Fix it or scrap it Study finds Ohio's death penalty unfair; lawmakers hope to... Little Change for the U.S. Death Penalty Views Rescue Diver Turned "Cop Killer" Executed Death Sentences at Lowest Point since 1976 Lethal injection not painless New York Assembly Democrats Close Off Death Penalty for 2005 Block shows film raising criminial rights concern Death Penalty Turnaround N.Y. Legislators Kill Death Penalty Bill Faith, Values, and Capital Punishment - VA 2005 Global death penalty 'at record levels' Gov. Bush "Almost" Delayed Execution Because of Pope's Death Connecticut death penalty debate is likely, but not repeal Preventing wrongful convictions in Virginia-mistakes highlighted Foreigners on Death Row NCADP Job Openings Rights of Foreigners on Death Row Examined Catholics cooling to death penalty Study finds `seismic shift' in Catholics' opposition to death pe Death-penalty debate grips China after wrongful execution Catholics Bishops Plan Drive Against Death Penalty Southern Justice New TX bill clears need for defense counsel to have experience Texas panel OK's life terms without parole; heads to Senate Death penalty and hesitation to use it both cost California Ballistics lab results question in 3 Texas death penalty cases Connecticut Committee votes to abolish death penalty U.S. Says It Has Withdrawn From World Judicial Body Texas Expected to Commute 28 Death Sentences to Life in Prison Death penalty decision alarms Texans New Mexico House Votes to End Death Penalty President Bush Orders Courts to Give Foreign Nationals Review Death penalty talk gets personal Death penalty talk gets personal Court Takes Another Step in Reshaping Capital Punishment Amnesty International, others not happy with Mobley execution Tennessee Supreme Court to Hear Execution Method Challenged South Carolina and Juvenile Death Penalty High Court Ends Death Penalty for Youths Supreme Court Bars Executions of Juveniles Court Rejects Death Penalty for Juveniles GA Parole Board denies clemency for Stephen Mobley New Mexico abolition bill heads to House floor Kansas Senate rejects death penalty repairs Bush budgets far less than law sought for capital case attorneys N.Y. Assembly Debating Fate of State Death Penalty Former death row inmate to share his story Texas Woman Cracks Case, Rewarded With Capital Murder Charge Death Row Population is Graying Florida inmate fights death a 4th time New York Death Penalty Seems Unlikely to be Revived American Bar faults Alabama on indigent cases ABA Report finds thousands wrongly convicted each year State justices define mental disability, giving dozens on death Hard to Believe That Virginia Justice is Colorblind John Martini, 74, looses latest bid to overturn death sentence China:Horrific New Year New Jersy's execution protocol up for comment Will Missouri abolish the death penalty? Kansas Senate to debate capital punishment law From death row to 'TV Makeover' VA Juvenile may face death penalty Hey, executioner, leave those kids alone PHILIPPINES:Arroyo grants 18 death row convicts 90-day reprieve Cuts Possible for Program That Handles Capital Cases Death Penalty foes say Bush's $50 million plan falls short Behind Bush's Bid to Save the Innocent Bush plan to improve legal work under fire VA's death row inmate Atkins denyed mental retardation hearing Limiting the death penalty: Opponents strategize Bush call to fund capital defense puzzling No Mercy: Gonzales Clemency Memos to Bush and TX Executions Max Soffar: A Jew on death row Public Hearings Begin on Connecticut Death Penalty Death row inmate seeks delay in hearing over mental retardation Ross Case Highlights "Death Row Syndrome" EU is Hopeful Uzbekistan will Abolish Death Penalty New Mexico Death Penalty Repeal Would Aid Families Florida Justice blasts lawmakers over death row appeals Ross' Lawyer Finds Himself In A Dilemma Death row conditions lead to latest delay in execution I’m begging for a retrial, says defiant Richey 'I begged the guards to let me hug Kenny but they wouldn't' Poor Lawyering Could Endanger Florida's Death Penalty Some what to restrict, others expand VA death penalty Kansas: Death Penalty Uncertainty Death Penalty Rollback Gains Traction in China New York Assembly Leader Might Block Death Penalty From Stage to TV -- Sarandon again tackles death penalty Opponents of capital punishment gather at New York hearing Abolitionists Urge Repeal of Kansas Death Penalty Not guilty - the Briton who has spent 18 years on death row for Death penalty moratorium back before N.C. lawmakers Next Exoneration? Kenny Richey's Death Sentence Overturned Poll: Death penalty not easy sell in Mississippi Feds forcing death case on Puerto Rico 'Exonerated' on Court TV this week Austrians Condemn Schwarzenegger for Execution Helen Prejean to Visit Michael Ross Connecticut high court questions lack of regulations Lost Crime Lab Boxes Include Death Penalty Cases UGANDA: Death row inmates challenge capital punishment Kansas Mulls Death Penalty 'Fixes' Confession Saves Capital Murder Suspect on 1st Day of Trial The Facilitator Why Japan Still Has the Death Penalty Mental Retardation Ruling Clouds Death Row ACLU, Death Penalty Focus challenge CA execution drug High Court justices hold rare public debate Sister Helen Prejean: Death in Texas Protesters Sue State Over Ross Execution Rules Juror, warden, and clergy urge clemency for Donald Beardslee Alberto Gonzales South Dakota death penalty case argued before Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in death penalty case Gov. Joe Kernan raises questions about Indiana death penalty Indiana Governor commutes death sentence as he leaves office Saudi Arabia beheads 3 for drug trafficking CONNECTICUT: First anti-death penalty bill filed in Ross case Students say prosecutor made Graves mistake Taiwan Abolishes Juvenile Death Penalty Tanzania Death Row Hunger Strike CT clergy preach on death penalty First AL death sentenced overtunred due to mental retardation Court overturns Andrea Yates conviction Alberto Gonzales's Involvement in the TX Clemency Process Gonzales Clemency Memos Criticized Gonzales Clemency Memos Criticized---Crucial Facts Missing Gonzales and Clemency Memos Texas official scolded over Houston crime lab Texas lawmakers studying state's insanity defense Supreme Court ruling is awaited for juvenile capital offenders Death penalty wanes as high court scrutinizes ultimate penalty A Legal Quest Against the Death Penalty Series of obstacles in path of Ross execution Kline Asks Court to Reconsider Death Penalty Ruling Connecticut's lethal injection process challenged Beardslee appeals death sentence, jury instruction skewed case Judge asks why 1 suspect faces death penalty, 13 others do not Appeals Court to Rule on Execution Mass. Governor to File Death Penalty Bill Juvenile Execution Imminent in Iran China Mulls Reform of Death Penalty Death Penalty Politics Kansas Faces Death Penalty Debate in '05 Manhattan DA Opposes Death Penalty Reintroduction Religion far from unified on executions Jurors strive to reclaim their lives -- Death cases cause stress California: Jury rejects Hezler's mental illness defense San Quentin Debate: Death Row vs. Bay Views Kansas Supreme Court Strike Down Death Penalty Kansas death penalty ruled unconstitutional; 6 inmates affected Falsely Imprisoned Man Campaigns Against the Death Penalty Gradual Shift Seen in U.S. View of Death Penalty Missouri courts backing off the death penalty Lawyer backed in conceding client's guilt Death Sentences Decline as Public Skepticism Grows Not enough Latinos on juries Texas Man Executed on Disproved Forensics Court Takes Up Int'l Death Penalty Debate New Jersey governor supports moratorium during new study Charles Walker gets execution reprieve Death Sentences in Texas Cases Try Supreme Court's Patience Retesting of Houston crime lab work in question Alaskans seek abolition of capital punishment 10 more abolitionist countries since start of 2003 Four Executions. Four Days. Four Stays! Connecticut Governor feels pressure on both sides over execution Condemned Woman Given Reprieve in Texas Death Penalty Uneven Across USA Bowling appeal could have national implications Board urges delay in executions on Wednesday Ohio Republicans Block Study Bill Houston Mayor calls for stay of execution Texas governor grants 120 reprieve for Frances Newton Texas parole board recommends reprieve for Frances Newton La. death penalty examined; court record review raises concerns Luring Pro Bono Lawyers For Death Row's Forgotten Pennsylvania's George Banks receives temporary stay of execution Death Penalty backers fear N.Y. law may fizzle It's all in the execution China revises death penalty law Alberto Gonzales: The President's Yes Man South Korean lawmakers bid to end nation's Death Penalty Death Penalty Reactivated in Sri Lanka Gov. Flethcher, a doctor, assailed for signing death warrant Effort to Reinstate Death Penalty Law is Stalled in Albany Ohio House approves bill for study of death-row cases Texans Still Favor Death Penalty; Divided Over Moratorium Results of Gallup Poll on Death Penalty Supreme Court Rebukes Texas Again Over a Death Sentence Death Sentences at 30 Year Low Former Chief Justice reiterates capital punishment concerns Iran: Tehran Governor bans anti-child exeution rally Texas Man Remains on Death Row Despite Mental Retardation Texas Man Scheduled to Die Nov. 11. KY Gov. Fletcher hears pleas for man's life Supreme Court lifts Washington death sentence Days are Numbered for Old Death Row at San Quentin Man's belief in the Texas legal system nearly killed him Six People Sentenced to Death in India Texas death row inmate found hanged in his cell Lawyer Conduct Eyed in Death Penalty Case Turkish Parliament To Vote On Abolition Of Death Penalty CCA Judge Backs Moratorium in Harris County, Texas Mississippi: ACLU targets inmates' treatment KY attorneys cite low IQ; many problems in death penalty case Scandal Touches Even Elite Crime Labs Foes of Death Penalty Making Gradual Gains in Africa Justices Consider Executions of Young Killers The Death Penalty as a Personal Thing Bar groups urge California death penalty moratorium Amnesty Challenges Singapore on Executions 13-year old schoolgirl sentenced to stoning death in Iran Justices Consider Executions of Young Killers JUVENILE JUSTICE Jagger, death-row survivor march in Montreal Egypt continues executions while executions decrease world wide Brain Science v. Juvenile Death Penalty TN man still on death row though 6 judges think he is innocent Texas leads the world in killing juvenile offenders SUPREME COURT ROUNDUP -- Sentencing Tops Justices' Agenda North Carolina debate on death penalty escalates Ernest Willis - Death Row Inmate Freed After 17 Years Texas DA wants death row inmate freed Supreme Court to Review Juvenile Death Penalty this Month VA. Out Front In DNA Tests Of Old Cases Judge rules against schizophrenic TX State Senator asks for hault of Harris County executions Houston police chief calls for halt of executions For Dear Life Maoists condemn China's death sentence on comrades Supreme Tipping Point Senate Committee Passes DNA Crime Bill Dawdling Over DNA Thai men scheduled to be executed for drug crime On Death Row, a Battle Over the Fatal Cocktail Fewer Death Penalty Sentences Being Imposed in the U.S. Uzbekistan Accused Of Ignoring UN Over Death Penalty Film Planned on McVeigh's Father and Bud Welch China executes bank staff for fraud Death penalty challenged in smuggling case Prosecutors unable to seek execution of NY police murder suspect China convicts 50 to death in 'terror crackdown' Alabama Senator blocks funds for labs and murder defense Russia may reinstate death penalty Kirk Bloodsworth, death row exoneree tells life story Kerry, Bush at near-opposite extremes on death penalty Death Row Exoneree, Rape Survivor Call on Senate International medical experts urge an end to child executions Door open for change in Indiana regarding mental illness NC A&T hosts forum on death penalty Editorial: Time to Rethink the Death Penalty Texas Set to Execute First African-American Woman Sudan: Soldiers face death after refusing to bomb Darfur From death row to freedom: Inmate N72890 Chicago cop implicated in wrongful convictions lays low in Fla. Preaching Prosecutors Torn by Death Penalty 'Unchaste' 16-Year-Old Hanged in Iran; World Aghast Filipino Anti-Death Penalty Activist Summarily Executed Human Rights from Texas to Abu Ghraib Children Die Imitating Execution Senegalese President Pushing For Abolition Opinion (India): Hanging Underscores Death Penalty's Injustice Chatterjee Hanging: Life and Death in the Balance Editorial: Eliminate Juvenile Death Penalty UK Mounts Historic Intervention in Outrageous Richey Case Across New York, a Death Penalty Stuck in Limbo No Mercy A letter from James Allridge Death penalty debate shrills in India China relics thief sentenced to die EU urges India to abolish death penalty India mulls lethal injection Freed death-row inmate loves even the burdens of new life Life's Quest India: First Execution in 13 Years Dhananjoy hanged because he was a poor man without influence India Set for First Execution in 13 Years Past Time for Independent Inquiry into Crime Lab Scandal Ryan Matthews, Condemned at 17, Exonerated Ryan Matthews Not Unique in Louisiana "It's time to re-examine the death penalty..." US: Record Numbers in Prison and on Parole Governor Urged to Commute Sentence of 74-year-old Australian Lawyer New UN Monitor of Extrajudicial Executions Execution Plan Draws Pleas for Killer, Ailing and 74 Death Row Exoneree and Rape Survivor Call on Senate to Pass DNA NCADP Press Release In Rare Union, Documentary Finds Itself on NBC 'Live men walking'----Past time to overhaul capital punishment s Doctors and Torture Life after Death Row----4 men regain freedom - but are forever c No longer pushing the death penalty Even teen killers should be allowed to live to regret it Rare look inside state crime labs reveals recurring DNA test pro Can Juveniles Constitutionally Be Executed?----The Supreme Court Taking the Fifth to task 'The Beginning of the End of the Death Penalty' "The beginning of the end of the death penalty" THE ROOTS AND LEGACY OF U.S. LYNCHINGS EXECUTION PROCEEDS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDER - DESPITE PENDING SUPRE Actual Text of NAACP Resolution Stays linked to new appeal strategies Schizophrenic murderer's case revisited Human rights group fights for accused killer Dozens of Nations Weigh In on Death Penalty Case Court Asked to End Juvenile Executions Nation's Leading Medical Institutions Call for an End to Juvenil County debate centers on need for public defender office A death row all to herself The Mumia Case The children of death Death row conditions to change Court reverses order on some Mississippi death row improvements Many Denied Right to Counsel, Group Says----A defense attorneys' Going It Alone----The rest of the civilized world has abolished http://www.nytimes.com">NCADP rocks MENTAL ILLNESS BE DAMNED INSANITY ISSUE LINGERS AS TEXAS EXECUTION IS SET NEW JERSEY GIVES GRAND JURIES THE SAY ON DEATH PENALTY HE'S 6. MOTHER'S DEAD. FATHER LIKELY FACES EXECUTION, THANKS TO A BLOW TO THE CREDIBILITY OF FINGERPRINT EVIDENCE INMATES REFUSING FOOD AT FLORIDA STATE PRISON INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONDEMNS THE U.S. FOR TEXAS: EXECUTION PROCEEDS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDER - DESPITE PENDIN ISSUE: LITIGATE OR MITIGATE? SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW USING EXECUTION IN JUVENILE CASES TEXAS: FIRED DNA ANALYST TO RETURN TO WORK AT CRIME LAB DA WANTS INMATE OFF DEATH ROW As Long as We Have the Death Penalty, We Will Inevitably Execute LAWYER AND NOVELIST SCOTT TUROW: "I KNEW I HAD TO TAKE ON THE CA DEATH ROW SCOT CONTINUES FIGHT MINNESOTA: VOTERS TO DECIDE DEATH PENALTY? "OLD SPARKY" NOW OBSOLETE IN ARKANSAS EXPERT CLAIMS FLORIDA DEATH SENTENCES RACIALLY BIASED SAMOA VOTES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY NIGERIA BEGINS DEATH PENALTY DEBATE NIGERIA BEGINS DEATH PENALTY DEBATE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: TIME TO END THE EXECUTIONS OF CHILD OFFEN ILLINOIS: GOVERNOR SIGNS DEATH PENALTY REFORMS FREE AT LAST, PENNSYLVANIA DEATH ROW INMATE MULLS FUTURE OHIO INMATE EXECUTED AFTER STRUGGLING WITH GUARDS LATIN COUNTRIES SEEK RIGHTS FOR ACCUSED THROUGH VIENNA CONVENTIO USA: POLITICS AND THE JUDICIARY U.S. SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT ORDERS TENNESSEE COURT TO ANSWER QUEST TENNESSEE JUSTICES LEAVE MAN ON DEATH ROW REGRETS TROUBLE EX-LAWMAKER'S SOUL REGRETS TROUBLE EX-LAWMAKER'S SOUL ILLINOIS: FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, MORE REFORMS NECESSARY KYRGYZSTAN: KYRGYZ PRESIDENT EXTENDS DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM HOUSTON: FIRST ANALYST FIRED FROM CRIME LAB MISSISSIPPI: CRUEL AS USUAL, DEATH ROW CONDITIONS PERSIST JAPAN: COURT SENDS RECORD NUMBERS TO GALLOWS IN 2003 TANZANIA: WHERE THIEVES FACE DEATH SENTENCE MARYLAND: LETHAL INJECTIONS SPUR NEW DISPUTE ILLINOIS: STATE GETS "OUTRAGEOUS" $613,000 BILL FOR TWO DEATH PE FEDERAL JUDGE BLASTS ASHCROFT'S DEATH PENALTY POLICY DEATH PENALTY: EASIER SAID THAN DONE GEORGIA: NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY SENTENCES DECLINE MARYLAND: INACTION DESPITE STUDIES' FINDINGS EX-SOVIET KAZAKHSTAN SLAPS MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS JURY-DELIVERED DEATH SENTENCES CONTINUE TO DROP CHINA: COURTS PURCHASING MOBILE EXECUTION VANS KANSAS:STATE SHOULD CURB DEATH PENALTY INDIA RULES OUT DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE TEXAS "DR. DEATH" RETIRES AFTER 167 CAPITAL CASE TRIALS NURSE'S LAWYER SEEKS TO BAR DEATH PENALTY ZAMBIA: 44 SOLDIERS GET DEATH SENTENCE REPORT SHINES NEW LIGHT ON JUVENILE DEATH PENALTY, VICTIMS' FAMI PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT IGNORED DEATH PENALTY: IS THE PRICE OF JUSTICE TOO HIGH? MEXICO SEEKS RETRIAL FOR CITIZENS ON U.S. DEATH ROW MINNESOTA - NEW COALITION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY DNA MEETS DEATH ROW: TESTING GUILT, AND THE SYSTEM QUESTIONING THE MYTH OF A PAINLESS EXECUTION SUPREME COURT STOPS EXECUTION IN TEXAS PITY DEFENDER OF TEXAS JUSTICE KENTUCKY GOVERNOR COMMUTES JUVENILE DEATH SENTENCE DELMA BANKS, JR. RECIEVES FAVORABLE HEARING FROM U.S. SUPREME CO NORTH DAKOTA: DEATH PENALTY NOT LIKELY TO BE BROUGHT BACK TIMING OF IQ TEST CAN BE A LIFE OR DEATH MATTER SUPREME COURT HEARS CASE OF PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT DEATH PENALTY HAS ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE "WAR ON TERROR" PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AGREES TO IMPLEMENT DEATH PENALTY RETURNED TO LIFE THE GLOBAL ECHO OF THE SNIPER CASE PAWLENTY DEATH PENALTY PLAN RUNS INTO EARLY OPPOSITION TENNESSEE JUSTICES LEAVE MAN ON DEATH ROW VIETNAMESE WOMAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR EXTORTION MARYLAND: STEELE'S VOW TO REVIEW DEATH PENALTY NOT YET FULFILLED MORE JUVENILE OFFENDERS BEING TRIED AS ADULTS COURT TO DECIDE WHETHER DEATH PENALTY RULING IS RETROACTIVE MINNESOTA GOVERNOR SEEKS TO REINSTATE DEATH PENALTY INDIA TO HAVE DEATH PENALTY FOR SPURIOUS DRUG-MAKERS DA BOWS TO A MOTHER'S HEART FINALLY, STATE RELEASE THE PRESSURE ON PRISONS FAIR JUSTICE - NOT QUITE YET JURY BEGINS DELIBERATIONS IN MUHAMMED TRIAL A Day in the Death of Inmate no. 918 GREEN RIVER PLEA MAY CRIMP DEATH PENALTY VIRGINIA, ASHCROFT SET TO PURSUE EXECUTION OF JUVENILE DEATH BECOMES US: WHY AMERICANS SUPPORT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DEATH BECOMES US: WHY AMERICANS SUPPORT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IRAN WOMAN SPARED FROM EXECUTION OUT OF THE ASYLUM, INTO THE CELL INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL WEIGHS TEXAS EXECUTION FISCAL TRADEOFFS ILLINOIS: THE LEGACY OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS SUPREME COURT GRANTING FEWER STAYS OF EXECUTION CHANCE OF EXECUTION SLIM IN SOME STATES GERMAN ENVOY TRIES TO HALT EXECUTION U.S. MUST RELY ON FOREIGN LAW, JUSTICE SAYS PENNSYLVANIA DEATH ROW GROWS GRAY MARYLAND:BLACKS IMPRISONED DISPROPORTIONATELY MORE TEXAS LABS DISCOVERED PRESENTING MISLEADING DATA PATTERN CONTINUES WITH MOTHERS WHO KILL THEIR CHILDREN DC MAYOR: MORE TEENS SHOULD BE TRIED AS ADULTS IRAN: EBADI URGED TO TAKE CASE OF DEATH ROW WOMAN BOSTON LEADERS DECRY DEATH PENALTY MOVE WYOMING: CONSTITUTIONALITY OF DEATH PENALTY CHALLENGED LETHAL INJECTION REPLACES DEATH BY SHOOTING IN THAILAND Illinois: death penalty bill stalled over police perjury ACLU v. State of Ohio UN considering a world-wide moratorium Amina Ben-Lawal's stoning sentence overturned Nigeria: Amina Lawal's death sentence quashed at last Massachusetts: battle looms over reestablishing executions Witnesses recant; law stymies death row appeal President Bush seeks to expand the death penalty Texas scientists deemed unqualified Utah may abolish firing squad European Council applauds abolition in Armenia Pakistan to execute juvenile offender Indonesia to execute Imam Samudra Lethal injection challenged in North Carolina Cycle of violence continues: Paul Hill executed Sharp increase in Vietnamese executions European Parliament pushes for U.N. moratorium on executions Italy: Chinese dissidents risk death penalty if extradited Battered woman's chance at freedom in Gov. Davis' hands again NCADP names interim Executive Director After 130 found innocent, Florida bans DNA testing in old cases Prosecutors Fight DNA Use for Exoneration HOUSE APPROVES FUNDING FOR DNA TESTING OF DEATH ROW INMATES Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth Attorneys for death row inmate say their client is mentally ill It's a crime when science gets it wrong MUHAMMED TRIED UNDER NEW TERRORISM LAW Decision delayed on physician participation at NC executions Wyoming death penalty trials are costly TEXAS SCRAMBLES TO AVOID CRIME-LAB LAWSUITS FL death penalty system faulted

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