Links + Resources
A Call for Reckoning: Religion & the Death Penalty
[http://pewforum.org/deathpenalty/]
An outgrowth of a conference sponsored by The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life containing transcripts, essays and other informational resources focusing on religion and the death penalty.
Capital Punishment Statistics
[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm]
Summary findings of executions and death row populations provided U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Policies of Religious Groups
[http://www.religioustolerance.org/execut7.htm]
Site provides a summary of prominent religious organizations and their stances on capital punishment, with references to source documents.
Death Penalty Information Center
[http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/]
A non-profit organization that provides analysis and information on issues of capital punishment.
Essay from Salon.com
[http://dir.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/08/death_penalty/index.html?CP=SAL&DN;=110]
In the February 8, 2000 issue, Michael Kroll's "Executioner's swan song?" remarks on the death penalty and its status in contemporary politics.
360 Degrees
[http://www.360degrees.org]
A two-year project that teams up with radio producers and journalists to tell stories about the criminal system. Contains links to audio used in this program.
"The Lessons of Cain"
[http://www.time.com/time/reports/mississippi/angola.html]
A story, written for Time's series "The Pulse of America: Down the Mississippi," about the warden and convicts of Angola.
"Kay Fulton's Diary"
[http://www.americanradioworks.org/features/mcveigh/index.html]
An American RadioWorks special report about an audio diary, kept in the weeks before Timothy McVeigh's execution, by a woman who lost her brother in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
"Supreme Court Strikes Down Death Penalty for Minors"
[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june05/juvenile_3-1.html]
The Online NewsHour on PBS reports on the 5-4 ruling (March 1, 2005) that determined the death penalty for offenders under the age of 18 is unconstitutionally cruel.
