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2011
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This website provides a great collection of links to various resources, both pro and con, regarding capital punishment. These links are organized into the following areas: deterrence; retribution and justice for murder victims; executing the innocent... Read More
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2011
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“The facts prove that life in prison without the possibility of parole (LWOP) is swift, severe, and certain punishment” (p.1). This article explains the following points: LWOP is a certain sentence in which prisoners are not released early; victims’ ... Read More
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2011
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While this article looks at the death penalty in California, it gives other states good suggestions for dealing with problems in their own death penalty systems. Sections of this paper include: bulldozing barriers and unearthing hidden costs—how much... Read More
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2011
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Information regarding the U.S. military’s use of the death penalty is provided at this website. Points of entry include: facts and figures; case descriptions; executions in the military; overview of the U.S. military’s death penalty system; racial di... Read More
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2011
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There were 527 executions reported in 2010 from 23 countries (the U.S. with the fourth largest number) and 2024 new death sentences imposed in 67 countries (the U.S. being seventh). There are 139 countries that have abolished the death sentence. Sec... Read More
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2011
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This report explains why the death penalty is “unworkable in practice” and stands little to no chance of repair regardless of what reforms and money are applied to it. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction—history of the modern de... Read More
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2011
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Posthumous pardons have been granted 20 times for 107 people, 12 of whom were executed. This paper describes the occurrences and reasons for the pardons. Pardons covered include those in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mary... Read More
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2011
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Information is provided about people under sentence of death or executed during 2010. Highlights include: four sates (California, Florida, Texas, and Pennsylvania) hold over half of the total inmates on death row of which 55% are white and 42% are bl... Read More
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2010
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The protocol for using lethal injection in California’s prisons is explained. Steps in the process are: actions taken when the execution order is received; pre-execution reports; sanity review requests; the last 24 hours; and the execution. Also incl... Read More
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2010
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Year end 2010 statistics regarding the death penalty are provided. Sections of this report include: quick statistics for the death penalty, executions since 1976, and public opinion; executions slowed by lethal injection controversy; Texas use drops ... Read More
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2010
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Statistics related to females and the death penalty are presented. Sections of this report include: recent developments (as of October 31, 2010); screening female offenders from the death penalty; death sentences imposed upon female offenders in duri... Read More
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2010
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California sent more people to death row in 2009 than in the previous seven years with Los Angeles County sentencing the most individuals in the country. The costs per year associated with keeping 700 people on death row in California could be used t... Read More
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2010
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Anyone interested in issues related the death penalty should read this article. Sections following an abstract are: blacks are disproportionately impacted by federal death penalty prosecution, especially in counties demographically different from sur... Read More
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2010
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In a time of severe budget cuts, and with each execution costing between $2.5 and $5 million, the benefits of capital punishment are being critically examined. This article argues that capital punishment has little deterrent effect and that funds spe... Read More
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2009
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This article explains why constitutional remedies are needed to address "serious flaws" in lethal injection practices. Sections following an abstract are: introduction; an overview of lethal injection -- the three-drug protocol and the Supreme Court... Read More
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2009
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The implication that results from DNA testing are more "true" due to their scientific nature is examined. Sections in addition to an abstract include: introduction; the age of innocence; a new kind of exoneration; DNA profiling; the authority of "sc... Read More
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2009
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The author's intent is "to explain why statistical studies concerning race bias in capital selection have limitations as proof but also strong suggestive power that some death sentences amount to 'cruel and unusual punishments'" (p. 1). Sections of t... Read More
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2009
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2009
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The “prospect of saving states hundreds of millions of dollars by ending the death penalty” is examined (p. 6). Sections following an executive summary: introduction; the views of law enforcement—police chiefs poll regarding the death penalty; the cr... Read More
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2009
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The worldwide practice of capital punishment is examined. This report is divided into these sections: overview; countdown to a death penalty free world; the global picture; positive trends -- moving towards global abolition of the death penalty; reg... Read More
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2009
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Issues surrounding legal challenges to the use of lethal injection are discussed. This chapter contains sections covering: background; brief history of execution methods; lethal injection's perplexing perpetuation -- how states resist changing execu... Read More
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2009
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The abolishment of the death penalty in New Jersey is described. This paper is divided into seven parts: introduction; treating like cases alike -- proportionality review; reflections on proportionality review; courts, legislators, and the citizenry... Read More
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2009
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This report explains how states can save hundreds of millions of dollars by getting rid of the death penalty. Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; the views of law enforcement—Police Chiefs poll; the crisis facing state crim... Read More
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2008
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Proceedings regarding the repeal of New Jersey’s death penalty are presented. Sections are: introductory note; timeline; speaker biographies; “Herald of Change? New Jersey's Repeal of the Death Penalty” by George W. Cook; Call to Order and Welcome; “... Read More
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2008
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The prison and adjudication costs in Maryland of capital-eligible cases with and without the application of the death penalty are determined. This report has these sections: abstract; executive summary; the cost of the death penalty; and results. Th... Read More
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2008
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Costs associated with administering the death penalty, in particular trial expenses, are determined. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; why the death penalty costs more; what is known about the costs of California's death pen... Read More
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2008
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The capricious nature of the death penalty as practices in California is shown by this report about the ten counties that continue to sentence people to death. An executive summary data analysis, and fact sheets comprise this report. Fact sheets incl... Read More
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2008
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The author argues that the unnecessary and inhumane use of pancuronium or similar paralyzing drugs for human lethal injections is illustrated by the ban on their use in the euthanasia of animals. This article is divided into five parts: the problem ... Read More
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2008
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Issues related to the dysfunction of the death policy process in California are discussed. Contents include: introduction -- charge and nature of inquiry; summary of recommendations; why the system is broken, and what it will take to fix it; availab... Read More
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2008
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Potential violations of the Eighth Amendment's proscription against cruel and unusual punishment occurring at the Special Confinement Unit (SCU) at USP-Terre Haute are described. Sections of this complaint are: evidence of deliberate indifference to... Read More
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2008
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Characteristics of individuals sentenced to die as of December 31, 2007 along with those individuals executed during 2006 are presented. These tables provide information about: capital offenses, by state, 2007; method of execution, by state, 2007; fe... Read More
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