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Pro-Death Penalty.Com (Justice For All)
A comprehensive pro-death penalty site with articles, links, and up-to-date death penalty info and news. Wesley Lowe's Pro-Death Penalty Homepage
Thoughtful pro-death penalty essay addressing arguments re: deterrence, cost, racism, DP vs LWOP, morality, christianity, constitutionality, and risk of wrongful executions. Clark County Indiana Prosecuting Attorney
Comprehensive information on the Death Penalty in Indiana, including statistics, executions since 1900, current death row (with photos), Indiana death penalty laws, history, and methods of execution, with factual and legal summaries of all death penalty cases since 1977; Up-to-date information on the Death Penalty in the United States; Almost 2,000 death penalty links arranged by subject, including 100+ pro-death penalty links. The Bible's Teaching on Capital Punishment by Logos Christian Resources.
Online ministry with citations from Old and New Testament supporting Capital Punishment, David L. Brown Th.M. (1992) AIM Report: The Death Penalty Saves Lives. (August A 2000)
Well written essay from Accuracy in Media Editor, Reed Irvine, responding to recent media and political "events" from a pro-death penalty point of view. Includes: Fewer Executions, More Murders; Agenda Of The Major Media; Targeting Bush; Flawed Study; The Clinton-Gore Record; Nullification Tactics; Hollywood's Contribution; The Murder Capital; O.J. And Hurricane Notes. The Ultimate Punishment: A Defense (PBS Frontline)
Scholarly defense of capital punishment by Ernest van den Haag, Professor of Jurisprudence and Public Policy, Fordham University. (1986) "The Death Penalty: A Defence," by David Anderson. (1998)
17 arguments for the death penalty; Answers to arguments against the death penalty; The death penalty and the Bible; Published in Sweden and recently translated. Criminal Justice Legal Foundation.
A California-based nonprofit public interest law organization dedicated to restoring a balance between the rights of crime victims and the criminally accused. Includes summaries of recent cases of interest in California, U.S. Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court, with index of amicus curiae briefs filed by CJLF. Capital Punishment: Life or Death.
Research papers on Capital Punishment written by University of Texas students, both pro and con, from Tonya. (1996) Pro-Death Penalty Articles (2000-2008) from Josh Marquis, Oregon Prosecutor.
Counting the Guilty, commentary on New York Times column by Adam Liptak, March 26, 2008; Let's not squander our moral capital, Oregonian OpEd, February 14, 2008; How many dead innocent victims is "a few"?, on After Innocence, commentary, March 14, 2006; The Innocent and the Shammed, New York Times OpEd on the wrongfully freed, January 26, 2006; Guilty Again!, commentary on DNA confirmation of the guilt of rapist and murderer Roger Coleman, January 15, 2006; Scientific American Fiction?, commentary, January 7, 2006; The Ultimate Sanction Does Work, The Oregonian, December 29, 2005; For select few, death is just, USA Today, December 12, 2005; Supreme Court Visit, The Daily Astorian, December 9, 2005; Karma Comes Around for Tookie, LA Times, December 4, 2005; 1,000th Execution Delayed, by Scott Ott, November 30, 2005; Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, June 30, 2005; The Myth of Innocence, Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, March 31, 2005; Honesty in the Debate, special to the National Law Journal, February 28, 2005; Prosecutors vs. Journalists: The Gloves Are Off, The Chicago Reader on the Chicago Tribune series, June 29, 2000. "The Death Penalty Debate in Illinois," by John J. Kinsella. (DuPage County Bar Association Brief June 2000)
Thorough description of the recent Death Penalty Debate in Illinois, with a pro-death penalty slant, including a discussion of the Chicago Tribune, the so-called 13 "exonerations," Rolando Cruz and the prosecution of the prosecutors, from John J. Kinsella, First Assistant State’s Attorney for DuPage County. "Illinois prosecutors and police acquitted despite evidence they framed defendant," by Alden Long. (16 June 1999)
World Socialist Web Site: "A DuPage County, Illinois prosecutor and four sheriff's officers were acquitted by a county judge and jury June 4 of charges that they conspired to frame up and convict Rolando Cruz for murder, rape and kidnapping." "Prosecutors vs. Journalists: The Gloves Are Off," by Michael Miner. (Chicago Reader June 9, 2000)
A column giving a critical reply to the Chicago Tribune series of articles, "Trial and Error," spotlighting the response of the National District Attorneys Association and Oregon Prosecutor Joshua Marquis. Death Penalty Debate. (Fayette County, Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney Ray Larsen)
Office website with excerpts of pro-death penalty articles and argument, including: Opinion polls show that Europeans and Canadians favor the death penalty almost as much as Americans; The Death Penalty: A Careful Response To Heinous Acts; Justice Department Study Concludes No Racial Or Ethnic Bias In The Federal Application Of Death Penalty; Does The Death Penalty Save Innocent Lives?, The Myth Of Racism In Death Penalty; Death Penalty Opponents Apply Flawed Logic; Liebman's Death Penalty "Study" Not Accurate; Nuns To Ring Church Bells When Murderers Executed. As usual, no bells for the innocent victims. The Anti-Death Penalty Movement has Failed.
Interesting and thorough essay written by a strong opponent of Capital Punishment, Defense Attorney Andrew Hammel, who flatly states that the anti-DP movement has failed and offers suggestions on how to get it back on the right track: Admit failure and take responsibility for it; Avoid bogus claims of innocence; Do not make martyrs or heroes out of death row inmates; De-emphasize demonstrations; Don't rely on the law, our main focus should be on changing public opinion first. A Response to the Bedau and Radelet Study (Justice For All)
Excerpt from Justice For All pro-death penalty article "Death Penalty and Sentencing Information," responding to the Bedau and Radelet Study on the risk of wrongful execution. (10/01/97) Race, Sentencing, and the Death Penalty (Justice For All)
Excerpt from Justice For All pro-death penalty article "Death Penalty and Sentencing Information," thoroughly addressing the alleged racism in the administration of the death penalty in the United States. (10/01/97) Incapacitation and Deterrent Effects of the Death Penalty (Justice For All)
Excerpt from Justice For All pro-death penalty article "Death Penalty and Sentencing Information," thoroughly addressing the general and specific deterrent effects of the death penalty in the United States. (10/01/97) Articles on Death Penalty Deterrence.
Links and summaries / abstracts of articles and studies on the deterrent effect of capital punishment. From the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation. The Costs of LWOP versus the Death Penalty (Justice For All)
Excerpt from Justice For All pro-death penalty article "Death Penalty and Sentencing Information," thoroughly addressing the financial costs of the death penalty as opposed to life imprisonment without parole in the United States. (10/01/97) Christianity and the Death Penalty (Justice For All)
Excerpt from Justice For All pro-death penalty article "Death Penalty and Sentencing Information," thoroughly addressing religion and the death penalty, with significant Biblical citations and references, and commentary from Justice For All. (10/01/97) Gary Graham (Texas) and the Anti-Death Penalty Movement: A Case Study Of Lies (Justice For All)
"Hollywood, Murder, and Texas - Death Row Inmate Gary Graham and the Anti-Death Penalty Movement: A Case Study of Lies, Half-Truths and Intimidation." (1994) Thorough Justice For All article detailing the fraud of Hollywood and the "movement," and their campaign of disinformation. The Death Penalty in Black and White by Dudley Sharp (Justice For All)
Thorough article from Dudley Sharp (Justice For All), published in the weekly E-Zine IntellectualCapital.Com, addressing the alleged bias and racism in the administration of the death penalty in the United States. (June 1999) The Risk of Wrongful Execution of the Innocent (Wesley Lowe)
Excerpt from Pro-Death Penalty article, addressing the risk of executing the innocent. (10/01/99) "The Last Guys Proved Innocent," by Ann Coulter. (Jewish World Review June 27, 2000)
Short commentary on the 1980's fraud perpetrated by the anti-death penalty forces through the Bedau and Radelet study of innocents executed, with the willing assistance of the media, and the response by Markman and Cassell. "Not So Innocent - The death penalty: an argument continued," by Ramesh Ponnuru. (National Review October 1, 2002)
"Besides, there is a more important reason to reject the over-100 claim: It's not true. DPIC counts people as "innocent" when they were released from death row for reasons wholly unrelated to any belief that they did not commit the crime charged." A Critique of the Death Penalty Information Center "Innocence List." (ProDeathPenalty.Com 2000)
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) Innocence List (“Innocence: Freed from Death Row”) is frequently cited as support for the claim that 102 innocent prisoners have been released from Death Rows across the nation. This list is uncritically accepted as definitive. However, an examination of the premises and sources of the List raises serious questions about whether many of the allegedly innocent prisoners named on the List are actually innocent at all. By Ward A. Campbell. Supervising Deputy Attorney General, State of California. "The Death Penalty - Innocence Issues," by Dudley Sharp. (July 2002)
Thorough article addressing the concerns of wrongful convictions and execution of the innocent: I. Innocents Released from Death Row: A Critical Review of the Claims; What is the real number?; II. The Risk to Innocents if We Don't Execute; III. Due Process and The Risk to Innocents (Protecting innocent defendants / inmates sacrificing the innocent); IV. OK to Execute the Innocent?; V. Future innocence considerations; VI. The Innocent Executed; VII. Conclusion. From Dudley Sharp, Justice For All, Director of Death Penalty Resources. "The Guilty and the Innocent," by Paul G. Cassell. (Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy Spring 1999)
An examination of alleged cases of wrongful conviction from false confessions, from Paul G. Cassell, a University of Utah law professor, emerging as one of the few spokesmen to challenge the anti-death penalty movement. California Disrict Attorneys: "A Prosecutor's Perspective on the Death Penalty." (March 19, 2003)
Thorough response to the misinformation and distortion of facts revealed in the arguments by many death row inmates and death penalty opponents, as well as significant media outlets. "Ten Anti-Death Penalty Fallacies," by Thomas R. Eddlem. (New American July 3, 2002)
Pro-DP article addressing 10 recent arguments against the death penalty, including Racism, Cost, Innocance, DNA Evidence, Cruel and Unusual, Pro-Life Consistency, The Company We Keep, No Deterrance, Christian Forgiveness, No Mercy). "Where Are the Death Penalty Critics Today? by Walter Berns. (Wall Street Journal June 11, 2001)
Timothy McVeigh's execution is noteworthy for another reason: Its failure to provoke the usual outcries against the death penalty, or sympathy for the defendant. The opponents of the death penalty have been unusually quiet about the sentence. Timothy McVeigh, like Adolf Eichmann, was a murderer, and I can think of no reason why he should not have been made to pay for his crimes with his life. "Pro-life and Pro-Capital Punishment: Contradiction in Terms? by Anthony Gonzales. (Roman Catholic Replies)
"It must be reiterated again and again that to defend innocent human life (the operative word being "innocent") is not inconsistent with the position that those guilty of heinous crimes should be punished to the full extent the natural and civil law allows. All of human history, including the history described in the Holy Scriptures with God's commands and the natural law are on our side." "Attack on Texas Lethal Injections is Bogus," by Sen. Kyle Janek. (Houston Chronicle)
Article from Texas State Senator and Anesthesiologist Kyle Janek: "Having no hope of overturning capital punishment itself at the ballot box or through the court system, a few vocal death penalty opponents, including inmates, have rolled out a new strategy attacking the inclusion of pancuronium bromide as one of the medications used in the lethal injection process." (Reposted by Criminal Justice Legal Foundation) "Capital Punishment Saves Lives," by Jeff Jacoby. (FreeReupublic.Com June 6, 2002)
Columnist describes the virtues of capital punishment and the disaster wrought by the death penalty moratorium of the 1960's. (Boston Globe) "Are Innocent People Being Executed In The U.S.?" (National Center for Policy Analysis)
Abstract of article by Eugene H. Methvin, "Death Penalty Is Fairer Than Ever," Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2000. Death Penalty Procedures. (Justice For All)
List of 28 separate due process and procedural safeguards afforded the defendant at trial and on appeal, before execution, from Justice For All. "Death penalty gains unusual defenders," by Richard Willing. (USA Today January 6, 2003)
News article on the increasing willingness of academia to stand for the death penalty: "Academics who back executions are gaining some acceptance. Meanwhile, Blecker says he's getting asked to more academic conferences on the death penalty — usually as the only voice in favor. 'A lion in a den of Daniels' is one way I've been introduced, he says." "Death Penalty Guards What is Valued Most," by Dennis Prager. (Milwaukee Journal June 9, 2001)
Excellent editorial appearing in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Los Angeles Times written by talk show host Dennis Prager. (The dilemma of death penalty opponents about the execution of Timothy McVeigh) Life Without Parole is Not Good Enough to Insure Public Safety. (Wesley Lowe)
Excerpt from Pro-Death Penalty article, addressing LWOP as an unacceptable alternative to the death penalty. (10/01/99) "Do We Need the Death Penalty? Yes, It's Still Necessary," by Dudley Sharp. (September 2002)
Opinion article from "The World and I Online." Also includes counter argument "Do We Need the Death Penalty? It is Immoral and Ineffective," by Steven W. Hawkins. (Heaven forbid that someone would publish a pro-death penalty article without an opposing viewpoint!) "Deadly Stakes: The debate over capital punishment," by Johgn O'Sullivan. (National Review Online August 30, 2002)
Opinion article from The National Review Online: "A genuinely civilized society would take a very different view. It would pay more attention to the cries of the victims than to its own squeamishness. And it would transfer its compassion from the David Westerfields of this world to the Danielle Van Dams." "More innocents die when we don't have capital punishment," by Dennis Prager. (Townhall.Com June 17, 2003)
Opinion column from talk show host Dennis Prager: "A couple of weeks ago, three New Hampshire prisoners, one a convicted murderer, escaped from prison. What if the murderer had murdered again? On whose hands would the victim's blood have been?" "We're Not Executing the Innocent," by Paul G. Cassell. (Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2000 Editorial)
Wall Street Journal Editorial from University of Utah law professor Paul G. Cassell: "The Bureau of Justice Statistics has found that of 52,000 inmates serving time for homicide, more than 800 had previously been convicted of murder. That sounds like a system collapsing under the weight of its own mistakes -- and innocent people dying as a result." Recidivism of Murderers - "Once a Murderer . . ." (ProDeathPenalty.Com June 28, 2000)
News reports showing specific examples of murderers who were allowed to murder again. The Morality of Capital Punishment. (Wesley Lowe)
Excerpt from Pro-Death Penalty article, addressing the morality and philosophy of the death penalty. (10/01/99) "The Death Penalty: Morally Defensible?" by Casey Carmical.
Essay from "Casey's Critical Thinking," answering moral arguments against the death penalty, including a critical response to the well-worn slogan "Why do we kill people to teach people that killing is wrong?" Habeas Corpus, A Much-Needed Reform," by Andrew Peyton Thomas. (National Review May 4, 1998)
Magazine article from a former Assistant Arizona Attorney General. "A much-needed reform seemed poised to hasten executions, until federal judges got their hands on it." Racism and Capital Punishment (Wesley Lowe)
Excerpt from Pro-Death Penalty article, addressing alleged racism in the application of the death penalty. (10/01/99) "Smoke and Mirrors on Race and the Death Penalty," by Kenneth Scheidegger. (Criminal Justice Legal Foundation)
"The first step toward that end is to debunk the myth that capital punishment is imposed discriminatorily. The numbers are there in the opponents’ own studies, once we cut through the spin and look at the facts." (CJLF October 2003) Rebutting Cliched Arguments Against Capital Punishment. (Wesley Lowe)
Excerpt from Pro-Death Penalty article, rebutting cliched arguments against capital punishment. (10/01/99) "Pardons, Executions, and Homicide." (University of Colorado at Denver October 2001)
Scholarly research paper from economics professors at the University of Colorado at Denver, H. Naci Mocan and R. Kaj Gittings, suggesting that the death penalty has a deterrent effect. The paper uses as a dataset over 6,000 death sentences handed down from 1977 to 1997 in the United States. "We find a significant relationship between the execution and pardon rates and the rate of homicide. Each additional execution decreases homicides by 5 to 6, while three additional pardons generate one to 1.5 additional homicides." The Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment (Wesley Lowe)
Excerpt from Pro-Death Penalty article, addressing the deterrent effects of capital punishment. (10/01/99) Deterrence: Death Penalty Information - High School Curriculum. (Michigan State Univ)
Short summary of arguments, pro and con, on the issue of deterrence. "Pro: Execution gives justice to forgotten victim," by Thomas F. Bertonneau. (Detroit News June 3, 2003)
"In the strange reticence of the usually vocal anti-death penalty spokesmen to plead for McVeigh, we see a lingering vestige of that respect for victims, understood by Aeschylus and Wordsworth, without which morality cannot exist. When that vestige dies, the value of life dies with it." Executing the Innocent: Death Penalty Information - High School Curriculum. (Michigan State Univ)
Short summary of arguments, pro and con, on the issue of wrongful convictions and executing the innocent. Capital Punishment and its Cost (Wesley Lowe)
Excerpt from Pro-Death Penalty article, addressing the financial costs of the death penalty. (10/01/99) "Anarchism and Capital Punishment" a short essay by Benjamin R. Tucker (1926)
Excerpts from the book, "Individual Liberty: Selections From the Writings of Benjamin R. Tucker." While not "pro-death penalty," Tucker does address and condemn the often-repeated statement from opponents of the death penalty, that executions by the state equates with murder. (1926) Guest Comment: "Don't Know Much About Calculus," by William Tucker. (National Review September 22, 2000)
Comment on the New York Times continuance of the ugly tradition by death penalty opponents concluding that there is no deterrence because no-death states have a lower homicide rate. In fact, even the Times own graphs show that homicides have declined much more sharply in states with the death penalty than without. What is needed is high school calculus. Capital Punishment Coalition.
Our official name: The Coalition for the Celebration of the Enrichment of Texas Society Through state Capital Punishment Implementation. Membership Requirements: Must consume at least one shot of liqueur in celebration of each inmate executed by the State of Texas or otherwise designated by board member; Must be an advocate of the Death Penalty, as outlined by the State of Texas, etc... Pro-Death Penalty News from DPINFO.COM.
A collection of articles and editorials from Dudley Sharp, Director of Death Penalty Resources at Justice for All. Response to California Clemency Petition of Kevin Cooper. (January 21, 2004)
Full text of brief filed in opposition to the Clemency Petition of California Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper, filed by the San Bernardino District Attorney. (Posted by Criminal Justice Legal Foundation) "Death Penalty Study Ripped," by Teresa Stepzinski. (Jacksonville Times June 23, 2000)
A nationwide study revealing serious errors in many Florida and Georgia death penalty cases has prosecutors on the defensive, arguing that the report shows a bias against capital punishment."These statistics are an attempt by a certain group to try to make brutal murderers out as victims of the system, . . . Currie, a prosecutor for 20 years, characterized the study as little more than propaganda for death penalty opponents. Sentencing Hearing for Timothy McVeigh: Closing Arguments of the Prosecution. (1997)
Transcript of the Government's Closing Argument asking for the death penalty in the McVeigh trial, delivered by Beth Wilkinson on June 12, 1997. (From "A Call For Reckoning: Religion and the Death Penalty" Conference held January 25, 2002.) Trial of Timothy McVeigh: Opening Statements and Closing Arguments. (1997)
Transcript of the Government's Closing Argument asking for conviction in the McVeigh trial, delivered by Larry D. Mackey on May 29, 1997. Also, Opening statements from the Government and the Defense, as well as transcripts of the testimony of key witnesses. MurderVictims.Com
A victims resource from "Justice For All," serving as a memorial to the many innocent victims of violent crime and a source for murder statistics, news items, discussion and information. Places the focus back on the victim instead of the perpetrator. Victim survivors can come here to find help, ask questions, give and get advice. "The death penalty when used properly is Pro-Life." (Capitalism.Org)
Short Pro-Death Penalty Essay from Capitalism.Org. "Any man who murders another man, has declared that he does not accept the principle of individual rights." The Wall Street Journal: In Support of the Death Penalty
Articles from the Wall Street Journal: "Why the Death Penalty Is Fair" by Walter Berns and Joseph Bessette, January 9, 1998; "Why the Unabomber Must Die" by James Tarant, January 6, 1998. National Center For Policy Analysis: Idea House (Dallas/Washington 1997)
Series of Pro-Death Penalty articles, including: Death Penalty Report Widely Misinterpreted; Death-Penalty Opponents Seize On "Underage"; Condemned Prisoners Opting To Die; Myth Of Racism In Death Penalty; Executions And Death Sentences Trailing Off; Upholding The Death Penalty; Death Penalty Questioned; Even With Death Penalty, Most Killers Walk; Capital Punishment Saves Lives; Race & Capital Punishment ; Enlarging the Death Penalty. John Stuart Mill - "In Favor of Capital Punishment" (1868)
1868 speech in English Parliament by John Stuart Mill opposing proposed abolition of death penalty in England. Is Capital Punishment Sanctioned by Divine Authority?
Long, pro-death penalty essay, heavy on philosophy and religion, by Alexander Campbell of the Restoration Movement (1846). "Capital Punishment: A Personal Statement," by Charles Colson. (Prison Fellowship)
Personal pro-DP statement of Charles Colson of Prison Fellowship and Watergate infamy from 2004. Does Capital Punishment Deter Crime?
Short Pro-Death Penalty essay on the positive deterrent effect of capital punishment with a moral that you can twist statistics to prove almost anything. By Jay Johansen. (1998) On Capital Punishment: Is the State No Better Than the Murderer?
Excellent short essay answering the often-repeated ACLU theme that when the State executes a murderer, it is no better than the murderer. By Jay Johansen. (1995) Does Capital Punishment Deter Crime? Comparing States
Short Pro-Death Penalty essay on the positive deterrent effect of capital punishment, using murder rates from states with and without the death penalty as support. By Jay Johansen. (2003) "Capital Punishment Deters Murder," by Clive Owens. (2003)
Capital punishment deters murder, and is just retribution. Capital punishment, is the execution of criminals by the state for committing crimes, regarded so heinous, that this is the only acceptable punishment. Capital punishment does not only lower the murder rate, but its value as retribution alone is a good reason for handing out death sentences. "Capital Punishment: Right or Wrong?" by Randy Alcorn.
Short pro-death penalty essay from Randy Alcorn, Director of Eternal Perspective Ministries, with emphasis on ethics and religion. "Objections to Capital Punishment Answered," by John A. Kohler, III.
Short biblical answers to common objections raised against capital punishment. (Morris Fork, West Virginia Baptist Church) "The Right Remedy for Murder: Death," by the Ministry of the Johnston Family. (Where The Truth Hurts)
Short pro-death penalty opinion article. "Juveniles: Paying the Ultimate Price," by Sarah Decker. (December 13, 2001)
Short pro-death penalty opinion term paper from high school student Sarah Decker. "Throwing Stones," by Steve Merten.
Hundreds of biblical verses in support of Capital Punishment, interpreted by a self-described pro-capital punishment catholic. On Capital Punishment and the Death Penalty (Canada)
Canadian site from the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance with a good discussion of pro and con, with emphasis on religion and with links. Capital Punishment and Christianity (Wesley Lowe)
Thorough Pro-Death Penalty article with significant Biblical citations and references, with commentary from Wesley Lowe. The Pope Versus the Death Penalty by Fr. David C. Trosch. (1999)
Pro-Death Penalty essay criticizing the anti-death penalty policies of Pope John Paul II, with links and citations to the Sequential Authority Structure and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. "Sentiment as Social Justice: The Ethics of Capital Punishment," by J. Daryl Charles. (Christian Research Institute 1993)
Pro-DP essay on the role of the church in modern society: "Reducing matters of morality to private elitism, public opinion, or mushy religious sentiment will only obscure the pressing issues of our culture. How contemporary American society in the future will view the moral difference between crime and punishment depends to a great extent on the church’s involvement in ongoing cultural debate — and on the influence of CNN. Stay tuned." Oregon: "A Just Punishment," by Joshua Marquis. (Oregon State Bar May 2002)
Short pro-death penalty essay from Joshua Marquis, District Attorney of Clatsop County, Oregon and past President of the National District Attorneys Association. Published in the Oregon State Bar Bulletin in response to an anti-death penalty article publiched the month before. "Three Good Reasons for Supporting the Death Penalty," by James L. Melton. (1997)
Pro-DP essay with biblical emphasis listing three good resaons to support death penalty: The Death Penalty Honors God; The Death Penalty Is A Deterrent to Crime; The Death Penalty Is Good for the Environment. (From BibleBelievers.Com) "The Bible and Capital Punishment," from Stand to Reason. (Gregory Koukl)
Well organized study outline discussing the Bible and the Death Penalty. (1994) "Life for a Life: The Bible and Capital Punishment," by James Patrick Holding.
"So it boils down to this: The Bible allows (but does not mandate) CP. The contextual grounding within which it was applied in the Bible is now different in modern society, and we must look at the issue accordingly." "Death penalty biblical, not vengeful, Southern Seminary's Moore says," by Michael Faust. (BPNews November 13, 2001)
"Moore, who supports the use of the death penalty, argued that Romans 13 gives the government the right to punish those who do wrong. I believe that Scripture mandates that the government take this position in order to preserve public justice and order." "Capital Punishment: Is Man a Machine or a Moral Agent? by Gregory Koukl. (Stand to Reason 1996)
Thoughtful pro-DP essay from Gregory Koukl: "Whether the government kills millions of innocent Jews or a single vicious and unrepentant murderer, the death penalty diminishes us all. This was one of those pieces that stands out for me as an example of a lack of moral clarity -- an inability to make valuable moral distinctions regarding behavior. Of course, I expect such a thing in a culture that is run through and through with relativistic thinking, and has a view of man that diminishes him to a mere machine." "Issues of Life 2: Capital Punishment," from James & Dave's Bible Page. (2003)
Pro-DP essay with biblical emphasis from James and Dave's Bible Page, an interactive Full Gospel Christian site: "The death of anyone-even a convicted killer-diminishes us all. But we are diminished even more by a justice system that fails to function. It is an illusion to let ourselves believe that doing away with capital punishment removes the murderers deed from our conscience...When we protect guilty lives, we give up innocent lives in exchange." "God and the Death Penalty." (Theology Online)
Pro -DP Biblical responses to "Turn the other Cheek"; "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first"; "But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."; "Judge not, that you be not judged."; "Vengeance is Mine, I Will repay," says the Lord."; "Thou shalt not kill". Mishpatim: On Delivering Punishment to Fit the Crime.
Thoughts on the Torah and punishment by Rabbi Stephen Pearce, Jewish Bulletin of Northern California.(1996) "Judaism's Pro-Death Penalty Tradition," by Steven Plaut. (JewishPress.com April 23, 2004)
"The Bible makes it crystal clear that the way one acknowledges that human souls are created in God`s image and deserving of respect and dignity is through capital punishment." Bring Back Capital Punishment (Canada)
Pro-Death Penalty Canadian site with links. "Debate Over Capital Punishment - A Pro Stance." (StudyWorld 1994)
Short pro-DP essay by Lisa from StudyWorld. "The Penalty of Death," by Patrick Meehan. (Publisher's Catalog 1998)
Short pro-DP essay by Patrick Meehan: "And as with a tooth, so with a life. We require a life in retribution for a slaying so that the civil order may once again be in balance. The rhythms of daily life, thrown into disorder by a murderous assault that ended a life, are restored by the execution of the assailant, and can be restored in no other way." Justice for Police Officer Daniel Faulkner (Victim of Mumia Abu Jamal)
Website dedicated to the Philadelphia Police Officer murdered by Mumia Abu Jamal, the prolific "journalist" convicted and sentenced to death in 1982, who has mounted an aggressive web campaign of disinformation. Facts from the trial and appeal are provided to dispel myths created by that campaign. Tribute to Police Officer Daniel Faulkner (Victim of Mumia Abu Jamal)
Website tribute to the Philadelphia Police Officer murdered by Mumia Abu Jamal, the prolific "journalist" convicted and sentenced to death in 1982, who has mounted an aggressive web campaign of disinformation. This site describes the fund raising tribute dinner in the officer's name, from Philadelphia attorney Michael A. Smerconish. What About Capital Punishment?
Short pro-death penalty biblical essay by Glenn Dunehew. The Death Penalty Debate by Bob Enyart Live.
Detailed pro-death penalty biblical essay by conservative news/talk show host Bob Enyart. The Critical Justification for Society Imposing Punishment.
Very short statement with the thesis that all punishments are to keep society from falling into the belief that the only way they can get justice is to exact a personal revenge. (Gil Warren) The Washington Legal Foundation.
Pro-Death Penalty organization founded in 1977, whose primary mission is to defend and promote the principles of free enterprise and individual rights through advocacy of free-enterprise principles, limited government, property rights, and reform of the civil and criminal justice system. "The Death Penalty Dilemma," by Charles E. Rice. (The New American April 4, 1994)
The death penalty provides a means to restore respect for innocent life. "Deserving to Die," by Robert W. Lee. (The New American August 13, 1990)
Capital punishment protects the innocent and properly transfers burden of crime to the guilty. "Cruel and Unusual Leniency," by Robert W. Lee. (The New American August 30, 1990)
Opponents of capital punishment shed few tears for the many victims of judicial leniency. "Murders That Could Have Been Averted By Capital Punishment." (The New American August 30, 1990)
Very short statement with the thesis that all punishments are to keep society from falling into the belief that the only way they can get justice is to exact a personal revenge. (Gil Warren) "Death penalty: Still guilty," by Peter Bronson. (Cincinnati Enquirer June 18, 2000 )
Opinion article claiming that the worst opponents of capital punishment are not ethical. They ignore victims and make martyrs of murderers. They sabotage the system at taxpayer expense, then say executions are too costly. Defense lawyers salt the record with deliberate mistakes, then say the killer had a lousy defense. The latest twist looks like more of the same. "Death Penalty Error Study has Errors of Its Own." (Criminal Justice Legal Foundation June 19, 2000)
The study touted by anti-death penalty activists, claiming to show that American capital sentences are "fraught with error," is itself riddled with unjustified assumptions and false statements, according to CJLF. Columbia Study: "Alabama Doesn't Execute Innocent People," by Bill Pryor. (Huntsville Times July 4, 2000)
Opponents of capital punishment recently captured national attention with the release of a biased and flawed report. The report omits critical information and was designed to support the preordained conclusions of its authors. "OJ Was Proved Innocent Too," by Ann Coulter. (TownHall.Com June 30, 2000)
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter makes the point that the arguments against the death penalty are puffed up with phony statistics and false facts. Most recently capturing attention with reports of releases from death row. However, as the entire country ought to know after the O.J. trial, not being in prison doesn't mean you're innocent. "Surgical Effect of Death Penalty," by John F. McManus. (The New American August 13, 1990)
Analogous to amputation, capital punishment removes diseased members to protect society. "The Death Penalty - True Cause for Justice," by Cynthia G. Oberg. (May 4, 2000)
Short pro-death penalty essay, discussing cruel and unusual punishment, deterrence, cost and efficiency, and morality. "Pro-Capital Punishment," a term paper by University of Bridgeport student Mrinalini Dar. (2000)
Short pro-death penalty term paper. Christian Bible Study and Games: The Capital Punishment Bible Quiz.
A 10 question Bible quiz on the issue of capital punishment. Answers are submitted, and the score is automatically tabulated with citations and explanations of correct and incorrect answers. "The Cure of Bloody Souls," by James L. Sauer. (The New American August 30, 1990)
Capital punishment is not only an act of justice; it is also an act of mercy, even for the executed. "Let the State's Decide," by Charles E. Rice. (The New American July 6, 1987)
Under the Constitution, it is up to the states to decide whether to have a death penalty. "Retribution is an Obligation," by Charles E. Rice. (The New American June 22, 1987)
Capital punishment is society's way of demonstrating respect for life. Enforce Death Sentences for Cold-Blooded Killers. (1996)
Pro-Death Penalty article by UCLA Political Science student, Aanand N. Patel for student newspapaer. (1996) "Death penalty functions to preserve just society," by Andrew Jones. (February 8, 2001)
Pro-Death Penalty article by UCLA Political Science student, Aanand N. Patel for student newspapaer. (2001) "Capital Punishment," by Ryan Koder. (March 2001)
Pro-Death Penalty term paper written by high school student Ryan Koder for CollegeTermPapers.Com. "Death Penalty Arguments: Deterrent or Revenge (Pros and Cons)," by Lori Ornellas. (May 3, 2001)
Pro-DP term paper written by relative of murder victim. "Death Penalty Deception," Washington Times Editorial. (May 13, 2002)
Op-Ed piece from the Washington Times, immediately following the announcement of a Maryland moratorium from Governor Glandening, suggesting that it was done for political purposes, and very little to do with justice. (Reposted by the Community of Sant'Egidio)

Best of the Rest (Anti-Death Penalty or Neutral)

Death Penalty Information Center
Probably the single most comprehensive and authoritative internet rersource on the death penalty, including hundreds of anti-death penalty articles, essays, and quotes on issues of deterrence, cost, execution of the innocent, racism, public opinion, women, juveniles, mentally retarded, and more; Statistics on death rows and executions state-by-state, inmate-by-inmate; Up-to-date death penalty news from around the country. (Unfortunately, this site makes absolutely no effort to present any pro-death penalty views, and liberally spreads propaganda and rhetoric on behalf of "the cause.") Focus on the Death Penalty. (Univ Alaska Anchorage)
Established by the Justice Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage in the wake of a debate on whether to introduce capital punishment to Alaska. Its expressed purpopse is to give a full picture, using existing Internet resources, of the complex issues surrounding capital punishment and its application, and does a commendable job of meeting that purpose. Hundreds of articles and links (some pro-death penalty), history and statistics, issues and organizations. Death Penalty News & Updates from Rick Halperin.
Up-to-date execution statistics and alerts; U.S. Executions since 1977 by name, date, state, and victim(s); Death Row Inmate Homepages and Links. (Southern Methodist University) Death Penalty and Religion Links by The Theology Library.
Thorough collection of 104 mainly religious death penalty links on the web, almost entirely anti-death penalty, put together by Gerald Darring, instructor at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. Capital Punishment Handbook from the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
Comprehensive annotation of helpful and applicable capital habeas law. Table of Contents; Table of Authorities; State Law Summaries/History - Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington; Chapter 1: Constitutionality and Other General Considerations; Chapter 2: Pretrial and Preliminary Stage Issues; Chapter 3: Guilt Phase Issues; Chapter 4: Sentencing Phase Issues; Chapter 5: Federal Death Penalty; Chapter 6: Habeas Corpus Proceedings. "A Call For Reckoning: Religion and the Death Penalty" Conference held January 25, 2002.
From the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Resources include list of attendees, transcipts of the conference, news reports on the conference, as well as a bibliography, filmography, essays, and death penalty links. Capital Punishment 1993-2005. (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
Yearly publication of the U.S. Department of Justice with detailed statistics and history of the death penalty in the U.S. Accurate source for any and all papers and writings, on both sides of the issue. Availability lags approximately one year behind. Before the Needles: Executions in America Before Lethal Injection. (Rob Gallagher)
The following is a detailed State by State listing of 14,490 executions that occurred under civil authority in the United States or within territory that later became the United States. From George Kendal being shot for espionage in Virginia (1608) until Gary Gilmore met his maker for murder in Utah (1977). Executions are also broken down chronologically, by race and gender, by juveniles, by method of execution, by (non-homicide) conviction. Outstanding work developed from The Espy Files. Frontline: Angel on Death Row with Sister Helen Prejean.
The real life cases from the movie "Dead Man Walking"; Interviews with Sister Helen Prejean and victims; Pros and Cons of the Death Penalty; Chronology of Capital Punishment. (From PBS series Frontline 1998) Capital Defense Weekly
Written and edited by Karl R. Keys, a Massachusetts defense attorney for the condemned, created to assist defense attorneys who represent those facing a death sentence. This free legal site offers hundreds of links to assist in legal research, and hundreds more to anti-death penalty articles and publications on the web; Appellate briefs, summaries of recent death penalty cases, even a section on legal humor. Archives of issues since 1997. Polling Report.Com.
Up-to-date public opinion polls on capital punishment from various sources, including Harris Polls, Gallup Polls, ABC/NBC/CNN/Fox News Polls; Also includes polls on Fear of Crime, Crime Victims, DNA, and Police. Death Row USA, Winter 2007.
(As of January 1, 2007) A quarterly report by the Capital Punishment Project of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., hosted by the Death Penalty Information Center. A complete listing of all current death row prisoners in the United States, by name, race, sex, and juveniles; Summaries of racial and gender characteristics of those executed, on death row, and their victims; Summaries of recent U.S. Supreme Court cases. U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Belgium: United States and the Death Penalty - A Dossier.
Recent Headlines, Commentary, Bibliography, and Death Penalty Links. "Death Trip: The American Way of Execution," by Robert Sherrill. (The Nation January 8, 2001)
Long feature article and commentary, strongly anti-death penalty, making no effort whatsoever to present any pro-death penalty arguments. Includes sections on Killing for Votes, Wrongful Convictions, Never Trust a Prosecutor, Cost, Corruption of Justice, Hanging Judges, Drunk Lawyers, The Supreme Court, Florida's Folly, Young and Retarded Fair Game, Unguided Discretion is Back. Mandatory Justice: Eighteen Reforms to the Death Penalty. (The Constitution Project June 27, 2001) Mandatory Justice: The Death Penalty Revisited. (The Constitution Project February 2006)
A distinguished panel, but with a clear anti-death penalty slant, make up The Constitution Project, Death Penalty Initiative. (Includes well-known anti-death penalty activists former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, former Florida Chief Justice Gerald Kogan, and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. Their report was presented to the United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary on June 27, 2001 at hearings on "Protecting the Innocent: Ensuring Competent Counsel in Death Penalty Cases." Their recommendations include: adequate compensation, standards and training for defense counsel; the removal of certain classes of defendants and homicides from death penalty eligibility; greater flexibility for introducing evidence that casts doubt on a conviction or sentence; gathering of data on the role of race in capital punishment and involvement of all races in the decision-making process; elimination of a judge's ability to impose a death sentence despite a jury recommendation for life imprisonment; and requiring prosecutors to open their files to the defense in death penalty cases. Illinois Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment: Report to Governor Ryan. (April 12, 2002)
Long-awaited report from the Illinois Commission on Capital Punishment, established by Governor George Ryan shortly after he instituted a moratorium on executions in the state of Illinois in 2000, following the highly publicized "exonerations" of 13 death row inmates since 1976. The report concludes with several controversial recommendations, all restricting the ability of prosecutors to seek a death sentence and the judge and jury's power to deliver one.

General Reference, Directories, and Links

Death Penalty Information Center
CourtTV Library: The Death Penalty - History, Statistics and Articles.
Death Penalty on Trial. (CourtTV Online)
Pro-Death Penalty Links from DPINFO/Sean Smith. (68)
Death Penalty Links from MegaLaw.Com. (200+)
Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty: Anti-death Penalty News and Articles
Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty. (500+)
Cecil Greek's Death Penalty Links (34)
Yahoo Full Coverage News: The Death Penalty. (News Stories, Magazine Articles, Links)
Google Web Directory: The Death Penalty. (145)
The Death Penalty Activism Center from SpeakOut.Com.
Derechos Death Penalty Links. (133)
Death Penalty and Religion Links by The Theology Library.
Ethics Update: Death Penalty Links.
Death Penalty Links with anti-DP commentary from Kari Sable. (100+)
Death Penalty Links from Deerfield High School Library . (31) (February 2003)
Death Penalty Links from PrisonerLife.Com. (60)
Death Row Links from PrisonerLife.Com. (27)
Amnesty International USA: Abolish the Death Penalty.
Campaign to End the Death Penalty Homepage.
Fight the Death Penalty in USA Homepage.
Death Penalty Links and Recent Headlines from U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Belgium.
Death Penalty Links from The Info Service. (85)
Anti-Death Penalty Information & Resources (American Society of Criminologists)
Frontline: The Execution of Clifford Boggess. (1999)
American Bar Association Focus on Law Studies: The Death Penalty. (Spring 1997)
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Homepage.
The Coalition for the Celebration of the Enrichment of Texas Society Through State Capital Punishment Implementation.
ACLU Death Penalty Homepage
ACLU Death Penalty Briefs
The JusticeNet Prison Issues: Death Penalty Links.
Campaign for the Abolition of the Death Penalty Homepage Links. (29)
Lamp of Hope Death Row Journal.(1997-2003)
Cybrary Anti-Death Penalty Links from Talk Justice.(47)
My Virtual Encyclopedia: Crime and Law Enforcement Links from RefDesk.Com. (69)
Almanac of Policy Issues: The Death Penalty. (19)
Death Penalty Links from Ohio University, John McVicker.(22)
Georgetown University Capital Punishment Research Guide and Links.(20)
Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute - Death Penalty: An Overview.
Death Penalty News and Updates from Southern Methodist University. (Up-to-Date)
Focus on the Death Penalty. (Univ Alaska Anchorage)
Massachusetts: Anti-Death Penalty Action Team. (23)
Death Penalty Links from Criminal Justice in America. (59)
Rominger Legal Services Death Penalty Links. (34)
ALIVE - Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. (Germany)
Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. (67)
Moratorium Now!, a Campaign of Equal Justice USA, A Project of the Quixote Center.
Decisions, Decisions Online. (Teaching the Death Penalty)
Death Penalty Links, Pro and Con, from Weid's World. (165)
Human Rights Watch: Campaign Against the Death Penalty. (8)
Death Penalty Links from About.Com. (70+)
Death Penalty Links University of Richmond, Community Research Clearinghouse. (25)
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Stop State Sanctioned Killings.
Centre for Capital Punishment Studies, University of Westminster. (20)
Association Rupture, dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty in every country.
Death Penalty Links from The Public Cause Network. (10+)
Death Penalty Links from Friends of the Patrick Crusade. (61)
Death Penalty Links from the Law Office of Kim Kruglick. (33)
LifeIssues.Net - Anti-Death Penalty/Religion Library.
Death Penalty Books from Amazon.Com.
Anti-Death Penalty Books, Films, and Law Reviews, from the Southern Center for Human Rights (2002)
Books About the Death Penalty in Texas. (Gabi Uhl)
Anti-Death Penalty Books, Law Reviews, and Homicide Studies. (Death Penalty Information Center)
Death Penalty and True Crime Books from ProDeathPenalty.Com.
ABA Division of Media Relations: Death Penalty Bookstore.
Books, References, Links (26), and other Sources on Capital Punishment (Boston Univ)
Book Review of "Against Capital Punishment: The Anti-Death Penalty Movement in America, 1972-1994," by Herbert H. Haines.

Pro & Con: Articles, Essays, and Argument

Pro-Death Penalty Talking Points and Debate Issues (Justice for All)
Death Penalty Term Papers - Univ of Texas (pro & con)
"Death Trip: The American Way of Execution," by Robert Sherrill. (The Nation January 8, 2001)
"The Death Penalty," from the SpeakOut.Com Activism Center.
"Ten Anti-Death Penalty Fallacies," by Thomas R. Eddlem. (New American July 3, 2002)
"Why I Changed My Mind on (Against)the Death Penalty," by Lance Morrow. (Time.Com May 3, 2000)
"The Death Penalty: A Defence," by David Anderson. (1998)
"Do We Need the Death Penalty? Yes, It's Still Necessary," by Dudley Sharp. (The World and I September 2002)
"Do We Need the Death Penalty? It is Immoral and Ineffective," by Steven W. Hawkins. (The World and I September 2002)
"Why the Death Penalty Does Us No Credit," by Lance Morrow. (Time.Com June 2, 2000)
"A Dozen Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty," by Mary Meehan. (1982 & 2001)
American Bar Association Focus on Law Studies: The Death Penalty. (Spring 1997)
Frontline: The Death Penalty - Pro and Con. (1998)
American Civil Liberties Union Homepage: Capital Punishment Project.
Peacework Magazine: The Death Penalty. (American Friends Service Committee)
"Justice: Retribution or Restoration?," by Howard Zehr. (Peacework Magazine April 1999)
"The Broken Machinery of Death," by Alan Berlow. (The American Prospect July 30, 2001)
About.Com The Death Penalty, Pro & Con Links.
Debating the Death Penalty - Marc Klaas and David Kaczynski. (CBSNews November 6, 2000)
"Capital Punishment on Trial: Which Side Is Correct?" a Death Penalty Research Paper by Theodore Kamis. (1996)
"The Death Penalty - A Balanced Debate." (Intellectual Loafing)
Why the Death Penalty is Fair. (Wall Street Journal 01-09-98)
Capital Punishment in the United States: A Forum on Death-Penalty Issues. (Cambridge University December 2000)
In Favor of Capital Punishment (John Stuart Mill 1868)
Life Without Parole is Not Good Enough to Insure Public Safety. (Wesley Lowe)
The Morality of Capital Punishment. (Wesley Lowe)
"Anarchism and Capital Punishment" a death penalty essay by Benjamin R. Tucker (1926)
Some Thoughts on the Death Penalty, Pro and Con. (Capital Punishment U.S.A.)
Rebutting Cliched Arguments Against Capital Punishment. (Wesley Lowe)
"The Death Penalty Legend," by Jonathan Wallace. (Ethical Spectacle July 2000)
"Legal Arguments Against the Death Penalty," by David L. Gregory. (The Vincentian Center Spring 1995)
"Billy Budd and Capital Punishment: A Tale of Three Centuries," by H. Bruce Franklin. (1997)
"The Death Penalty Dilemma," by Charles E. Rice. (The New American April 4, 1994)
Should the Death Penalty be Abolished? (Cato Institute Policy Forum 2000)
"Terre Haute, Indiana: Death on the Installment Plan," by Johnathan Shainin. (The Nation July 23, 2001)
"A System That Will Take Life Must First Give Justice," by Alex Hurder. (ABA Human Rights Report Winter 1997)
"Capital Punishment: Can the Deontologist Justify the Death Sentence?" by Laurence at the Hanging Garden. (1998)
"A Conservative Case Against Capital Punishment," by Carl M. Cannon. (National Review June 19, 2000)
"The Libertarian Case Against the Death Penalty," by Brian Carnell. (LibertySearch.Com May 24, 1999)
"What Is, and Is Not, Wrong With the Death Penalty," by Sherry F. Colb. (FindLaw November 22, 2000)
"Deserving to Die," by Robert W. Lee. (The New American August 13, 1990)
"Cruel and Unusual Leniency," by Robert W. Lee. (The New American August 30, 1990)
"Murders That Could Have Been Averted By Capital Punishment." (The New American August 30, 1990)
"Surgical Effect of Death Penalty," by John F. McManus. (The New American August 13, 1990)
"The Cure of Bloody Souls," by James L. Sauer. (The New American August 30, 1990)
"Let the State's Decide," by Charles E. Rice. (The New American July 6, 1987)
"Retribution is an Obligation," by Charles E. Rice. (The New American June 22, 1987)
"The Debate Over Capital Punishment Rages On, But Exactly Who Are the Opponents and Proponents? (Copernicus Marketing July 1, 2001)
"The Executioner's Swan Song?" by Michael Kroll. (Salon.Com February 8, 2000)
The Death Penalty Quiz (National or Georgia Version), from Amnesty International Group 75.
The Death Penalty in the 21st Century. (American University Conference Transcript, 1995)
"The Case Against the Death Penalty," by Hugo Adam Bedau. (ACLU 1997)
"The Case Against the Death Penalty," by Hugo Adam Bedau. (Michael Wood 1992)
"The Case Against the Death Penalty," by Hugo Adam Bedau. (NIU 1992)
"Thinking About the Death Penalty Today," by Hugo Adam Bedau. (Peacework Magazine 1999)
"The Death Penalty on Trial," by Jonathan Alter. (MSNBC Newsweek June 4, 2000)
"Death Penalty System Likened to Professional Sports," by Janet Conley. (Law.Com October 13, 2000)
"Legalized Murder: The Death Penalty Serves Revenge and Does Nothing to Solve Crime." (MIT October 17, 1997)
"The Death Penalty: Morally Defensible?" by Casey Carmical.
"Sick Joke - Or Dead Constitution Walking," by Bob Harris. (Sonoma County Independent February 27, 1997)
"The Death Penalty's Cloudy Future," by Andrew Cohen. (CBSNews.Com April 26, 2002)
Justice Blackmun Dissenting Opinion in Callins v. Collins.
"Rethinking Abolitionism: What Do We Do With Henry?" by Thomas and Boehlefeld. (Northern Illinois University, 1991)
"Arguments for Life and Death," by Jennifer C. Honeyman & James R.P. Ogloff. (Canadian Journal January 1996)
Talking Points; Anti-Death Penalty "Fact" sheet. (Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty)
"Talking Points on the 100th innocent released," from Moratorium Now! (2002)
Anti-DP Talking Points. (The Nation December 2002)
"Why Conservatives Should Oppose the Death Penalty," by Kenneth Haas. (University of Delaware)
"Pro-life and Pro-Capital Punishment: Contradiction in Terms? by Anthony Gonzales. (Roman Catholic Replies)
"Capital Punishment," by George Bernard Shaw. (1948 Atlantic Monthly)
Atlantic Monthly Articles on the Death Penalty from 1948, 1957, 1960, & 1994.
"Hearing the Facts About the Death Penalty," by Julie Polter. (Sojourners Magazine, May 1996)
"The Death Penalty is Nothing More Than Revenge," by Carol Fennelly. (Sojourners Magazine July 1998)
"The Death Penalty is Irrational," by Phil Porter. (1998)
"Dissecting the Death Penalty: The Reality of Capital Punishment," by Bob Harris. (The Scoop February 9, 1999)
Short FAQ on the Death Penalty from Capitalism.Org.
"Death, Legal and Illegal," by Daniel C. Maguire. (Atlantic Monthly Feb 1974)
"Why the U.S. Should Abolish the Death Penalty" by Jon M. Apgar. (The Touchstone, February 1996)
"Humility, Compassion and Death," by Jonathan Wallace. (The Ethical Spectacle, December 1997)
"Capital Punishment in the United States," by Sarah Oppenheim. (Center for Human Rights Spring 1998)
"The Case Against Capital Punishment: Debunking the Arguments," from Creative Ideas.
"The Death Penalty: Indefensible," by Allen Lutins. (2002)
"Capital Punishment: Our Duty or Our Doom? by Andre and Velasquez. (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Spring 1988)
"Punishment and the Death Penalty," a 25 slide show by Lawrence M. Hinman, University of San Diego.
Editorial: "Abolish the Death Penalty," by Fred E. Foldvary. (The Progress Report 2000)
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Position Statement Against the Death Penalty. (February 9, 2001)
Abolish the Death Penalty in Texas Petition. (Pam Davis)
"Agree or Disagree: A Capital Punishment Debate Project," from Fowlerville, Michigan high school students.
A Capital Punishment Online Assignment from Gavilan College, California (Fall 1999)
"The Death Penalty - True Cause for Justice," by Cynthia G. Oberg. (May 4, 2000)
Anti-Death Penalty Editorial: "Public Support Weakening," by Michael Kroll. (CSIndy.Com February 16, 2000)
"An Eye for an Eye" by Yoon & Harrigan. (Reconciliation in a Culture of Vengence)
"Against the American System of Capital Punishment," by Jack Greenberg. (Harvard Law Review Association, 1986)
"The Death Penalty: A View of Opposition" an essay by Doug Berry.
The (Anti) Capital Punishment Pages from Theodore Kamis.
"Why You Should Oppose the Death Penalty," from The Gully, a queer view of news and issues.
"The Morality of the Death Penalty," by Yves Barbero. (1997)
"Former Virginia Attorney General Now Death Penalty Foe," by Carrie Johnson. (Richmond Times February 12, 2000)
Against Capital Punishment (Men's International Theosophical League of Humanity, March 31, 1914)
Webquest: Capital Punishment (Course outline from Aloyce Hudson, social studies instructor)
"Stop Killing People: Summary of Factors which Support a Moratorium. (The Progress Report)
"Capital Punishment: A Gathering of Facts", a term paper. (1997)
The Abolishment Movement: An Online Forum Dedicated to Abolishing the Death Penalty.
Anti-Death Penaty Remarks from a Speech by Texas Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez.
Capital Punishment (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Definition of Terms Often Used in the Capital Punishment Debate. (Ohio University)
836 Anti-Death Penalty Quotes by Writers, Religious Leaders, Judges, Victim's Family and Others, with photos.
A few short Death Penalty Quotes from Religious Tolerance.Org.
Anti-Death Penalty Letter from Mark Twain after Witnessing Hanging. (Chicago Republican May 31, 1868)

History of Capital Punishment

Focus on the Death Penalty: History & Recent Developments. (Univ Alaska Anchorage)
Established by the Justice Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage in the wake of a debate on whether to introduce capital punishment to Alaska. Historical emphasis is 1972 to present, with links to U.S. Supreme Court cases. Clark County Prosecuting Attorney - Capital Punishment Timeline
Timeline from 1622 to the present showing noteworthy events in the history of capital punishment in the United States, with historical summaries and an emphasis on recent legal events. Suspended Sentence: How the U.S. Almost Put Capital Punishment to Death.
Article from the March/April 1997 issue of Salt of the Earth magazine by Kevin Clarke. Excellent discussion of capital punishment in the 1970's, with factual details of Furman and Gregg. (anti-death penalty slant) "Capital Punishment 101: A 20th Century History," by J.J. Maloney. (Crime Magazine, February 8, 1999)
Thorough article discussing capital punishment in the U.S. during the 20th century, summarizing the notorious trials of Sacco and Vanzetti, Bruno Hauptman, the Scottsboro Boys, the Rosenbergs, Caryl Chessman, and Karla Faye Tucker; Also outlines the rulings of the Warren and Renquist Supreme Courts. History of the Death Penalty. (PBS Frontline)
"History of the Death Penalty" by Michael H. Reggio (PBS Frontline), excerpted from Society's Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty. From ancient China and the Code of Hammurabi to the Middle Ages and the American Colonies, a detailed discussion. History of the Death Penalty. (DPIC)
History of the Death Penalty from the perspective of an anti-death penalty group, with a timeline and detailed legal history discussion. Timeline Chronology of Capital Punishment.
Brief timeline presented by PBS Frontline:Angel on Death Row (1998). "Capital Punishment in America." (CBS News June 12, 2000)
CBS News feature report with interactive maps and timelines showing statistics, history, famous cases, publications and links on the death penalty. "History of the Death Penalty." (High School Curriculum Michigan State Univ)
Brief history of the death penalty, from the Code of King Hammaurabi of Babylon, to colonial times, up to the present day. Capital Punishment: Rising Tide. (Court TV)
Very brief historical summary of capital punishment from Court TV, emphasizing 1970's but noting first execution in 1622. The History of Capital Punishment from Wikipedia.
Entry for Capital Punishment includes historical narrative tracing use from primitive cultures to the present. The History of Capital Punishment. (T.P Uschanov, Philosophy Professor, University of Helsinki)
Brief list of links addressing the history of the death penalty in the U.S., state by state, and worldwide, country by country. A Brief History of Alcatraz.
Brief history of the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay provided by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Tyburn Tree Homepage: Public Executions in Early Modern England.
Information on public executions in Early Modern England, specifically London. Maintained by Charlie Mitchell, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The History of Capital Punishment (Hanging) in England
Timeline of hanging in Britain; Listing of those hanged this century; Hangmen since 1850; The history and process of execution by hanging, from Capital Punishment - U.K. "The Last Public Execution in America," a book by Perry T. Ryan. (1992)
Complete text of 26 chapter book written about the execution of Rainey Bethea on August 14, 1936, hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky, before a crowd of 20,000. The public outrage which followed resulted in the complete abolition of public executions in the United States. (with photo) The Execution of Caleb Adams.
Historical summary of the case of Caleb Adams, who in 1803 murdered six year old Oliver Woodworth in Connecticut, and was tried, convicted, and executed. Witchcraft in Salem Village.
A history of the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692. "Death Penalty: When Life generates Death (Legally)," by Lorenzo and Paolo.
A brief undocumented history of ancient civilizations, including Greeks and Romans. Recent Legal History of the Death Penalty in America. (About.Com)
A brief history of recent legal events concerning the Death Penalty in America. The Case of Mary Surratt, first woman executed in the United States.
The life story of Mary Surratt and her involvement in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Compiled from the research of James O. Hall, published and copyrighted by the Surratt Society of Clinton, Maryland. "Death, Money, and the History of the Electric Chair," by Mary Bellis. (About.Com)
The history of the electric chair and death by execution, including What is AC? What is DC? The Birth of Electrocution; Westinghoused. The History of the Electric Chair," by Mary Bellis. (About.Com)
Very brief timeline (1880-1890) of the electric chair, from Canadian Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. "Dirty Details: Executing U.S. Soldiers During WW II," by J. Robert Lilly, Northern Kentucky University. (November 28, 1995)
Scholarly paper examining the execution of U.S. soldiers during World War II. It describes the crimes, defendants and victims for 18 military executions that took place in England, 1943-1945. "Executing U.S. Soldiers in England, WWII: The Power of Command Influence and Sexual Racism," by J. Robert Lilly. (1995)
Scholarly paper examining the execution of U.S. soldiers in England during World War II. It describes the purpose of the executions was to control a perceived danger: the socializing of African American troops with British females, and the possible explosive violence between caucasian and African American troops. The History of Capital Punishment in Alaska.
Excellent discussion of the death penalty in Alaska, including recent legislative efforts to reinstitute the death penalty. Death Penalty History in Arizona.
Brief history of the Death Penalty in Arizona, including list of executed prisoners by name, date and method, with last meal requests, provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections. Death Penalty History in California.
Excellent discussion of the death penalty in California from the California Department of Corrections. Death Penalty History in Colorado.
Very brief summary of the death penalty in Colorado from the Colorado Department of Corrections. Death Penalty History in Delaware.
Brief history of the Death Penalty in Delaware, including list of executed prisoners, current death row, and execution procedures, provided by the Delaware Department of Corrections. Death Penalty History in Florida.
Brief history of the Death Penalty in Florida, prticularly the use of the electric chair, provided by the Florida Department of Corrections. Death Penalty History in Illinois.
Brief history of the Death Penalty in Illinois, given as part of an introduction to the law review article: "The Quality of Justice in Capital Cases: Illinois as a Case Study," by Leigh B. Bienen. (61 Law & Contemp. Probs. 193 Autumn 1998) Death Penalty History in Indiana.
Brief history of the Death Penalty in Indiana as part of a collection of news reports from the Indianapolis Star newspaper. Death Penalty History in Iowa.
Chronological Timeline of the death penalty in Iowa 1834-2001, from Iowans Against the Death Penalty. Death Penalty History in Maryland.
Detailed report on the history of capital punishment in Maryland, with a discussion of the recent administration of the death penalty and its problems, and with specific findings and recommendations for the future. (Report Of The Governor's Commission On The Death Penalty, (April 27, 1994) Death Penalty History in Maryland.
Brief history of capital punishment in Maryland, with timeline from 1978, provided by the Maryland Citizens Against State Executions. The Death Penalty in Massachusetts: Facts and History. (NoDP)
Brief history of the death penalty in Massachusetts Massachusetts: "Success at Long Last, Abolition of the Death Penalty 1928-1984," by Alan Rogers. (BC Journal 2002)
Law Review article tracing the history of the death penalty in Massachusetts and its abolition from 1928-1984. Death Penalty History in Michigan.
Very brief history of Capital Punishment in Michigan compiled by Marietta Jaeger-Lane, provided by the Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. Death Penalty History in Missouri.
Brief history of Capital Punishment in Missouri provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections and Missouri.Net, including a listing of executed prisoners since 1938. Death Penalty History in Nevada. (Nevada State Library and Archives)
From an article written by Guy Louis Rocha, "An Outline of Capital Punishment in Nevada." List of executions 1861-2004.(updated April 20, 2007) Death Penalty History in Nevada - Nine Executions (Las Vegas Review-Journal (April 22, 2001)
News article on the execution of Sebastian Bridges in 2001, with brief summaries of the previous 8 executions in the state of Nevada since 1976. "Executions in the State of New Mexico: The Death Penalty Since Territorial Days," by Mark Allan. (Angelo State October 26, 2001)
Brief summaries of executions in New Mexico territory and state from 1913-1960. History of the Death Penalty in New Mexico
Very brief history of the death penalty in New Mexico as part of a state commissioned study conducted by the League of Women Voters. (2005-06) "The Death Penalty Returns to New Mexico"
A paper written by Kenneth W. Mentor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina Pembroke, which focuses on the 2001 execution of Terry Clark and includes a very brief history of the death penalty in New Mexico. (2002) Death Penalty History in North Carolina.
Brief history of Capital Punishment in North Carolina provided by the North Carolina Department of Correction. Death Penalty History in North Dakota.
Brief history of Capital Punishment in North Dakota provided by the North Dakota Supreme Court. Death Penalty History in Ohio.
Brief history of Capital Punishment in Ohio provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Death Penalty History in Ohio.
Brief history of Capital Punishment in Ohio provided an anti-death penalty group. "Addressing Capital Punishment Through Statutory Reform," by Douglas A. Berman.
Scholarly article from the OHIO STATE LAW JOURNAL Vol. 63: 1 (2002), with a foreward which highlights historoical developments of capital punishment in the U.S. Death Penalty History in Oklahoma.
Brief history of Capital Punishment in Oklahoma provided by the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Death Row in Oklahoma 2001.
Brief summaries of 134 Oklahoma death row inmates case and appeal status, with photos, from TulsaWorld.Com. "Death on the Gurney: An Idea Made in Oklahoma," by Kevin Acers.
Brief article on the origins of lethal injection as a means of execution originating in Oklahoma. Death Penalty History in Oregon.
Brief history of Capital Punishment in Oregon 1864-1996 provided by the Oregon Department of Corrections, with executions and current death row information, and methods of execution, with photo of death chamber. Death Penalty History in Pennsylvania.
Brief history of Capital Punishment in Pennsylvania from Kimberly & Albrecht Powell. (About.Com) Death Penalty History in South Carolina.
Brief history of Capital Punishment in South Carolina provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Death Penalty History in Tennessee.
Brief chronology of the death penalty in Tennessee provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction. Death Penalty History in Texas. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
Brief history of the Death Penalty in Texas, including list of executed prisoners by name, date and method, provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Death Penalty History in Utah.
Brief history of the Death Penalty in Utah, by L. Kay Gillespie, from "The Unforgiven: A History of Utah's Executed Men." (1991) Death Penalty History in Washington State. (Washington DOC)
Brief history of the Death Penalty in Washington State, with list of executions and current death row. Death Penalty History in Washington State. (WCADP)
Brief legal history of the Death Penalty in Washington State, with list of executions and current death row, from the Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Death Penalty History in West Virginia.
Brief history of the death penalty in West Virginia. "Thy Brother's Blood": Capital Punishment in West Virginia," by Stan Bumgardner and Christine Kreiser. Death Penalty History in Wisconsin. (Dennis McCann, Milwaukee Journal March 24, 1998)
Brief history of the death penalty in Wisconsin, detailing the last execution in 1851, where a man convicted of murdering his wife was hanged, but it took nearly 10 minutes for him to die. "Death Penalty History in Wisconsin," by Alexander T. Pendleton & Blaine R. Renfert. (Wisconsin Lawyer)
Brief history of the death penalty in Wisconsin, detailing the last execution of John McCaffary in 1851. "A Brief History of Wisconsin's Death Penalty." Wisconsin law has been without the death penalty for 140 years, maintaining this tradition longer than any other state in the nation. John McCaffary and the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Wisconsin. (RootsWeb).
A Collection of Historical Accounts. Excellent Internet Bibliography. In recent years, Kenosha has witnessed the reawakening of interest in the events surrounding John McCaffray and the abolition of the death penalty in Wisconsin a century and a half distant in the past. However, some members of the community seem stubbornly determined to retain their nostalgic, if factually bankrupt, view of this dark period of Kenosha's history. But as Mr Burkel states: "nostalgia isn't history." In the interest of making fact based material available on the internet, you can access the following accounts of the events by simply clicking on the title below: Thoughts on Capital Punishment by Rich Geib.
Quotes on capital punishment from historical church leaders, including Pope Leo XIII (1901), and the Bishop of Verden (1411), Massachusetts Colony Laws (1641), French Philosopher Michel Eyquen Montaigne (1533-1592), and Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786). (Intended to show that the punishment is often used to quell dissent and heresy) Death Penalty History in CA, OR, NV, WA, AZ, ID, MT. (9th Circuit Capital Punishment Handbook)
Handbook on the death penalty, with citations to federal and state cases and articles; Historical and statutory and case summaries from Oregon, California, Washington, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada, published by the United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeal in 1999, also downloadable in Adobe Acrobat format.

Execution and Death Row Statistics

Clark County Prosecuting Attorney - U.S. Executions Since 1976.
Complete listing of all executions in the United States since 1976; Date of Execution, State of Execution, Method of Execution, Murderer's Name-Race-Sex-Age at murder and execution, Date of Birth of Murderer, Victim's Name-Race-Sex-Age at murder and execution, Date of Murder, Method of Murder, Victim Relationship to Murderer, Date of Sentencing; Factual and legal summaries with reposted news accounts of case. Death Penalty Information Center.
Probably the single most comprehensive and authoritative internet rersource on the death penalty, with stats conscienciously kept up-to-date. List of executions since 1976 by name, date, state, method, and race of defendant and victim; State per capita execution rates; Number of executions since 1976 by region and state, and by method; List of recent executions (98-00) with very brief commentary; Size of death row by state and since 1965; State by state info on death row, minimum age, LWOP option, method of execution, clemency process; Info on abolition or last execution in no-DP states. Before the Needles: Executions in America Before Lethal Injection. (Rob Gallagher)
The following is a detailed State by State listing of 14,490 executions that occurred under civil authority in the United States or within territory that later became the United States. From George Kendal being shot for espionage in Virginia (1608) until Gary Gilmore met his maker for murder in Utah (1977). Executions are also broken down chronologically, by race and gender, by juveniles, by method of execution, by (non-homicide) conviction. Outstanding work developed from The Espy Files. Death Row USA, Winter 2007.
(As of January 1, 2007) A quarterly report by the Capital Punishment Project of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., hosted by the Death Penalty Information Center. A complete listing of all current death row prisoners in the United States, by name, race, sex, and juveniles; Summaries of racial and gender characteristics of those executed, on death row, and their victims; Summaries of recent U.S. Supreme Court cases. Bureau of Justice Statistics: Capital Punishment 1993-2005
Yearly publication of the U.S. Department of Justice with detailed statistics and history of the death penalty in the U.S. Demographics (race, age, gender, education, criminal history) on those executed and current death row; Number on U.S. death row since 1953; Number executed since 1930 and since 1977 by state and by year; List of jurisdictions with and without death penalty, with summary of statutes and recent statutory changes; Methods of execution and minimum age by state; Time on death row of those executed. Availability lags approximately one year behind. (PDF, Ascii, or Spreadsheet format) Bureau of Justice Statistics: Capital Punishment 1989-1997
Yearly publication of the U.S. Department of Justice with detailed statistics and history of the death penalty in the U.S. Archive of older publications maintained by American Society of Criminologists. (Text format) Bureau of Justice Statistics: Prisoners in 1994-2006
Yearly publication of the U.S. Department of Justice with detailed statistics on the number and demographics of inmates incarcerated in federal, state, and local institutions; probationers and parolees; Changes and trends in incarceration rates. Availability lags approximately one year behind. Bureau of Justice Statistics: Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online (31st Edition 2003)
Supported by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Sourcebook brings together data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States. These data are displayed in over 600 tables. Sourcebook is organized into six topical sections: Characteristics of the criminal justice systems, Public attitudes toward crime and criminal justice-related topics, Nature and distribution of known offenses, Characteristics and distribution of persons arrested, Judicial processing of defendants, and Persons under correctional supervision. Includes archives of Sourcebook since 1994. The ESPY File. (1608-2002)
Complete list of executed prisoners in the United States from 1608-2002; List of executed prisoners from 1967 to present by name, date, state and method; British executions. (Hosted by Death Penalty Information Center) "Death Penalty & Prison Issues," from Lene Pantawapirom.
News reports on each execution in the United States from 1998-present; Prison Related Links, Prisoner Homepages. National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty: Facts and Figures. (NCADP)
List of jurisdictions with or without death penalty; Current death row population by state; Death Row size since 1968. Focus on the Death Penalty: Statistics. (Univ Alaska Anchorage)
Established by the Justice Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage in the wake of a debate on whether to introduce capital punishment to Alaska. Links to Bureau of Justice Capital Punishment 1992-2003; Executions and death row listings of specific populations, including women and juveniles. Death Penalty News and Updates. (SMU)
From Rick Halperin and Joan Brett. List of executed prisoners since 1977 by name, date, state, method, and names of victims; Number of executions since 1977 by year and state; Texas executions by county; Upcoming executions scheduled. Fight the Death Penalty in the USA.
List of U.S. executed prisoners 1996-2004 by name, date, race, state and method, with very brief news summary on each case; Impending executions; Execution Statistics. Amnesty International: Death Penalty USA Pages - Facts and Figures.
List of U.S. executed prisoners 1998-2008 (up-to-date) by name, date, state and method; Executions by state and by year since 1976; Current authorized methods of execution by state. State by State Summary of Execution and Death Row Stats. (Capital Punishment U.S.A.)
Tables showing state by state number and method of executions, number on death row, population, homicide rates as of January 1, 2005; State by state summary of death penalty laws; Female executions 1900-2005; Female Hagings 1632-1900. Executions of Federal Prisoners Since 1927. (Federal Bureau of Prisons)
Complete list of prisoners executed by the federal government 1927-2008; Date