Death Penalty/Capital Punishment
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Death Penalty Links
Scroll down to find links to pro- and con- Web sites along with
other sites providing statistics, humor/art, and information on legal
research, religious issues, public opinion, wrongful convictions, and
more. Provided by the Clark County (Indiana) Prosecuting Attorneys Office.
Death Penalty Information Center
A non-profit organization, DPIC provides analysis, statistics, and information on the topic of capital punishment. Includes a downloadable fact sheet, series of articles organized by issues, and state information.
Punishment
and the Death Penalty
Scroll down for court decisions, legislative information, statistical
resources, articles, Internet links and more from a professor at the
University of San Diego.
Support
Pro-death penalty.com
Created by the non-profit organization Justice For All, this site
includes reports, legal information, articles, interviews, and links that
support capital punishment.
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Oppose
Capital Punishment
Offers a variety of articles, statistics, maps, videos, and essays, including The Case Against the Death Penalty, written by leading anti-death-penalty scholar Hugo Adam Bedau. From the ACLU, whose mission is to “defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.”
Washington Coalition to
Abolish the Death Penalty
Presents current, historical, and legal information from a coalition
of 21 community, religious, and legal organizations.
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Religious Perspectives
The
Death Penalty Debate – Justice Center Website
Provides links to Web sites discussing Biblical sources and interpretations
of the death penalty, positions from various denominations, and Islamic
perspectives. From the University of Alaska in Anchorage.
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Law
Death Penalty Legal Information
A short overview of the legal issues surrounding the death penalty, including landmark Supreme Court cases. From Cornell University's Legal Information Institute.
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Last Updated:
December 13, 2011
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