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Why Oppose the Death Penalty? |
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General Information About Capital Punishment
- Death Penalty Information Center Currently one of the best web resources on the death penalty. The site is well organized and very helpful.
- The Case Against The Death Penalty by Hugo Adam Bedau is a comprehensive paper on issues surrounding capital punishment.
- Hanging Judges An article in The Nation by Bryan Stevenson regarding the climate of the Supreme Court on death penalty issues.
- Death Penalty Decried An article from the Houston Chronicle about the dilemma facing judges who must appoint lawyers in death penalty cases.
- Death Penalty Information From the American Society of Criminology.
- Moratorium 2000
- MSN Encarta A comprehensive general overview of the death penalty including a summery of the debate, world trends, and a history of the death penalty in the United States.
State Based Groups
- Death Penalty Focus of California
- Iowans Against The Death Penalty
- Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- New Mexico Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty
- Ohioans to Stop Executions
- Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
- Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Faith Based Groups
- Catholics Against Capitol Punishment
- Creighton University Collaborative Ministry
- Dalai Lama's Statement Against the Death Penalty
- General Board of Global Ministries (United Methodist Church)
- Jewish Resources for Social Change
- Lamp of Hope Project
- Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation
- People of Faith Against the Death Penalty
- Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty Project
- Unitarian Universalists Against the Death Penalty
Other Groups That Oppose The Death Penalty
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Amnesty International USA
- National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
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