Capital Punishment

1000+ Death Penalty Links
Links to thousands of web sites selected by the office of the Prosecuting Attorney of the state of Indiana

California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice

This commission was created by the California State Senate to examine the causes of wrongful convictions and make recommendations to insure the fair administration of justice in California. Its website features reports such as the 2008 report on the administration of the death penalty and the 2006 report on eyewitness identification procedures. Also includes news, list of legislation supported by the commission, and links to related sites. 

California Lethal Injection Procedures

Describes the lethal injection procedures for California, from the time that an execution order is received and through the execution itself. Discusses the chemical preparation, the execution chamber at San Quentin Prison, and the number and type of witnesses specified for an execution. From the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Capital Punishment: All Points of View on the Death Penalty
This site [Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance], "deals with the execution of criminals found guilty of having committed serious crimes. ... Most democracies in the world have abandoned the death penalty. The U.S. and Japan and South Korea are the only exceptions." Features data, a description of methods (such as hanging, electric chair, firing squad, and lethal injection), material about the status of the death penalty worldwide, and links to related sites. From the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.

Death Penalty

Amnesty International (AI) USA's death penalty abolition page has news and reports relating to worldwide use of capital punishment. Features fact sheets; developments, by country; and international human rights standards, beginning with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Also reports on the execution of offenders that are juveniles, foreign nationals, mentally ill, or mentally retarded. Includes links to related resources.

Death Penalty Information

About the Death Penalty includes pro and con viewpoints, stages of a capital case, history, and how each method of execution is carried out. Interactive U.S. maps in State by State Data show executions and death row inmates by ethnicity, gender, or juveniles; legislation about the mentally retarded, juveniles, and life without parole; and methods of execution used. Included are State Summaries with facts and history, and a table of comparisons. Courtroom Cases presents various issues for jury selection and four actual cases. There is also a Teacher's Guide . Searchable, and requires Macromedia Flash and Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-ins.
 

Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC)

Includes a database of all executions since 1976, searchable by name, year, age, race, gender, location, method of execution, and special factors. Also provides reports on issues such as innocence, juveniles, mental illness, and costs, as well as facts about death row, sentencing, data for individual states, and the history of the death penalty. Portions of the site also available in Spanish.
 

Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project

A project to ensure that each jurisdiction in the U.S. "that imposes the death penalty has a duty to determine whether the system under which the penalty is imposed and carried out is flawed and, if so, to eliminate the flaws." Includes a FAQ, assessment reports and compliance charts for 8 states, and related material. From the American Bar Association (ABA) Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities.

Death Penalty News & Updates

Includes information on current executions in the United States, death penalty-related news, statistics on executions by state, statistical summaries, and more. The site is against the death penalty and provides information on contacting U.S. law makers and on actions regarding the death penalty.

Death Penalty Paper
Resources from Pro-Death Penalty.com.

Europe Against the Death Penalty

"EU Member States and the European Union are strongly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances. ... The abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity and the progressive development of human rights." Includes EU and UN documents, information about actions in U.S. death row cases, European and international agreements, and links to related sites. From the European Union, Delegation of the European Commission to the United States.

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

This project examines a variety of aspects of the "intersection of religion and public affairs." The project's website features surveys, reports, and other material about contemporary issues such as bioethics, gay marriage, the death penalty, religion in public schools, social welfare, laws, and world affairs. It "does not take position on policy debates." A project of the Pew Research Center.

Pro Capital Punishment Page
Changing views on this difficult issue and many legal challenges to capital punishment working their way through the courts resulted in a halt to executions ...
www.wesleylowe.com/cp.html

Protest.Net

A worldwide annotated list of upcoming protests, international days of peace, and other events where "activists are meeting, organizing, and protesting to demand a better world for all." Browsable by city, and issue (including animal rights, death penalty, drugs, the environment, feminism and reproductive rights, globalism, immigration, Iraq, prisons, police, and gay and lesbian). Note: search feature not working.