capital punishment

Books

Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer’s Reflection on Dealing with the Death Penalty

Scott Turow

Don’t Kill in our Names: Families of Murder Victims Speak Out Against the Death Penalty

Rachel King

No more death row

Feb 10, 2004 reviewed by William Vance Trollinger Jr.
In 2000 Governor George Ryan of Illinois declared a moratorium on executions.
From the Editors

Capital offense

The death-penalty system
Feb 08, 2003
George Ryan, until last month the Republican governor of Illinois, has revolutionized the debate over capital punishment. His genius, such as it is, has been to ignore the great moral and philosophic questions that surround the topic and focus on the pragmatic ones.
Features

Executing justice

Second thoughts on the death penalty
Feb 13, 2002 by John Dart
In the death chamber at San Quentin just after midnight on January 28, a confessed killer was executed by lethal injection. He was convicted two decades ago for the murder of an 81-year-old woman during a botched burglary in which he cooked noodles in her kitchen as she died.
Cover Story

The stories of 2001

More than 9/11

Dec 19, 2001

1. September 11

Faith Matters

A letter to Timothy

May 09, 2001 by Miroslav Volf

Dear Timothy, As I was preparing a brief meditation on the “last words” of Jesus, I thought of you. The rector of my church asked me to speak about the “second word”: “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” If you know your Bible you will remember that Jesus said this to one of the criminals who was crucified with him.