Death Penalty
CJPF President Eric Sterling comments on the public's concerns about the death penalty in this September 4, 2003 Christian Science Monitor article by Amanda Paulson and Abraham McLaughlin.
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Execution Would Make Timothy McVeigh a Martyr By CJPF Police Policy Fellow Nicholas Pastore. USA Today, June 11, 1997. This letter to the editor argues that lifelong imprisonment may be a more apt punishment for the man convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing, and warns that his execution could lead to more extremist violence done in his name.
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Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. The DPIC website contains a wealth of information and resources about capital punishment, including articles, facts, reports, and books.
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National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty provides information, advocates for public policy, and mobilizes and supports individuals and institutions that share our unconditional rejection of capital punishment. The NCADP website contains news archives, press releases, and provides facts and figures about capital punishment.
