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• - Examines the propensity for mistakes in sentencing and proposes possible solutions.
  
• - Two-part story of investigation into the use of the death penalty in Texas, plus links to related stories. Registration required.
  
• - Controversy in the Philippines by reporter Ron Gluckman.
  
• - Article about Phil Donahue's recent call for live, televised executions.
  
• - An article on the questions raised by a study released on June 12, 2000.
  
• - Illustrated article showing the complete lethal injection procedure.
  
• - A directory.
  
• - A five-part Tribune investigation that found 381 people who had homicide verdicts overturned because of prosecutor misconduct since 1963. Published in January, 1999.
  
• - Continuing coverage with news and commentary, transcripts, video, Supreme Court cases, opponents and supporters.
  
• - The newspaper's investigation resulted in five stories of failures in the Illinois capital punishment system.
  
• - An overview of policy. Includes statistics.
  
• - Opinions by Jason Tweed with newsclippings and responses.
  
• - Analysis of Aztec sacrificial rituals and how they relate to the modern-day punishment.
  
• - A message sent to The Baltimore Sun.