4/23/2000
Bruce Springsteen Backs Moratorium 2000
Bruce Springsteen Dedicates Song to North Carolina People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, Encourages Audience to Sign Moratorium 2000 Petition
4/16/2000
Old Enough to Kill, Old Enough to Die?
Commentary on death penalty sentences for crimes committed by a juvenile. Includes a listing of "Death Row's Young Convicts."
2/10/2000
Public Opinion Regardingthe Death Penalty
Illinois Gov. George Ryan's decision to suspend the death penalty -- while affirming his belief in capital punishment -- represents America's own schizophrenia.
8/15/2000
Can It Be Fixed?
Letter from Charles Hoffman, an attorney with the State Appellate Defenders Office and a member of the board of the Illinois Death Penalty Moratorium Project.
5/26/2000
Cardinal Mahoney Urges Moratorium in California
Mahony Urges Davis to Place Moratorium on Executions. <br>Cardinal says death penalty is fatally flawed and biased against minorities and poor. Governor has refused to suspend it.
2/14/2000
Statement from the American Bar Association President
Gov. George Ryan of Illinois recently marked a clear path to improved justice throughout the nation. By executive action, he effectively made Illinois the first of the 38 states with capital punishment to halt all executions while it reviews its death penalty procedures. <br>