NEW RESOURCES: American Prospect Features Special Report on Capital Punishment

The July 2004 edition of The American Prospect features a special section on capital punishment with articles by some of the nation’s most respected experts on the topic. “Reasonable Doubts: A Special Report on the Death Penalty” examines the growing movement to reform or abolish capital punishment in America. Among the topics examined are public opinion, innocence, race, and the death penalty for juveniles. The series also provides a closer look at the death penalty in states such as Illinois and Texas, and offers an overview of the Supreme Court’s recent decisions on the death penalty. The authors included are: Anthony Amsterdam, Hugo Bedau, Christina Swarns, Tom Lowenstein, Sasha Abramsky, Jean Templeton, Joseph Rosenbloom, and Connie de la Vega. See Resources.