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Lethal Injection, Part II
Published: Apr 23, 2014
Lethal Injection 2 — A discussion of recent changes to lethal injection protocol in response to drug shortages.
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Arbitrariness and the Constitution
Published: Mar 01, 2013
Arbitrariness and the Constitution — Interview with University of Baltimore Law School professor John Bessler on arbitrariness and the history of the death penalty.
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Alabama Death Row Inmate Freed
Jennifer Whitfield Interview
Published: May 24, 2012
Interview with Jennifer Whitfield of Covington and Burling regarding the recent release of Alabama death row inmate Larry Smith.
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Japan
Published: May 01, 2012
Interview with Michael Fox discussing issues surrounding the death penalty in Japan, including public attitudes towards the death penalty, the way the criminal justice system works and the efforts of abolitionist groups.
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Spanish Language Podcast
Published: Apr 02, 2012
Discusses general issues of the death penalty in America: recent trends, application against minority defendants, support among Hispanics as well as the international use of the death penalty. Presented in Spanish.
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International
Published: Dec 02, 2011
Discusses the international context of the American death penalty, including international trends in capital punishment and how international opinion affects the death penalty in the U.S.
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Death Row
Published: Oct 07, 2011
A summary of topics relating to death row, including discussion of death row statistics and procedures.
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Supreme Court
Published: Aug 08, 2011
A summary of the role of the Supreme Court in the death penalty, including discussion of major decisions by the court on capital punishment.
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Legal Process
Published: Jun 28, 2011
A summary of the legal process involved in a death sentence, including jury selection and the appeals process.
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Women
Published: May 05, 2011
Covers some of the history of executed women in America, as well as issues of gender bias and differences among genders in support for the death penalty.