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Death Penalty in the U.S.

North Dakota

Published: Sep 26, 2014

North Dakota’s res­i­dents signed a peti­tion in 1915 about the bar­barous” and inef­fec­tive”. That very year, the North Dakota leg­is­la­ture passed a bill repeal­ing the death penal­ty and it has remained off the books ever since.

Death Penalty in the U.S.

Minnesota

Published: Sep 17, 2014

Minnesota became the 4th state to abol­ish the death penal­ty after a short his­to­ry of cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment filled with ques­tions about the fair­ness of a mur­der tri­al as well as the largest mass hang­ing in US history.

Death Penalty in the U.S.

Maine

Published: Aug 29, 2014

A series of botched hang­ings led to the state of Maine reex­am­in­ing its use of the death penal­ty. The state abol­ished the death penal­ty in 1876, but it was rein­stat­ed for a few years after a series of cold-blood­ed mur­ders”. The state abol­ished the death penal­ty again in 1883, and has not rein­stat­ed it since.

Death Penalty in the U.S.

Wisconsin

Published: Aug 29, 2014

In 1853, Wisconsin became the first state to abol­ish the death penal­ty for all crimes, includ­ing treason.

Death Penalty in the U.S.

Michigan

Published: Aug 19, 2014

In 1847, Michigan became the first English speak­ing juris­dic­tion and first U.S. state to abol­ish the death penalty.

On the Issues

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.

On the Issues

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.

On the Issues

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.

On the Issues

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.

On the Issues

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.