Death Penalty (14.4 | 28.8)
The pros and cons of the death penalty took center stage again this week, with the execution of convicted murderer Gary Graham in Texas. Sharon talks to journalists Christy Hoppe, of the Dallas Morning News, Laura Kiernen, the New Hampshire columnist for the Boston Globe, and Steve Mills of the Chicago Tribune, to find out what citizens around the country are saying about their states' death penalty statutes.
Death Penalty (14.4 | 28.8)
Morning Edition, June 23, 2000
NPR's White House Correspondent Mara Liasson reports on the ambivalence that Vice President Al Gore -- and the entire Democratic party -- have taken towards capital punishment. They don't want to be perceived as soft on
crime, but they question whether the death penalty is being applied fairly.
Bush Defends Death Penalty (14.4 | 28.8)
Morning Edition, June 22, 2000
NPR's John Burnett reports Texas Governor -- and Republican presidential candidate -- George W. Bush has presided over more executions
than any other governor in the country. Even as other governors are
reconsidering the fairness of the death penalty, Bush defends it.
Death Penalty (14.4 | 28.8)
All Things Considered, June 16, 2000
NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the new dynamic in the
debate over the death penalty. While polls show little movement on the issue
-- Americans still support it -- there appears to be a growing awareness
that innocent people have been put to death.
Bush & Death Penalty (14.4 | 28.8)
All Things Considered, June 12, 2000
Host Robert Siegel talks with Steve Mills, a reporter for
the Chicago Tribune about death penalty cases in Texas. Mills and two
additional reporters named Douglas Holt and Ken Armstrong have found that
several cases have been prosecuted using flawed evidence.
Death Penalty (14.4 | 28.8)
-- NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr notes the
criticism surrounding capital punishment and the likelihood that the death
penalty will become a campaign issue.
