Death Penalty Information

Cornell Death Penalty Page
General information about federal habeas corpus review and capital punishment, a synopsis of recent federal court decisions on habeas corpus and capital punishment, and links to other pertinent sites.

Death Penalty Information Center
The award winning site of the Death Penalty Information Center includes an execution data base and information on numerous topics related to the death penalty such as innocence, deterrence, mental retardation, race, etc. It also includes “Death Row U.S.A.” from NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund which lists all persons currently under a sentence of death in the United States.

Death Penalty News & Updates
This website, managed by Rick Halperin, collects news stories related to the death penalty.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
NACDL devotes a portion of its website to death penalty materials, including useful articles from its magazine, The Champion.