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Capital Punishment, Bureau of Justice Statistics
BJS webpage on capital punishment providing data on persons held under sentence of death and those executed from the state department of corrections and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Statistics include the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status, offenders' sex, race, education, marital status, age, legal status and method.
Capital Punishment, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
Extensive treatment of the legal issues surrounding all aspects of capital punishment.
Capital Punishment, Times Topics, New York Times
New York Times articles on the topic of Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment in the United States: Explained by Jessica Brand and Callie Heller
These authors break down the issue of capital punishment in a clear and exhaustive way.
Death Penalty, Equal Justice Initiative
Equal Justice Initiative's page on the death penalty presenting statistics and information related to inadequate counsel, racial bias, public safety and more.
Death Penalty Information Center
A national non-profit organization meant to serve the media, public and students. The Center publishes in-depth current and annual reports, conducts briefings for journalists and serves as a resource to those working on this issue including arbitrariness, costs, innocence, and race. Their site offers a wide variety of multimedia resources, podcast series, and an extensive student research center.
States and Capital Punishment, National Conference of State Legislators
NCSL breakdown on state statistics and method of execution.