The following links provide information
about capital punishment from state governments and the
U.S. Department of Justice.
State
Maryland Attorney General Call for
Abolition of Death Penalty
http://www.oag.state.md.us/Press/2003/013003.htm
J. Joseph Curran, Jr., announced in April of 2003 that he has called for the
abolition of the death penalty in an open letter to Governor Robert Ehrlich,
Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele and members of the General Assembly. Curran
noted the national rate of exonerations in capital cases, recent public questioning
of the way the death penalty is administered in Maryland, as well as the existence
of life without parole in calling for an end to executions. A copy of the open
letter can be seen at http://mc4se.org/cur3.htm
Clark County (Indiana) Prosecuting
Attorney's Office http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/usexecute.htm
Office of the Clark County (Indiana) Prosecuting Attorney's website. Contains
the complete list of executions since 1976 (actualized last on 7/29/03) with
links to court documentation and diverse press about the inmates.
Federal
U.S. Department of Justice http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm
Office of Justice Programs - The Bureau of Justice Statistics: The Capital Punishment
statistics for 2002
