COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 INNOCENCE AND THE DEATH PENALTY DEBATE; 2 THE DEATH PENALTY IN AMERICA; 3 A CHRONOLOGY OF INNOCENCE; 4 THE SHIFTING TERMS OF DEBATE; 5 INNOCENCE, RESONANCE, AND OLD ARGUMENTS MADE NEW AGAIN; 6 PUBLIC OPINION; 7 THE RISE AND FALL OF A PUBLIC POLICY; 8 CONCLUSION; EPILOGUE: INDIVIDUALS EXONERATED FROM DEATH ROW; APPENDIX A: NEW YORK TIMES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT COVERAGE, 1960 TO 2005; APPENDIX B: DESCRIPTION OF DATA; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX
Summary
The possible end of capital punishment due to new discoveries of innocence
