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As a decades long advocate for the rights of crime survivors, Kathy Garcia shares her perspectives on why the death penalty should be ended.

Nature magazine describes the problems with the criminal justice system's use of fingerprint evidence.

Senator Roy Brown of Montana discusses the influx of conservatives into the movement to end the death penalty.

Fifty years after creating the theory and framework behind the modern death penalty law, the American Law Institute throws up its hands in defeat, claiming it can no longer put its reputation being the failed public policy.

Richard Viguerie, whom some describe as "one of the creators of the modern conservative movement", talks about why he is against the death penalty and why he believes conservatives should follow his lead.

John Connor insists that the death penalty is not a deterrent, even for prisoners serving life without parole. He served as the special prosecutor in the Montana Attorney General's office, assisting on all death penalty cases for over 20 years.

Former State Representative Case Taylor wishes he could take back his vote reinstating the death penalty in 1978. And now he hopes Maryland will finally abolish capital punishment.

Jim Oppedahl, a former state court administrator, discusses the resource-drained court system and the huge drain of the expensive death penalty, especially during this economic crisis.

New Jersey law enforcement officials discuss life after the death penalty.

Former Bexar County (TX) prosecutor congratulates the Maryland Death Penalty Study Commission on recommending repeal of the death penalty. He shares his experience of questioning whether one man he helped put to death was actually innocent.