Death Penalty

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  • "Mr. Death"

    An idiosyncratic documentary examines the life of Fred Leuchter, a man who built a better electric chair -- and denied the Holocaust death camps.
    By Andrew O'Hehir January 14, 2000

  • Execution, Texas-style

    George W. Bush, the presidential candidate campaigning as a compassionate conservative, does not appear ready to stop the execution of a teenaged murderer.
    By Robert Bryce January 13, 2000

  • Try him again

    Justice for the widow of a dead police officer, cut down in the prime of his life, will not be served by executing a framed man, even if he's guilty.
    By Debra Dickerson December 29, 1999

  • Black like who?

    Mumia Abu-Jamal may be a symbol of racism to the celebrity set, but to most black people, he's just a scary character who probably got what he deserved.
    By Debra Dickerson December 21, 1999

  • "The Green Mile"

    Tom Hanks and a sparkling cast squeeze Stephen King's story for surprisingly effective Hollywood melodrama.
    By Andrew O'Hehir December 10, 1999

  • Gang land

    Can the same entertainment media that have popularized gang culture be used to combat gang-related violence? Plus: Men who collect penis bones; capital punishments throughout human history.
    By Jenn Shreve November 12, 1999

  • A dramatic moment of mercy

    The Shepard family spares the life of their son's killer.
    By Dave Cullen November 5, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Is Paglia wrong about Waco? Plus: R.E.M. on "Automatic" pilot; Luddite gamers should quit moaning and start playing.
    Letters to the Editor September 15, 1999

  • Capital punishment on trial

    After witnessing a state execution, a Florida reporter says the electric chair is inhumane.
    By Charles Elmore September 8, 1999

  • Therapy is painless

    From Freud to divorce court: A therapist to meet your every need. Plus: Dan Savage vs. the Republicans; Elvis' "black satin-like" pajamas on the auction block.
    By Jenn Shreve August 20, 1999

  • Gov. Death

    George W. Bush has presided over an execution in Texas almost every two weeks since his election. Why isn't that a campaign issue?
    By Christopher Hitchens August 7, 1999

  • Till death do us part

    On the road with Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and the Indigo Girls.
    By -- Meredith Ochs April 21, 1999

  • Justice in Jasper

    King murder trial report: In the face of naked evil, the races in Jasper, Texas, come together.
    By Faulkner Fox February 26, 1999

  • Home Movies by Charles Taylor: Invitation to a lynching

    A powerful movie tells the true story of an innocent man and the trial that ended the death penalty in England.
    By Charles Taylor August 19, 1998

  • SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal

    Former "M*A*S*H" star Mike Farrell talks about his fight to end the death penalty.
    By Daniel Feingold August 5, 1997

  • SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal

    By Gary Kamiya August 4, 1997

  • SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal

    Just because California's next "dead man walking" might be innocent doesn't mean that his life will be saved.
    By Michael Kroll July 23, 1997
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