Read why Texas Gov. George W. Bush recommended a 30-day reprieve for inmate Ricky Nolen McGinn, and look back at Bush's execution record.
Greta Van Susteren talks with Gary Graham, AKA Shaka Sankofa, before his June 22 execution. Read the text, or view a video clip.
Pro-death penalty site provides an evaluation of the Gary Graham case, answering criticisms by anti-death penalty supporters.
Discover why the Illinois govenor decided to suspend the death penalty, and review capital-punishment laws in the United States and Illinois.
Read the statement made by this man as he was being executed.
Features news clippings, photos and articles related to the story of Shaka Sankofa, previously known as Gary Graham.
Betty Lou Beets, convicted of the killing of her husband, was executed by lethal injection by the state of Texas. Read about her case.
Writer argues against the death penalty citing recent cases where prosecutors and officers suppressed evidence that might have proven innocence.