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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Chidester said Rhode Island's last execution was in 1845, when an Irish immigrant who was later found innocent was executed for killing his boss.

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Rallyers Protest Death Penalty | 2/18/1999 | See Source »

Sean expressed deep remorse about his crime. He ministered to thousands of teenagers to help them find the right path. His execution denies the possibility that a person--a child of 16--can be rehabilitated and redeemed. It is the potential for change and redemption that motivates us all to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eulogy: SEAN SELLERS | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

While I am deeply opposed to capital punishment and thus pleased that one fewer inmate (however deserving of the penalty he may appear to be) will be executed as a result of the Pope's intervention, this whole story leaves me a little queasy. It brings religion and politics in...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: Separate for a Reason | 2/4/1999 | See Source »

One week earlier, Leroy--an eight-year-old whom family called B.J.--was shot in the back and head as he and his mother raced up their stairs, trying in vain to escape an intruder. His mom Karen Clarke, 30, was shot twice in the back. It looked like an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Silent Testimony | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

The problem for Bereano and other detractors is that DNA technology works. In England as many as 500 matches are made a week between database entries and samples taken from crime scenes. When mass sweeps are conducted, the police claim a 70% success rate in cracking the crime they're...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DNA Detectives | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

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