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Every year about 300 people receive the death sentence in this country and about 35 leave death row--usually with the aid of electricity or an intravenous drip. Most of the arrivals and all the departures since 1976 have been state cases. If McVeigh gets the death penalty, he will be only the 13th federal prisoner sent to death row since 1976. None of the others have yet been executed, a reminder that those aching for McVeigh's death had better stay patient...
...impressively titled Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, which makes it increasingly difficult for defendants to secure federal review of their cases. Thanks to such laws, the appeals process won't be taking nine years anymore--and those falsely convicted will have less chance of leaving death row alive...
...many on death row are innocent? All or none, depending on whom you ask. Since 1976, however, 65 have escaped the death house when their convictions were overturned. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall once wrote, "No matter how careful the courts are, the possibility of perjured testimony, mistaken honest testimony and human error remain all too real. We have no way of judging how many innocent persons have been executed, but we can be certain that there were some...
Alabama has been doing doing its bit to hit the target. The state implemented measures to speed up execution of some of the 153 people on death row, even threatening to set execution dates for those who have not completed their appeals. So far this year, the state has put just four men to death, but even with such limited numbers, there is a no-big-deal sense to the proceedings. "We keep it real low-key," says veteran corrections officer Charles Bodiford...
...myself. Right now I'm trying to deal with forgiving. I can't tell myself or anyone else that I've forgiven Timothy McVeigh, because I have not. But my spiritual being tells me I have to deal with that. And if he is sent to death row, or if he's executed, I won't be able to choose to forgive him. As long as he's alive, I have to deal with my feelings and emotions. I'm afraid that it's going to be a real struggle. But it's a struggle I need to wage...