For every seven executions since 1976, one other prisoner on death row has been found innocent. 38 states have the death penalty. The Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 allows capital punishment for over 60 offenses, some of which do not involve murder. Gov. George W. Bush has overseen 126 executions in Texas, more than any other governor. Reports on several prisoners on death row who have proved innocent.
Article profiles four men wrongly convicted and sentenced to death.
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation A nonprofit, public interest foundation representing victims' rights, opposes a death penalty moratorium. Protection of Innocence Act Bill requires DNA testing of some death penalty convictions.