The death penalty debate

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ABOLITION FLASHCARD
Amnesty International USA
Program to Abolish the Death Penalty (PADP)
July 2004

Watch a New Documentary on the Death Penalty

July 30, 8 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
NBC's Dateline

"Can capital punishment be justified in a criminal justice system so fraught with error that in Illinois, 13 of 25 inmates slated for execution were discovered to be innocent?"

This was exactly the question that former Illinois Governor George Ryan faced in the final days of his term as he decided whether to let 167 people live or die. And it is the question that America will face on July 30 when "Deadline," a riveting new documentary from Big Mouth Productions, has its national television premiere in a special two-hour edition of NBC's Dateline at 8 pm (Eastern Standard Time).

"Deadline" explores two of the most significant, yet unexamined, events in the history of American capital punishment:

-- the abolition of the death penalty in 1972
-- the momentous debate in Illinois in 2002-2003 over clemency for all of the state's death row inmates.

The film reveals the inner workings of these events and leads to profound questions on America's approach to crime and punishment.

It is unprecedented for a film like this to get such a large, diverse audience, which makes it extremely important for viewers to tune in and show the network just how hungry the American public is for media that forces us to think critically. Amnesty International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty has been working with the outreach coordinator to make sure that "Deadline" reaches as many people as possible, as part of our mission to educate the American public about the fatal flaws in the death penalty system.

Invite your friends, family and community members to attend a Viewing Party for Deadline's NBC broadcast on July 30th at 8pm. Help spread the word and promote the discussion of America's criminal justice system and the death penalty!

If you would like to host a Deadline Viewing Party, please fill out the information below and send it to [email protected]. They will then send you a "How To Throw A Viewing Party Guide" and, on the day of the broadcast, a "Deadline Discussion Guide."

You can also find information on how to organize an event or lead a film discussion on the Amnesty International USA website at:

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=660077&l=9352

To learn more about the film, log onto the website at:

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=660077&l=9353