A continuing conflict - a history of capital punishment in America -- Sumpreme Court rulings - cruel and unusual? -- Legal decisions - circumstances, right to counsel, evidence, and victim impact statements -- Legal decisions - youth, insanity, race, methods of execution, and Habeas Corpus review under the Antiterrorism Act -- Death penalty statutes and methods -- Executions - historical statistics -- Under sentence of death -- Public attitudes toward capital punishment -- Capital punishment around the world -- The debate - capital punishment should be maintained -- The debate - capital punishment should be abolished.