List of tables
List of figures
Acknowledgments
1. Innocence and the death penaly debate
2. The death penalty in America
3. A chronology of innocence
4. The shifting terms of debate
5. Innocence, resonance, and old arguments made new again
6. Public opinion
7. The rise and fall of a public policy
8. Conclusion
Epilogue : Individuals exonerated from death row
Appendix A : New York Times capital punishment coverage, 1960 to 2005
Appendix B : Description of data
Notes
References
Index.