It’s been more than a decade since Utah last executed someone. Since then, the legislature has looked at repealing the death penalty several times but has never passed it. It’s a debate that divides conservatives and gets to the heart of how personal the idea of “justice” can be.
Guests:
- Jennifer Dobner, journalist
- Darcy Van Orden, founder and executive director of the Utah Justice Coalition
- Andrew Peterson, assistant solicitor general, Utah Attorney General’s Office
Recommended Reading and Listening:
- Top Utah House Republicans oppose repealing the death penalty, but say it deserves debate
- Utah Lawmakers Will Attempt — Again — To Get Rid Of The Death Penalty
- Four County Attorneys Urge Utah Leaders To Overturn The Death Penalty
- This unlikely pair changed some leaders’ minds about ending Utah’s death penalty. Will it be enough?
- These are the 7 men sitting on Utah’s death row
- Utah Brings Back Firing Squad Executions; Witnesses Recall The Last One
- Reporter finds firing squad execution sobering
- Sen. Urquhart wants to abolish Utah's 'broken' death penalty
- Ronnie Lee Gardner: A dark and deadly path
- DPIC Adds Eleven Cases to Innocence List, Bringing National Death-Row Exoneration Total to 185
- RadioWest: Conservatives and the Death Penalty
- RadioWest: Debating Capital Punishment
- The History of the Death Penalty: A Timeline