DPIC's 2002 Year End Report Traces Year of Change in Capital Punishment

 The Death Penalty Information Center has released its 2002 Year End Report. According to the report, the year 2002 saw further isolation in the use of the death penalty, the exoneration of the nation's 100th death row inmate, key Supreme Court decisions restricting capital punishment, and a second state's implementation of a moratorium on executions. In addition, the report notes that continued concerns about the fairness and accuracy of the capital punishment system have led governors, courts, and other officials to institute concrete reforms in 2002.