Execution Debated in Missouri

A death penalty case in Missouri is being debated even as Dennis J. Skillicorn – convicted of murder  -  is scheduled for execution Wednesday, May 20th. In Missouri people are split over this case. According to the New York Times article his supporters

point to Mr. Skillicorn’s work in prison leading a hospice program, editing a magazine for death row inmates, and, in the view of even some prison workers, helping to create a calmer, safer atmosphere behind bars.

Others say Skillicorn may not have been the murderer and was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Read the New York Times article here and contribute to the discussion about capital punishment in the United States.