Radelet, Michael L., authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2017-03-082017-03-082017http://hdl.handle.net/10217/179990Radelet chronicles the details of each capital punishment trial and execution that took place in Colorado since 1859. Radelet accounts the debates and struggles over the use of the death penalty, placing the hundreds of cases into the context of a gradual worldwide trend away from this punishment.--Provided by publisher.1. Introduction -- 2. Hangings in the nineteenth century -- 3. Twentieth century executions and debates -- 4. The thirty-year struggle to obtain execution no. 103 -- 5. The death penalty in Colorado in the early twenty-first century -- 6. The Hickenlooper years -- Epilogue: summary, trends, and some future possibilities -- Appendix 1: Catalog of Colorado executions, 1859-present -- Appendix 2: People sentenced to death in Colorado, 1860-December 31, 2015, not executed and no longer on death row -- Appendix 3: Colorado death sentences, January 1, 2005-December 31, 2015.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Capital punishment -- Colorado -- HistoryCriminal justice, Administration of -- Colorado -- HistoryExecutions and executioners -- ColoradoTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.