Deadline 2004

In 2000, Illinois Gov. George Ryan ordered a moratorium on the death penalty after university students uncovered new evidence proving the innocence of 13 men on death row. This documentary follows the hearings held by a panel Ryan appointed to study the issue and interviews activists, scholars and prisoners, while examining the history of the American death penalty. As Ryan's time in office comes to an end, he must decide what steps to take to reform the judicial system.

Cast:

Anthony Amsterdam
 

George W. Bush
 

John Chancellor
 

Mamie Till Mobley
 

Richard Nixon
 

Bryan Stevenson