Spring 2001: Does Capital Punishment Have a Future? Transcripts This section contains transcripts of online chats that took place during the summit.   More transcripts will be posted soon. Biographical information for chat public policy/legal experts may be found in Participants. Christopher Adams National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Death Penalty Resource Counsel, Southern Center for Human Rights Rick Halperin President, Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty; Member, Amnesty International USA Program to Abolish the Death Penalty National Advisory Committee Steve Mills Reporter, Chicago Tribune Kent S. Scheidegger Legal Director, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Ronald Tabak  Special Counsel and Pro Bono Coordinator, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP; President, New York Lawyers Against the Death Penalty. Spring 2001 Summit Home | Learning Links & Readings Student Activities | Participants | Transcripts National Online Youth Summit Home