11.   It features pictures of and interviews with more than two dozen condemned killers.

12.   Lawmakers hoped the CCR would streamline the appeal process and put condemned killers in the electric chair more quickly.

13.   Prejean, a sister of the Roman Catholic order of St. Joseph of Medaille in New Orleans, knew only that a condemned killer wanted to talk to her.

14.   Texas spends a mere fraction per inmate that Florida does on representation for condemned killers.

15.   The landmark ruling made Penry a hero, of sorts, among fellow condemned killers because it changed the landscape of capital litigation in Texas.

16.   The report acknowledged that the other six condemned killers also had scaled the first fence before they surrendered.

17.   The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from a condemned killer from Texas whose lawyers say he has the mental powers of an elementary-school child.

18.   Two months ago, flames erupted from the head of condemned killer Pedro Medina as he was put to death in a malfunctioning Florida electric chair.

19.   When lawyers for condemned killer Karla Faye Tucker pleaded with a federal judge early this year to spare her life, the judge said no.

20.   Parole board members spent the weekend reviewing the case of condemned killer Napoleon Beazley, whose appeal has renewed debate over capital punishment for young offenders.