{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Religion &amp; Ethics NewsWeekly","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics","author_name":"Macey Schiff","author_url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/author\/schiffm\/","title":"January 17, 2003 ~ Death Penalty Debate | January 17, 2003 | Religion &amp; Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"s2nqhDVP9V\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2003\/01\/17\/january-17-2003-death-penalty-debate\/16052\/\"> Death Penalty Debate<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2003\/01\/17\/january-17-2003-death-penalty-debate\/16052\/embed\/#?secret=s2nqhDVP9V\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220; Death Penalty Debate&#8221; &#8212; Religion &amp; Ethics NewsWeekly\" data-secret=\"s2nqhDVP9V\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2003\/01\/02-2001.jpg","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":100,"description":"The debate about the death penalty has been revived by the actions of Illinois' outgoing Republican governor George Ryan, who pardoned four death row inmates and commuted the death sentences of all 167 others. Ryan called the capital punishment system \"immoral.\" Watch our discussion with Steve Mills, who has been covering the Illinois story for the Chicago Tribune."}