What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
Since Texas reinstated capital punishment and adopted lethal injection as its means of execution in 1977, the state has put 592 people to death, according to online records. Charlie Brooks was that first in that span. He was executed on Dec. 7, 1982 for the kidnap/murder of a Fort Worth auto mechanic.
The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row
Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The story of a powerful spiritual alliance.
Gov. Landry announces protocol to allow death row executions
Governor Landry announced that the La. Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented an updated protocol that allows for the sentences of inmates on death Row to be carried out.
Texas death row inmate’s final words before execution are revealed
The execution was the second this year in the U.S. and the first of four scheduled in Texas over the next three months, according to the Associated Press. Steven Lawayane Nelson, 37, was executed via lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:50pm CST at the Texas state penitentiary in Huntsville.
Death row inmate’s chilling last words for warden before lethal injection revealed
Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was convicted for the 2011 killing of Rev. Clint Dobson and put to death on Wednesday.
Death Row inmate's haunting last words just before execution for pastor's murder
Steven Lawayne Nelson was convicted of murder after suffocating a pastor in his own church during a robbery, as well as beating the church secretary, has been put to death overnight
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The Ladies on Death Row
From the daily newsletter: an editor’s note from Daniel Zalewski. Plus: Jia Tolentino on Joan Didion on Martha Stewart; ...
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Attorneys for Florida death row inmate file for stay of execution to U.S. Supreme Court
Attorneys for convicted murderer James Ford have filed legal briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to ...
No, a Feb. 5 DOJ memo does not authorize the death penalty solely for being an undocumented immigrant
A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...
Alabama death row inmate Demetrius Frazier’s final words revealed as he’s executed for 1991 murder
Demetrius Frazier became the fourth inmate in the US to be put to death by the method as he served his sentence for the 1991 ...
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The Prisoner Who Planted a Church on Death Row
Every week, behind a half dozen security doors that lead to Unit 2—Tennessee’s death row—Kevin Burns holds a worship service. He leads Communion, prayer, liturgy, and a sermon with men who share his ...
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Does the death penalty deter crime?
The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...
Louisiana finalizes protocol for death row executions using nitrogen gas
Governor Landry emphasized that this method will ensure Louisiana’s ability to carry out death sentences in a timely and ...
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‘I Am Ready, Warden’: Does the death penalty truly bring closure?
I Am Ready, Warden,” nominated for an Oscar, follows John Henry Ramirez in the days before he was executed in Texas for murder. It also spotlights the sons of both Ramirez and his victim.
Arlington pastor stays silent on death penalty after Steven Nelson’s execution
First Baptist Arlington’s senior pastor said his role was to support families affected by the murder of one of the church's ...