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Texas leads the nation in the number of executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. California, Florida, Texas, and Alabama have the largest death row populations. As of October 1, 2020, 2,557 inmates were under sentence of death in the United States.
Polunsky took the death row inmates on Friday June 18, 1999, with the first 55 inmates all classified as being troublesome. [14] The death row transfer, which took ten months, was the largest transfer of condemned prisoners in history and was performed under heavy security. [5]
2 days ago · Scheduled Executions. Last updated August 8, 2024. Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Here is a look at the 184 inmates currently on Texas' death row. Texas, which reinstated the death penalty in 1976, has the most active execution chamber in the nation. On average, these...
Jun 24, 2024 · Ramiro Gonzales was executed by Texas prison officials on Wednesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his case. He was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. following a lethal injection of pentobarbital.
Jul 2, 2024 · The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to give Rodney Reed the chance to have his murder case reviewed, delivering a blow to the death row inmate who has for more than a quarter century...
Jul 17, 2024 · Texas death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez was only 20 minutes away from being executed when the U.S. Supreme Court granted his request to stay his lethal injection at the state prison in Huntsville.
Apr 9, 2022 · A woman facing execution in Texas for killing her daughter is seeking clemency, claiming she was coerced into confessing to the crime. Paramedics were called to Melissa Lucio's home in Harlingen ...
Apr 16, 2024 · A Texas judge has ruled that death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction be overturned, finding prosecutors withheld evidence withheld that could have prevented her from being found...
