On 18 December, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted with an overwhelming majority a resolution calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty worldwide.“This is […]
Year: 2007
By Diann Rust-Tierney and Rick Halperin What do law enforcement officers, prosecutors, crime victims’ advocates and both Democratic and Republican state legislators have in common? Recently all of these groups […]
The full story is in the Austin Statesman, but the basics are clear. Rodney Reed sits on death row for allegedly killing Stacey Stites who he was secretly dating. Stacey […]
Questions Regarding the Constitutionality of Lethal Injection Protocol Cap Year of Dramatic Developments in Nation’s Most Active Death Penalty State (Austin, Texas) — The State of Texas accounted for 62% […]
Media Advisory: December 4, 2007Contact: Bob Van Steenburg, 512-569-8928, austin@tcadp.org The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) will hold a press conference on Friday, December 7, 2007, at […]
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125th Inmate Exonerated; Man Acquitted after 16 years on Death Row – Chattanooga, Ten. Wednesday, Dec 5.– After spending upwards of 15 years on death row; Michael McCormick was acquitted […]
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“Texas 7” Michael Anthony Rodriguez, who was currently serving a life term for hiring a hit man to kill his wife, Theresa, 29 in order to collect her $250,000 life […]
Sara Hickman, an Austin based singer, songwriter, musician, is conducting a year long tour of Texas on behalf of TCADP. It will be called “Music For Life.” The purpose of […]