Yesterday, August 31, attorneys for Duane Edward Buck filed a clemency petition with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, seeking their intervention in his September 15 execution date. They […]
Author: Kristin
Kristin Houlé Cuellar is the Executive Director of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP).
On August 26, 2011, a jury in Hidalgo County rejected the death penalty for Roberto Rojas, who was convicted of killing his mother-in-law, Amelia Rivera Flores, and three young children in […]
In a surprising turn of events, an Arkansas judge today accepted a plea deal by Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, known as the “West Memphis Three,” and ordered them […]
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, TCADP will hold a special event in Houston to honor three extraordinary individuals who set a high bar for engagement and who we consider to be […]
Last night, the State of Texas carried out its 9th execution of the year. Martin Robles was executed for killing two members of a rival gang – John Commisky and Jesus […]
Yesterday, July 28, 2011, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution of Larry Swearingen. He was scheduled to be executed on August 18 for the 1998 rape and murder […]
The State of Texas executed Mark Stroman last night, July 20, 2011, after a three-hour delay while courts considered a final appeal from his surviving shooting victim, Rais Bhuiyan. Stroman […]
The Dallas Morning News has published another editorial regarding Rais Bhuiyan’s unique call for clemency for the man who shot him in the face and killed two other individuals in […]