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Death Penalty Issue Part of Respect Life Month in the Catholic Church

According to the Death Penalty Information Center and Catholics Against Capital Punishment, for the first time in recent years the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual Respect Life Program […]

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Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions Issues Recommendations

The Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions recently concluded its work to study the prevention of wrongful convictions. The panel was established by the state legislature in 2009 and […]

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Former Chair of TX Forensic Science Commission: Willingham Investigation Must Go Farther

Austin attorney Samuel Bassett, who served as chair of the Texas Forensic Science Commission until his abrupt dismissal last fall, has called on his former colleagues to go farther in […]

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TX Forensic Science Commission Admits “Flaws” in Willingham Case

There has been a great deal of media coverage of the Texas Forensic Science Commission’s meeting last Friday, July 23, 2010, during which a subcommittee said that arson investigators in […]

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Two DNA Exonerations in Harris County in One Week

In the last six days, two men from Harris County have been released from prison due to DNA evidence of their wrongful conviction.    A state district judge has ordered […]

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Counties Bear the Expense of Capital Murder Trials

The Hillsboro Reporter, in Hill County, Texas, features an important article about the cost of capital murder trials and the impact these cases might have on the county budget. The […]

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Read the TCADP 2010 Summer Newsletter

The TCADP 2010 Summer newsletter: Seizing the Momentum features a new look for TCADP with the adoption of a new logo!

In this issue: Another Case of Wrongful Execution?; Texas Death Penalty Developments; MVFR Interview: Steve Bishop; Regional Trainings; Chapter News/Calendar; Member Spotlight: Jessica Chong

Read it now!

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Retired NYC Police Investigator Voices Concerns about Death Penalty

Today’s Hartford (Connecticut) Courant features an excellent op-ed from Terrence P. Dwyer,  a retired investigator with the New York State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation.  In “More than Reasonable Doubt About […]