On October 7, 2026, the State of Texas is scheduled to execute Jamaal Howard for killing clerk Vickie Swartout while robbing a gas station in 2000 in Silsbee, Texas (Hardin […]
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Tonight, September 23, 2026, Ker’Sean Ramey was executed by the State of Texas, after the Supreme Court of the United States and Texas Governor Greg Abbott refused to intervene. A jury […]
Ker’Sean Olajuwa Ramey faces execution on September 23, 2026, despite profound constitutional violations that led to his conviction and death sentence. Ramey was convicted of killing Sam Roberts, Tiffani Peacock, […]
Tonight, May 14, 2026, the State of Texas executed Edward Lee Busby, Jr., despite unanimous expert findings-and even the State’s own position-that he is intellectually disabled and ineligible for execution. […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Edward Busby faces execution on May 14 despite meeting the criteria for intellectual disability Case updates: Court overturns death sentence of Clarence Jordan nearly 50 years […]
Tonight, April 30, 2026, the State of Texas executed James Broadnax for murders he did not commit. James was sentenced to death at age 20 by a nearly all-white jury in Dallas in […]
On March 11, 2026, the State of Texas executed Cedric Ricks. Ricks was sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend, Roxann Sanchez, and her eight-year-old son, Anthony Figueroa, in Tarrant […]
Regrettably, the nation’s first execution of 2026 took place in Texas last night, January 28, 2026, when Charles Thompson was put to death. He was convicted of killing Dennise Hayslip, […]