Last week, the United States reached a horrendous milestone: The 1,600th execution in the “modern” era of the death penalty (since 1976). The Death Penalty Information Center notes that this is […]
Category: Harris County
Last night, August 7, 2024, the State of Texas executed Arthur Lee Burton. Burton was convicted of assaulting and killing Nancy Adleman, a mother of three who was jogging near […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Lamenting the execution of Ivan Cantu; stay for James Harris, Jr.; national developments TCADP 2024 Annual Conference: TCADP supporters from across Texas and other states […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: A marked change from this time last year TCADP 2024 Annual Conference: Join us on March 2, 2024, for a day of inspiration and advocacy […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Thank you for raising your voices against executions in Texas TCADP 2024 Annual Conference: Ms. Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be the keynote […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Ivan Cantu on April 26 Images from the TCADP 2023 Annual Conference: Check out photos from the day as well as […]
On March 9, 2023, the State of Texas carried out its second execution of the week, putting Arthur Brown to death significant evidence of his innocence and intellectual disability. In […]
Tonight, January 10, 2023, the State of Texas carried out its first execution of the year, putting Robert Fratta to death. Fratta, a former Missouri City police officer, maintained his […]