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 […]
Category: intellectual disabilities
After four months without executions in Texas, the State put Blaine Milam to death on September 25, 2025. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court of the United States denied […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Matthew Johnson on May 20 In case you missed it: New reports document global use of the death penalty and exonerations […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Garcia White tonight, October 1, 2024, unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes The campaign to #SaveRoberson: Lawmakers visit Robert Roberson on […]
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 […]
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: Dates set for Ramiro Gonzales and Ruben Gutierrez Case updates: Significant developments in the innocence cases of Melissa Lucio and Robert Roberson; two men removed […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute two people in November; support clemency for Brent Brewer (information about David Renteria coming soon) TCADP 2024 Annual Conference: Registration is […]