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TCADP October 2026 Newsletter: The unbearable cruelty of the death penalty

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Support clemency for Jamaal Howard  Case updates: Melissa Lucio and Robert Roberson continue to pursue justice In case you missed it: Formerly incarcerated women secure victory […]

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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Denies Melissa Lucio Relief

On September 24, 2026, in a devastating 5-4 decision, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected a lower court’s finding that Melissa Lucio is actually innocent of her daughter Mariah’s death. […]

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TCADP December 2024 Newsletter: Exciting conference announcements; case updates; and an action to #CommuteTheRow

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Tell President Biden to #CommuteTheRow Case updates: Recent developments in the Texas death penalty cases of Randy Halprin, Melissa Lucio, and Robert Roberson  TCADP 2025 Annual […]

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TCADP May 2024 Newsletter: Updates on Texas innocence cases

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 […]

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TCADP May 2022 Newsletter: Ending the “cycle of futility”

In this edition Scheduled executions: State of Texas carries out its first execution in more than six months; Texas Court of Criminal Appeals grants a stay to Melissa Lucio In […]

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TCADP April 2022 Newsletter: The spectacle of two unjust executions

In this edition Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute a 78-year-old man and a wrongfully convicted woman this month In case you missed it: Texas court overturns conviction and death […]