Tonight, October 7, 2026, the State of Texas executed Jamaal Howard for killing clerk Vickie Swartout while robbing a gas station in 2000 in Silsbee, Texas (Hardin County). He was […]
Tag: capital punishment
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 […]
Tonight, Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Texas executed LeJames Norman for his role in killing Sam Roberts, Tiffani Peacock, and Celso Lopez during a botched robbery in 2005 in Edna, Jackson County, Texas. He was 19 […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Executions of codefendants set for September In case you missed it: Death Penalty Information Center’s 2026 Mid-Year Update Upcoming events: TCADP Book Group Meeting on August 5 (on […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: No executions this summer in Texas Case updates: Supreme Court declines to review the Texas death penalty cases of Charles Flores and Victor Saldaño; Clarence Jordan […]
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 […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: No executions set in Texas for the next three months Update on innocence cases: Charles Don Flores asks court not to set execution date In case […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Urge a 90-day reprieve for David Wood to test the DNA Updates on innocence cases: Robert Roberson asks the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals again to […]