Tag: public opinion

TCADP December 2022 Newsletter: The gift of justice

Post author By Kristin
Post date November 30, 2022

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Eight individuals set for execution in 2023, including Andre Thomas, a man with severe mental illness who gouged out his own eyes; executions on hold […]

Tags Andre Thomas, Death Penalty, execution, lethal injection, public opinion, Texas

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TCADP December 2021 Newsletter: Ending the year with a renewed call for justice

Post author By Hanna Seay
Post date December 2, 2021

In this edition: Scheduled executions: No executions set for Texas until March 2022 In case you missed it: U.S. Supreme Court considers whether individuals have the right to spoken prayers […]

Tags capital punishment, Death Penalty, execution, Gallup Poll, Helen Prejean, John Ramirez, public opinion, Ramirez v. Collier, Sister Helen, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court

Dallas public opinion

New poll: Three-quarters of Dallas voters prefer alternatives to the death penalty

Post author By Kristin
Post date June 24, 2021

Dallas voters strongly support alternatives to the death penalty, according to a recent poll conducted by the independent research firm Public Policy Polling. When asked which punishment they prefer for people convicted of […]

Tags Dallas County, Death Penalty, death sentences, innocence, public opinion, racial bias

Harris County Houston public opinion

Survey finds low support for death penalty among Houstonians

Post author By Kristin
Post date May 21, 2020

Earlier this week, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University released the results of its Houston Area Survey for 2020. Now in its 39th year, the survey measures Houstonians’ […]

Tags Death Penalty, Harris County, Houston Area Survey, Kinder Institute, public opinion