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TCADP October 2024 Newsletter: An extraordinary visit to death row

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 […]

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State of Texas executes Garcia White

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 […]

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State of Texas executes Travis Mullis

Last night, September 24, 2024, the State of Texas executed Travis Mullis. In 2011, a jury in Galveston County sentenced Mullis to death for killing his three-month-old son, Alijah. Because Mullis […]

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Press Release: Widespread Bipartisan Support for Clemency for Robert Roberson, Innocent on TX Death Row – Clemency Petition Filed

LINK TO SEPTEMBER 17 PRESS CONFERENCE: https://tinyurl.com/2waufj3y Contact: Laura Burstein at laura.burstein@squirepb.com or 202-669-3411 Robert Roberson, an Autistic Father Wrongfully Convicted and Sentenced to Death in Texas Based on the Debunked “Shaken Baby Syndrome” […]

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TCADP September 2024 Newsletter: Less than 50 days to save Robert Roberson

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Five states set to carry out executions this month; less than 50 days to save Robert Roberson TCADP 2025 Annual Conference: Seeking nominations for our […]

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State of Texas executes Arthur Burton

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 […]

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TCADP August 2024 Newsletter: Stop Texas from making an irreversible mistake

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Arthur Burton on August 7, 2024 Spotlight on innocence cases: Robert Roberson may become the first person executed in the United […]

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U.S. Supreme Court grants stay of execution to Ruben Gutierrez

Just minutes before 6:00 PM CT on July 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme granted a stay of execution to Ruben Gutierrez, who was scheduled to be put to death that […]