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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has ordered a trial court to review a death row inmate's case after pausing the man's execution earlier this year.
Hit play to learn more. Officials of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which operates the Texas state prison system, had no comment, said a department spokesman.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals remanded a death penalty inmate’s case to trial court after granting him a stay of execution two days before he was scheduled to be put to death in March.
Texas prison violence reached its highest level in at least a decade, prompting a monthslong lockdown in 19 lockups this ...
According to Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez, all of that translates to better working conditions for staff.
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is asking the state's Court of Criminal Appeals to stay his October execution.
Texas death row inmate John Henry Ramirezis pictured in this undated photo provided by The Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(CNN) — A Texas judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a death row inmate who says he is innocent of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals remanded a death penalty inmate’s case to trial court after granting him a stay of execution two days before he was scheduled to be put to death in March.