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Sunday is Father's Day, and as we celebrate the fathers in our lives, we realize that roles are changing.Little by little, more men are participating in…
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay Monday afternoon in the case of Death Row inmate Rodney Reed. Reed was accused of the 1996 murder of…
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The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday put a stop to the upcoming execution of convicted killer Lester Bower.Bower, 67, was scheduled to be executed in the…
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The justices ruled that a lower federal court needs to re-examine the case of Russell Bucklew, who was hours away from being put to death when he was granted a temporary stay on Tuesday.
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The execution would have been the first since Oklahoma botched one in April. A court ruled that Robert Campbell's lawyers could not fairly prepare a claim of ineligibility for the death penalty.
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Update: After Tuesday night's botched execution in Oklahoma, Texas corrections officials say they have no plans to use midazolam in future executions.…
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The aborted execution of Clayton Lockett, who died of a heart attack, and problems in other states have sparked calls for a reassessment.
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A federal judge in Houston on Wednesday blocked two Texas executions, deciding that the state prison system’s refusal to disclose detailed information…
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A Mexican national was executed by the state of Texas on Wednesday night for killing a Houston police officer. He was put to death by lethal injection shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal, and despite calls from Secretary of State John Kerry to delay the punishment.
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The State of Texas is expected to execute its 500th death-row inmate – 52 year-old Kimberly McCarthy – this evening.Texas electrocuted 361 offenders from…