Death Row
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Rabbit’s Got the Gun
Kerry Max Cook, who spent almost twenty years on death row for a murder he maintains he didn't commit, sues the people who sent him there.
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Intelligence Quotient
The Supreme Court says Texas must change the way it determines who can be executed.
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Does This Man Deserve to Die?
Op-ed: Jeffrey Wood was sentenced to death under the Texas law of parties. But should someone who didn’t pull the trigger be executed?
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Life and Death
A death penalty in decline.
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The FDA Confiscated A Supply Of Execution Drugs Texas Is Thought To Have Imported Illegally
With the increased difficulty of maintaining a pentobarbital supply, Texas and Arizona are accused of importing an unapproved drug.
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Why Would It Matter If Deputy Goforth Was Having An Affair?
The personal life of the slain sheriff’s deputy is no one’s business, but it could be important to his alleged killer's defense.
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The American Pharmacists Association Says It’s Unethical to Manufacture Execution Drugs
Another roadblock appears to be in place as Texas’s supply continues to dwindle.
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The Witness
For more than a decade, Michelle Lyons’s job required her to watch condemned criminals be put to death. After 278 executions, she won't ever be the same.
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Should Texas Bring Back The Firing Squad?
As the drugs used in lethal injections become more difficult to come by, one state lawmaker in Utah is proposing an old-school replacement: The firing squad. Should Texas consider a similar move?
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Questions Remain About Texas’ Pentobarbital Supply
The state, the prisoners who face execution, the attorneys who represent them, and the courts have a lot to figure out, and not a lot of time to do it.