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Tag Archives: Death Penalty

by Alex Hannaford

Letters from Death Row: Alone on the Inside

In an informal Observer survey, death row inmates describe a world of extreme isolation, where mental illness is both cause and symptom.

Mon, Mar 16, 2015 |

The Observer found that prisoners often choose a life of permanent isolation, refusing to leave their cages. It’s a catch-22: Mental illness can lead inmates ...Read More

Rodney Reed

by Alisa Semiens

Six Weeks Before a Scheduled Execution, Protesters Ask Abbott to Grant Clemency

Wed, Jan 21, 2015 |

Supporters continue to call for DNA testing in Rodney Reed's 1996 rape and murder case....Read More

by Emily DePrang

Huntsville Redemption

On Wednesday, one more innocent man walked away from Texas' death row

Wed, Oct 8, 2014 |

Manuel Velez, sentenced to die in 2008 based on flawed science, stepped into the sun on Wednesday, free for the first time in years. ...Read More

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott

by Patrick Michels

What Compounding Pharmacies Want From Greg Abbott

Compounding pharmacies' interests run far deeper than secrecy over the lethal injection drug supply.

Tue, Jun 10, 2014 |

Compounding pharmacies are suddenly taking an interest in big-name politicians like Greg Abbott, as they face tough new regulations and controversy over supplyi...Read More

by Mikaela Rodriguez

State of Texas: Decline of the Death Penalty

Mon, May 19, 2014 |

The number of death sentences in Texas has been declining in Texas recently....Read More

Matagorda County District Attorney Steven Reis outside the courthouse in Bay City.

by Jonathan McNamara

Observer Radio Episode 55: Prosecutor’s Dilemma

Fri, Apr 25, 2014 |

Maurice Chammah examines a declining trend in executions while profiling a small-town district attorney who must decide whether to seek the death penalty....Read More

Matagorda County District Attorney Steven Reis outside the courthouse in Bay City.

by Maurice Chammah

To Kill? Or Not to Kill?

As executions decline in Texas, a small-town prosecutor decides whether to seek the death penalty.

Wed, Apr 23, 2014 |

As executions decline in Texas, a small-town prosecutor decides whether to seek the death penalty....Read More

by Allison Wright

Houston Author David Dow’s Death and Dying Lowdown

Mon, Mar 3, 2014 |

Allison Wright reviews Houston author David Dow's Things I've Learned from Dying....Read More

Sebadoh's "Harmacy"

by Jonathan McNamara

Observer Podcast Episode 29: Insurance in Hidalgo County and Recanting Testimonies

Fri, Oct 11, 2013 |

Maurice Chammah discusses his story, "The Recanters" which asks what happens when claims of abuse come undone....Read More

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