TCADP August 2019 Alert: Texas schedules 11 executions

August 1, 2019  Kristin

In this edition:

Scheduled executions and case updates: The State of Texas is scheduled to put 11 people to death before the end of the year, including two executions this month; federal executions set for first time since 2003; prosecutors take the death penalty off the table in two cases; El Paso death row inmate dies of natural causes

In case you missed it: Faith leaders call for clergy to be allowed in the execution chamber; Texas legislators form House Criminal Justice Reform Caucus; remembering former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens

New resource: “The Penalty” documentary film now available on Amazon

Featured event: TCADP’s San Antonio Chapter will meet on August 14