Is Texas Changing Its Mind about the Death Penalty?

12 January 2009

In 2008, ten men and one woman were sentenced to death in Texas, the lowest number since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Citing the introduction of the sentencing option of life without parole, and other recent developments, including the case of Juan Quintero (on which Reprieve's interns worked), Time Magazine concludes, "with broader legal options, the most execution-prone state of the union may increasingly be opting for some other punishment than a life for a life."

Read the entire article here.

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