Organisation: Texas Department of Criminal Justice

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Lawyers fight to halt Texas execution of man who claims innocence

Lawyers for an inmate convicted in a prison guard's death are asking the US Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution.

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Ten die as prison bus skids off icy overpass in Texas

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Texas prison bus hits train

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End to death row last meal

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Condemned inmate lose final feast

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US Supreme Court halts execution of Texas convict

Death-row inmate hoping for 11th-hour reprieve

A death-row inmate scheduled to die today for a triple murder is waiting to see if he will be handed an 11th-hour stay of execution.

Wed, 24 Mar, 2010

Love and regret — death row’s final emotions

THE mental states of death row prisoners in the moments before they are executed have been revealed in a first of its kind study by two Irish psychiatrists.

Wed, 10 Oct, 2007

Inmate commits suicide hours before execution

A prisoner in Texas committed suicide this morning in his death-row cell, less than 18 hours before he was scheduled to be executed, a prison official said.

Thu, 19 Oct, 2006

Death row prisoner complains at execution delay

The US Supreme Court halted the execution of a condemned man after a lawsuit challenged one of the drugs used to carry out the death sentence.

Thu, 11 Dec, 2003

Stand-off at the Holiday Inn as Texan convicts are cornered

Police have surrounded a hotel in Colorado where two of the seven inmates who escaped from a Texas prison are holed up.

Wed, 24 Jan, 2001

Texas escapees arrested in Colorado

Four of the seven convicts who broke out of a Texas prison last month have been captured in Colorado.

Tue, 23 Jan, 2001