She married death row inmate Steven Nelson in December. In 2 weeks, Texas will execute him.
"What their story shows is that redemption is possible, even in the most horrific of circumstances," Rev. Jeff Hood said of ...
Texas executions decline, but death penalty system remains flawed
The Texas Tribune reported last week that the population of Death Row and the number of executions carried out continues to ...
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Fewer Texans sentenced to death, executed amid “evolving standards of decency”
Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...
Inmate Describes How Execution Days Change Prison
Texas inmate Cesar Hernandez details the execution day for Ramiro Gonzales in an essay for the Prison Journalism Project.
Church of murdered pastor supports execution. Another clergyman says it should be stopped
Nelson, 37, was convicted for the 2011 murder of the Rev. Clint Dobson at NorthPointe Baptist Church in Arlington, just west ...
Documentary based on Texas death row prisoner up for Academy Award
A documentary based on Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez has been nominated for a 2025 Academy Award.
Documentary on Texas death row inmate nominated for Academy Award, son speaks on father's memory
Aaron Castro spoke with 3NEWS about the film & healing after a tragedy that changed his entire family and the lives of those ...
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‘How Innocent Do They Have to Be?’: Texas’ First Scheduled Execution of 2025 Raises Thorny Questions
Steven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.
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Fewer Texans sentenced to death, executed amid “evolving standards of decency”
At the turn of the century in 2000, the population on Texas’ death row reached a record high of 459 inmates and officials carried out 40 executions, the most in a single year. Decades later ...
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She married death row inmate Steven Nelson in December. In 2 weeks, Texas will execute him.
When she began writing letters to a man on Texas’ death row, Noa Dubois had no intention of finding a husband. Instead, the now-29-year-old was searching for someone who would understand her ...