Craig Watkins changes his mind, supports the death penalty after all
comments ()During his tenure as Dallas County’s district attorney, Craig Watkins has been a tough guy to characterize when it comes to capital punishment. I’ve had multiple lengthy conversations with...
View ArticleReview of unfair death penalty sentencing as important as innocence
comments ()The following guest blog post is written by Lisa Graybill, Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties (ACLU) of Texas. Though death sentences and executions have declined in recent years...
View ArticleDallas County DA flips and flops again on death penalty
comments ()The print-edition headline leading our Metro cover today is stark: “No death penalty for guilty man” Jonathan Bruce Reed isn’t just guilty once. In 1979 and 1983 and now in 2011, Reed was...
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