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Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty engages in outreach, education, and advocacy to raise awareness of the flaws and failures of the death penalty.

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In 1997, 26-year-old Curtis Flowers was wrongfully convicted of murder. Six trials — deliberated by nearly all white juries — four death sentences, and 23 years in prison, all for a crime Curtis never committed. He was eventually exonerated in 2020, and remained a powerful voice against racial bias in the criminal legal system. Curtis passed away last week at his home in Mississippi. His story serves as a stark reminder that the fight for criminal and racial justice reform remains as urgent as ever. Read more about his story. bit.ly/4dM28Y1

Six Trials, One Unbroken Spirit: The Curtis Flowers Story

As the innocence community mourns the loss of Curtis Flowers, his legacy reminds us that the fight for criminal and racial justice reform remains as urgent as ever. S

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BREAKING: Trump is calling off the livestream of the Fort Hood shooter’s execution following widespread backlash. politico.com/news/2026/10/15…

Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s execution

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Hegseth faces bipartisan backlash over public execution for Fort Hood shooter politi.co/4yEvPT0

Hegseth faces bipartisan backlash over public execution for Fort Hood shooter

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Curtis Flowers spent nearly 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Mississippi tried him six times. He died Wednesday at 56. We honor his life and his long fight for freedom. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cur…

Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose death sentence was tossed out by Supreme Court, dies in Mississ...

The former death row inmate, who was freed after a landmark 2019 Supreme Court ruling over racial bias in jury selections, died at 56.

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Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent more than 22 years in prison and was on death row in Mississippi before the U.S. Supreme Court threw out his conviction and death sentence, dies at 56. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cur…

Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose death sentence was tossed out by Supreme Court, dies in Mississ...

The former death row inmate, who was freed after a landmark 2019 Supreme Court ruling over racial bias in jury selections, died at 56.

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Last words of Jamaal Howard, who was executed tonight in Texas:
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The State of Texas executed Jamaal Howard this evening after the Supreme Court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to intervene. apnews.com/article/texas-exe…

Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection

A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk in 2000 has been executed, a week after a failed lethal injection in Tennessee.

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for Texas death row inmate Jamaal Howard, who argued that his intellectual disability makes his execution unconstitutional, drawing a noted dissent from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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The Supreme Court of the United States has denied all of Jamaal Howard's pending stay applications and petitions, clearing the way for his execution to proceed tonight.
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Read the latest on Jamaal Howard from @AP. We are still waiting to hear from SCOTUS and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. apnews.com/article/texas-exe…

Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection

A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk in 2000 has been executed, a week after a failed lethal injection in Tennessee.

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Around 6:30 PM, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied leave to file the original habeas petition and denied the motion to stay the execution.
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has denied Jamaal Howard leave to file the original habeas petition & denied the motion to stay the execution. Counsel for Mr. Howard had sought a 30-day stay to obtain and review the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s lethal drug records.
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Counsel for Mr. Howard have filed an original petition & motion for a stay with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in which he again seeks a 30-day stay so that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s pentobarbital records can be obtained and reviewed and his claims heard.
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There also are three pending applications for a stay with the Supreme Court of the United States related to Mr. Howard's intellectual disability.
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has denied a stay of execution to Jamaal Howard. Howard asked the Court to intervene after the Texas Department of Criminal Justice refused to disclose critical information about the drug it intends to use in his execution.
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There's an execution scheduled for today in Texas - using the same method, same drug that Tennessee used last week when they tried to kill Christa Pike. Background here: propublica.org/article/chris…
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Attorneys for Jamaal Howard are asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Governor Abbott to stop the execution based on unanswered questions about the efficacy and potency of the drug the Texas Department of Criminal Justice intends to use in the lethal injection.
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Jamaal Howard, a Texas death row inmate convicted of a fatal 2000 robbery, could be the first person put to death in the country since a failed execution in Tennessee that has raised alarm over lethal injection. bit.ly/3VxCpME

Texas carries out first U.S. execution since Tennessee failure

Jamaal Howard's lawyers had sought a last-minute stay citing the inmate’s mental fitness, but their bid was denied by a state and federal court.

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Jamaal Howard is the first person to face execution since the horribly botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on September 30, 2026. His attorneys have asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Governor Abbott to intervene. apnews.com/article/texas-exe…

Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection

A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk in 2000 has been executed, a week after a failed lethal injection in Tennessee.

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BREAKING: Christa Pike is now awake and talking, per her attorneys:
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BREAKING: Christa Pike is conscious and speaking at a hospital nearly a week after Tennessee's failed execution, her attorneys say. apnews.com/article/christa-p…

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say

Attorneys for Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her last week, say she is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital.

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