We fight for the end of mass incarceration and excessive punishment in Texas through direct representation, policy reform, and public education.
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Since 1976, clemency has been granted for humanitarian reasons to 369 people sentenced to death, while 1,669 people have been executed. @DPInfoCtr #EndTheDeathPenalty
Learn more about clemency here:
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The death penalty is always cruel. Botched executions show just how inhumane this punishment truly is. Thank you @DeliberatoMaria from the @ACLUTX for bearing witness and sharing this truth. nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opini…
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'This “troubling case history…by the same district attorney in the same judicial district” was well known when Mr. Pitchford’s case reached the Mississippi Supreme Court.' @eji_org
Read more of Equal Justice Initiative's article here: eji.org/news/supreme-court-r…
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Check out Cory Session's important new op-ed in @thebarbedwiretx about TDS's report on Tarrant County and its extreme use of the death penalty. thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/21…
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Texas Defender Service retweeted
May 21
🧵 92% of the death sentences sought by Tarrant County prosecutors since 2012 have been against racial and ethnic minorities, even though 40% of Tarrant County’s population is white, according to a new report.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/21…
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The men wrongfully convicted in the Yogurt Shop Murders have finally received financial compensation from the Austin City Council, which unanimously approved the settlement.
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Texas Defender Service retweeted
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There have been 8 executions in Florida so far this year. There have been 7 executions in the rest of the country combined. Here is the state-by-state status of U.S. death warrants this year. @uscedp @FADPorg @amnesty @hrw @UNHumanRights #deathpenalty
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Texas Defender Service retweeted
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'Torturous': Botched Tennessee execution sparks US death row debate. usatoday.com/story/news/nati… @USATODAY @AmandaLeeUSAT @DeliberatoMaria @amy_adharwell @ACLU @Tndeathpenalty @uscedp @UN_SPExperts @amnesty @Reprieve @hrw @UNHumanRights #deathpenalty
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Texas Defender Service retweeted
May 29
“The state of Tennessee hired a leader with a well-documented history of problematic executions," said the leader of the @uscedp tennesseelookout.com/2026/05…
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Texas Defender Service retweeted
May 31
A Philadelphia judge vacated the #wrongfulconvictions of Jermal Shuler, Marc Brittingham, and Rasheed Turner on Tuesday afternoon. They spent 28 years in prison for a murder they did not commit based on the testimony of a single unreliable eyewitness and flawed forensic testimony.
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Texas Defender Service retweeted
May 29
Earlier this week, a Philadelphia judge dismissed the #wrongfulconvictions of three men who spent nearly three decades in prison for a crime they did not commit. Jermal Shuler, Marc Brittingham, and Rasheed Turner were wrongfully convicted for a 1997 murder based on flawed forensic testimony.
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Texas Defender Service retweeted
May 27
"...from noose to needle to nitrogen, our constant search for a more acceptable way to kill is a story of failure..." said Furonda Brasfield of the @uscedp Read more here... otherwords.org/theres-no-mor…
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RT @LauraBurstein1: New in @nature Magazine on the science of wrongful eyewitness identification and false memories featuring the “hypnotiz…
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Texas Defender Service retweeted
May 26
Defense attys. want Tennessee governor to pause all executions after Tony Carruthers’ failed. actionnews5.com/2026/05/25/d… @WMCActionNews5 @MickRedmond3 @Tndeathpenalty @ACLU @aclutn @uscedp @amnestyusa @ReprieveUS @UN_SPExperts #deathpenalty
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Today marks 6 years since the murder of George Floyd. During that time, more Americans have questioned the role and practices of police in society — and hoped for meaningful reform.
So, what does the state of policing look like now, 6 years later? 🧵
ALT Gray social card with text: The state of policing in the U.S., six years after the murder of George Floyd
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RT @LauraBurstein1: From crime survivor Jennifer Thompson @washingtonpost on “hypnotized witness” #CharlesFlores TX death penalty case. #SC…
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"The hardest part about being in prison during a heat wave is like any other time: We completely lack control of our surroundings. We can make no attempt at comfort and we have no outlet to voice concern."
What summer heat means for people behind bars:
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"...it is an eye-opening report, and it is right here in my own backyard."
Incredible op-ed by Cory Session covering our Tarrant County report.
Read more: thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/21…
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Read this powerful op ed from a conservative leader @nantolson about Texas's 600th execution and how Texas's modern death-penalty system fails to serve our state and is flawed, cruel, and a financial waste. statesman.com/opinion/column…
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Hawaiʻi is poised to become one of the first states in the nation to require a judge to consider a child’s exposure to trauma before charging the youth as an adult.
@caitlin_reports @CivilBeat
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