Texas Is Going to Stop Allowing Death Row Inmates To Have A Last Written Statement

Death row inmates in Texas will no longer have their final written words shared with the public following a state Democratic lawmaker’s outrage over prison officials relaying the last statement of a white supremacist executed last week.

Prison officials will now only publicly relay the verbal comments the condemned make in the execution chamber, said Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Any written statements will be stored with their belongings after their execution… Read More!

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Death row inmates in Texas will no longer have their final written words shared with the public following a state Democratic lawmaker’s outrage over prison officials relaying the last statement of a white supremacist executed last week.

Prison officials will now only publicly relay the verbal comments the condemned make in the execution chamber, said Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Any written statements will be stored with their belongings after their execution… Read More!

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