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Brewer and King were the first white men to be sentenced to death for killing a Black person in the history of modern Texas. [3] In 2001, Byrd's lynching-by-dragging led the state of Texas to pass a hate crimes law, which later led the United States Congress to pass the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in 2009. [4]
The prison for males, classified as a "prison," is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, administered as within Region VI. [1] The Robertson Unit has space for 1,244 inmates in General Population, plus a large Restricted Housing facility.
Alfred D. Hughes Unit is a prison for men of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in Gatesville, Texas. The prison is named after Al Hughes who served as a chairperson on the Texas Board of Corrections from 1985 to 1989. The 390 acres (160 ha) facility is located along Farm to Market Road 929, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Texas Loop ...
The world's top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, was detained by police after he was accused of dragging an officer with his car Friday outside the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky ...
Kerry Max Cook was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, and moved to Texas with his family in 1972.He served over 20 years in a Texas prison on Death Row. Since his release, he has become an activist against the death penalty, speaking across the United States and in Europe.
William G. McConnell Unit (ML) is a Texas state prison located in unincorporated Bee County, Texas, [1] along Texas State Highway 181, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the city limits of Beeville. [2] It is a part of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
Dick DeGuerin (born February 16, 1941, in Austin, Texas) is an American criminal defense attorney based in Houston, [1] [2] most notable for defending Tom DeLay, Allen Stanford, David Koresh, and Robert Durst. In 1994, DeGuerin was named Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year by the State Bar of Texas Criminal Justice Section. [3]
Huntsville Unit, where state executions take place. Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Texas for murder, and participation in a felony resulting in death if committed by an individual who has attained or is over the age of 18.