The state of Texas has executed 515 inmates since 1982, when it reinstated the death penalty years after a landmark Supreme Court decision. That's more than any other state over this period, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has suggested in the past that this ever-growing figure doesn't concern him. Each of these inmates was offered a chance to give last words before their execution. Their statements have been meticulously recorded by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and released to the pub...
Texas Has Executed So Many Inmates, There's Now Art Made Entirely Out Of Their Last Words
The Huffington Post - 29 May 2014 22:24
The state of Texas has executed 515 inmates since 1982, when it reinstated the death penalty years after a landmark Supreme Court decision. That's more than any other state over this period, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has suggested in the past that this ever-growing figure doesn't concern him. Each of these inmates was offered a chance to give last words before their execution. Their statements have been meticulously recorded by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and released to the pub...
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