Woman who murdered ‘Queen of Tejano’ Selena claims star singer’s death was her own fault, family says — as she makes plea for parole
If Selena had confronted her differently, this never would have happened,” a family member of Yolanda Saldívar.
Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
A federal appeals court has tossed an Amarillo woman’s death sentence after it found that local prosecutors had failed to ...
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At My Texas Prison, Solitary Confinement All But Guarantees Sexual Exploitation by Guards
After eight years in “the hole” at Texas’ Lane Murray Unit, Kwaneta Harris documents the “daily reality” of staff sexual ...
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An inside look at Taser use in Texas prison
The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially ...
Armed fugitive with alleged gang ties captured in Gatesville, Texas hotel; missing woman located
GATESVILLE, Texas (KWTX) - Jerry Neil Loer, Jr., 38, a Gatesville resident who was an “armed fugitive with direct ties to a ...
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Nuns pray, hoping to save women on Texas death row
After her conviction and death sentence, Parker was transported to the Gatesville Prison of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice near Waco. Soon after, Parker had five nuns visit her through t ...