Tag: Criminal justice system in Texas

Robert Roberson's scheduled execution in Texas faced legal challenges from the House of Representatives committee, but the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the committee did not have the authority to stop the execution using a subpoena. Roberson, a death...

Overcrowded Texas Jails Send Pretrial Detainees to Other Counties and StatesTwo Saturdays a month, Sorcha Costigan embarks on a 100-mile drive from Sabine County to DeQuincy, Louisiana, to visit her husband Jess Hampton, who is being held at Louisiana...