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              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Today the 
              Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty released its annual 
              report, <A 
              title=http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18178&qid=1061627 
              href="http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18178&qid=1061627">Texas 
              Death Penalty Developments in 2015: The Year in Review</A>. It 
              includes detailed information on new death sentences, executions, 
              legislative developments, and other issues impacting our state’s 
              death penalty system. </SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Read the 
              press release below and go online to read the <A 
              title=http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18178&qid=1061627 
              href="http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18178&qid=1061627">full 
              report</A>.  </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">At the end of this 
              email you'll find <A title=#actions 
              href="mip://0e36e568/default.html#actions">ideas</A> for sharing 
              the report on social media and with key stakeholders in Texas. 
              You'll find information about several high-use counties <A 
              title=http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18179&qid=1061627 
              href="http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18179&qid=1061627">here</A>.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Thank you for your 
              support and commitment to ending the death penalty in Texas. I 
              hope you find this year's report informative and 
              inspiring.</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Towards 
              justice,<BR>Kristin Houlé, TCADP Executive 
              Director​</SPAN></P>
              <HR>

              <P><STRONG style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, sans-serif">FOR 
              IMMEDIATE RELEASE</STRONG><BR><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Wednesday, 
              December 16, 2015</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><STRONG>CONTACT: 
              Kristin Houlé, Executive Director</STRONG><BR>512-552-5948 
              (cell); 512-441-1808 (office)<BR>khoule@tcadp.org 
                </SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><STRONG>Death 
              sentences in Texas drop to lowest level on 
              record</STRONG><BR><EM>Juries reject the death penalty in more 
              cases than they impose it </EM></SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">(Austin, 
              Texas) — This year, jurors in Texas imposed the fewest new death 
              sentences since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the state’s revised 
              capital punishment statute in 1976. According to the Texas 
              Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty’s (TCADP) new report, <A 
              title=http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18178&qid=1061627 
              href="http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18178&qid=1061627">Texas 
              Death Penalty Developments in 2015: The Year in Review</A>, juries 
              newly condemned three individuals to death.  They rejected 
              the death penalty in four other trials. The first death sentence 
              of the year was not imposed until October 7, 
2015. </SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">"The death 
              penalty landscape has shifted dramatically in Texas over the last 
              15 years, mirroring national trends. Texas has gone from a peak of 
              48 new death sentences in 1999 to the fewest sentences on record,” 
              said Kristin Houlé, TCADP Executive 
              Director. <BR><BR></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Use of the death 
              penalty remains geographically isolated.  Just eight counties 
              – 3% of the 254 counties in Texas – account for 70% of new death 
              sentences since 2011.  This is the first year that jurors in 
              Harris, Dallas, and Tarrant Counties were not responsible for any 
              new death sentences, however.  These three counties, along 
              with Bexar County, account for half of the death sentences imposed 
              in the state o</SPAN>f Texas since 1974.</P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Notably, 
              this also is the first year that an African-American defendant did 
              not face the death penalty in Texas. Over the last five years, 
              nearly 60% of all new death sentences in Texas have been imposed 
              on African-Americans. </SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Of the 
              three men sentenced to death this year, one is white, one is 
              Asian, and one is Hispanic.  All of their cases involved a 
              single white murder victim.</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Death-qualified 
              juries rejected the death penalty in four other capital murder 
              trials this year, including two in Nueces County.  Three of 
              the four cases involved multiple murder victims; all four 
              defendants are Hispanic.  They were sentenced to life in 
              prison without the possibility of parole. </SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">While the 
              State of Texas mirrors declining sentencing trends nationwide and 
              has executed fewer people in recent years, it remains the nation's 
              most active death penalty state.  This year, Texas accounted 
              for almost half of all U.S. executions, putting 13 people to 
              death.  </SPAN><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">More 
              information on national death penalty developments is available 
              at </SPAN><A 
              title=http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18168&amp;qid=1060672 
              style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204)" 
              href="http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18168&amp;qid=1060672" 
              target=_blank>http://www.<WBR>deathpenaltyinfo.org/<WBR>YearEnd2015</A><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">.</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Several of 
              the men executed in Texas this year were barely legal adults at 
              the time of the crime. Others were executed despite evidence of 
              their intellectual disabilities or severe mental illness.  In 
              one particularly troubling case, the state put Lester Bower, Jr. 
              to death 31 years after his conviction and in spite of compelling 
              evidence of his innocence. He was the oldest person executed by 
              the State of Texas.</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Of the 13 
              men put to death this year, six were Hispanic, four were 
              African-American, and three were white.</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Nearly as 
              many individuals who were scheduled for execution this year 
              received reprieves. Eight stays of execution came from the Texas 
              Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA), the state’s highest criminal 
              court.  In four other cases, state district judges withdrew 
              execution dates.</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">“The cases 
              of individuals scheduled for execution this year illustrate 
              the deep flaws that continue to plague our state’s capital 
              punishment system,” said Kathryn Kase, Executive Director of the 
              Texas Defender Service.  “These cases do not reflect the 
              current death penalty landscape but rather death penalty practices 
              from a different era.”</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">During the 
              84th Texas Legislature, lawmakers considered numerous bills 
              related to capital punishment.  Several critical bills aimed 
              at improving the fairness and accuracy of the criminal justice 
              system were signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, including 
              bills establishing an innocence commission to examine cases of 
              wrongful conviction, increasing access to post-conviction DNA 
              testing, and overhauling the grand jury system.  In addition, 
              lawmakers unanimously passed legislation requiring notice of the 
              scheduling of an execution date and the issuance of execution 
              warrants.  </SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Legislators also 
              passed a bill that keeps secret the identity of any persons or 
              entities providing the drugs used in Texas executions. 
               Officials with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice 
              (TDCJ) continue to obtain and use compounded pentobarbital from an 
              unidentified source, raising constitutional concerns about the 
              quality and efficacy of these drugs, and about the transparency of 
              the execution process itself. </SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Other 
              highlights of <A 
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              href="http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18178&qid=1061627">Texas 
              Death Penalty Developments in 2015: The Year in 
              Review</A>:</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">•   
               Alfred Dewayne Brown became the 13th individual to be 
              exonerated and released from death row in Texas. On June 8, 2015, 
              the Harris County District Attorney’s Office dismissed capital 
              murder charges against him after determining there was 
              insufficient evidence to support another conviction.  The 
              Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned his conviction last 
              year. </SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">•   
               As of November 19, 2015, TDCJ counted 252 death row inmates, 
              which includes 6 women. This is the lowest Texas death row 
              population since 1987.  More than one-third of these 
              individuals were convicted in Harris County.</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> “Attitudes 
              toward the death penalty are shifting as public confidence in the 
              criminal justice system erodes,” said Kristin Houlé.  “At 
              this critical moment in our state’s experience with the death 
              penalty, concerned citizens and elected officials should take a 
              close look at the realities of this irreversible, arbitrary, and 
              costly punishment and consider alternative ways of achieving 
              justice.”</SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">TCADP is a 
              statewide, grassroots advocacy organization based in 
              Austin.</SPAN></P>
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              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><EM>Texas 
              Death Penalty Developments in 2015: The Year in Review </EM>is 
              available online at </SPAN><A 
              title=http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18178&qid=1061627 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204)" 
              href="http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18178&qid=1061627" 
              target=_blank>http://tcadp.org/wp-content/<WBR>uploads/2015/12/Texas-Death-<WBR>Penalty-Developments-in-2015.<WBR>pdf</A><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">.  Contact 
              report author Kristin Houlé at <A 
              title="mailto:khoule@tcadp.org?subject=2015 Year-End Report" 
              href="mailto:khoule@tcadp.org?subject=2015%20Year-End%20Report">khoule@tcadp.org</A> 
              to receive a copy directly via email.  See the report for 
              additional tables illustrating trends regarding executions and 
              death sentences.  </SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Maps 
              illustrating death sentences by county are available at <A 
              title=http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18164&qid=1061627 
              href="http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18164&qid=1061627">http://tcadp.org/get-informed/death-sentences-by-county/1976-2015-county-map/</A> 
              and <A 
              title=http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18165&qid=1061627 
              href="http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18165&qid=1061627">http://tcadp.org/get-informed/death-sentences-by-county/2011-2015-new-death-sentences/</A>. </SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">Information 
              on national death penalty developments is available in a new 
              report released today by the Death Penalty Information 
              Center: </SPAN><BR><A 
              title=http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18168&amp;qid=1060672 
              style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204)" 
              href="http://tcadp.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18168&amp;qid=1060672" 
              target=_blank>http://www.<WBR>deathpenaltyinfo.org/<WBR>YearEnd2015</A><SPAN 
              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">.</SPAN></P>
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              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><STRONG><A 
              id=actions name=actions></A>Spread the word about this year’s 
              death penalty developments! </STRONG></SPAN></P>
              <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Please 
              consider engaging in one the following actions:</SPAN></P>
              <UL>
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                know about media coverage of the report in your area. Send an 
                email and relevant links to TCADP Communications Coordinator 
                Vanessa Akins at <A 
                title="mailto:vanessa@tcadp.org?subject=2015 Year-End Report" 
                href="mailto:vanessa@tcadp.org?subject=2015%20Year-End%20Report">Vanessa@tcadp.org</A>.</SPAN><BR>  

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                coverage of the report.  Contact <A 
                title="mailto:vanessa@tcadp.org?subject=Letter to the editor" 
                href="mailto:vanessa@tcadp.org?subject=Letter%20to%20the%20editor">Vanessa</A> 
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              style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva,sans-serif">#2015TXDP rpt from 
              @TCADPdotORG: 3 death sentences, 4 jury rejections. #deathpenalty 
              loses ground in TX #2015TXDP <A 
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              In 2015 Texas went 9 months and 6 days w/o a death sentence 
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              2011, just 8 counties in Texas account for 70% of new death 
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