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Polunsky took the death row inmates on Friday June 18, 1999, with the first 55 inmates all classified as being troublesome. [14] The death row transfer, which took ten months, was the largest transfer of condemned prisoners in history and was performed under heavy security.
- Ponchai Wilkerson
Ponchai Kamau Wilkerson (July 15, 1971 [1] – March 14, 2000)...
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The Huntsville Unit is the location of the State of Texas execution chamber. [31] The TDCJ generally houses male death row inmates in the Polunsky Unit (formerly Terrell Unit) and female death row inmates in the Patrick O'Daniel Unit (formerly Mountain View Unit).
As of July 1, 2024, there were 2,213 death row inmates in the United States, including 48 women. [1] The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2]
NameDescription Of CrimeTime On Death RowTortured and murdered his girlfriend's ...6 years, 334 daysMurder of 9-year-old Autumn Wallace.32 years, 110 daysKidnap, rape and murder of 5-year-old ...19 years, 169 daysMurdered three men during an attempted ...34 years, 337 daysCounty of Conviction for Executed Inmates. Number of Inmates Sentenced to Death from Each County. Change of Venue Information for Inmates Currently on Death Row. Death Row Information - Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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Death row was in the East Building of the Huntsville Unit from 1928 to 1952. From 1952 until 1965, the electric chair was in a building by the East Wall of the Huntsville Unit. The men on death row were moved from the Huntsville Unit to the Ellis Unit in 1965. Death row remained at the Ellis Unit until 1999. In 1999, the TDCJ moved death row to the...
Pursuant to Texas Penal Code Section 19.03, the following crimes constitute Capital Murder in Texas: 1. murder of a peace officer or fireman who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty and who the person knows is a peace officer or fireman; 2. murder during the commission or attempted commission of kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggra...
The death penalty is currently authorized by 27 states, the federal government, and the U.S. military. The death penalty is still legal in California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, but there are gubernatorial moratoriums on executions in these three states. Texas leads the nation in the number of executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 197...
Jan 11, 2022 · The Allan B. Polunsky Unit, a maximum-security prison in southeastern Texas, is home to one of the country's most restrictive death rows. The nearly 200 men on death row there are isolated...
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Inmates on Death Row. Last updated October 2, 2024. Texas Department of Criminal Justice.