A Jailhouse Snitch and the System that Made Him Pamela Colloff’s debut book is a propulsive study of a fatally flawed tactic beloved by prosecutors in Texas and beyond. Texas Observer · Jul 14
Texas executes 600th inmate since death penalty was reinstated in 1976 Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital punishment. The Texas Tribune · May 15
New Report Highlights the ‘Fatal Flaws’ Behind Wrongful Capital Convictions The ACLU found official misconduct, perjury, and predominantly white juries to be leading contributors to exonerated death sentences. Texas Observer · Nov 19, 2025
‘It’s the South’: Harris County Sends 15 Times More Black Men to Death Row than White Texas’ largest county remains the state’s deadliest when it comes to capital murder convictions, a new report says. Texas Observer · Feb 22, 2024
John Oliver: ‘Putting people in solitary is torture, so let’s stop’ The Last Week Tonight host condemns the use of solitary confinement, a practice deemed torture by the UN, in US prisons The Guardian - US · Apr 3, 2023