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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

Texas court overturns sentence for man on death row for nearly 50 years

Clarence Curtis Jordan was convicted in 1978 but hadn’t had a lawyer for over 30 years

The Guardian - US · Apr 10

Texas’ highest criminal court overturns sentence of inmate who has been on death row for 47 years

Clarence Curtis Jordan’s attorney said the intellectually disabled man didn’t have a lawyer to work on his behalf for nearly four decades.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 10