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A site devoted to declaring the innocence of Paul Colella, who is on death row in a Texas prison.
http://www.deathrow.at/paul/
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Texas Defender Service
Non-profit law firm representing death row inmates, tracking the status of death penalty cases, and
recruiting private law firms to represent inmates. Includes a directory of expert witnesses,
donation information, and staff profiles.
http://www.texasdefender.org/
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Texas Moratorium Network
Grassroots coalition of individuals and organizations working to establish a temporary moratorium
on executions. Includes newsletters, events, legislative updates, and a news forum.
http://www.texasmoratorium.org/
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Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Inclusive organization composed of human rights activists, death row prisoners and their families,
crime victims and their families, persons working within the criminal justice system, persons
opposed to capital punishment on religious and moral grounds, and other concerned citizens.
Includes membership form, facts and figures, current news, and events.
http://www.tcadp.org/
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Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation (MVFR) of Texas
Organization of family members of victims of both homicide and state killings who oppose the death
penalty in all cases. Includes victim stories, events, and victim resources.
http://www.members.tripod.com/mvfr-texas/
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Lamp of Hope Project
Founded by Texas Death Row prisoners to educate the public about the death penalty and
alternatives, and to support victims' and prisoners' families. Includes prisoner writings and
crafts, penpal information, and mailing list.
http://www.lampofhope.org/index.html
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Why Is Texas #1 in Executions?
By Ned Walpin. [PBS, Frontline] Explains the legal and cultural reasons for why Texas executes far
more people than any other state and does so at a far higher rate than any other state.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/execution/readings/texas.html
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Death Row Information
Includes a list of death row inmates, gender and racial statistics including executions per year, a
list of scheduled and completed executions, a list of inmates no longer on death row, and final
meal requests and the media witness list for each inmate.
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/deathrow.htm
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Texas Death Penalty Resource Guide
Includes statistics for death row inmates and executions, a list of the drugs used in lethal
injection, a description of the witnessing and clemency procedures, and information about how much
death row costs the state of Texas.
http://www.wf.net/~connally/txreadinessplan.html
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Shadow Figures: A Portrait of Life on Texas Death Row
By Suzanne Donovan. [Mother Jones] Article about life on Death Row in Texas.
http://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/deathrow.html
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Death Penalty in Texas: Lethal Injustice
[Amnesty International] Article about how death penalty is applied in Texas, focusing on race,
poverty, juveniles, mentally ill or retarded, prosecutorial misconduct, the lack of competent legal
representation, the misuse of psychiatric evaluation, appeals courts, clemency process, and
conditions on death row. Includes case studies for each major argument.
http://www.web.amnesty.org/ai.nsf/index/AMR510101998
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