Joining supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, Houston activists participated in the 40 Cities for 40 Years events by dropping…
June 19 — Yancy Balderas, an activist with the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement, led the call “Texas says death…
Finally. The U.S. Supreme Court announced the petition of death row prisoner Rodney Reed would be heard, regarding the constitutionality…
Houston Texas’ highest court stayed the April 27 execution of Melissa Lucio, the only Mexicana on death row here. There…
April 25 - Melissa Lucio was granted a stay of her April 27 execution by the Texas Court of Criminal…
Houston Melissa Lucio, the first woman of Mexican descent on Texas’ death row, has lived in relative anonymity since being…
Houston On April 3, a plaza, a monument, a huge portrait, and a walking trail were all unveiled and dedicated…
When an incarcerated worker is doing time in a prison and finally makes parole, it is usually a cause for…
Houston “They banned books. We made history!” This was the cry of the founder of the Librotraficante Movement — writer,…
Houston — On any day of the week, prisons are hell. Texas prisons are no exception. And for prisoners on…