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| An investigation by ThinkProgress reveals that Texas jails -- like the one in whichSandra Bland died -- routinely ignore protocols to protect inmates with mental illness. The consequences are often deadly; in Texas prisons and jails, suicide is the second-leading cause of death. And while media coverage has focused on the second GOP debate, a probably innocent man named Richard Glossip was slated to die today by lethal injection in Oklahoma. Barely 3 hours before the execution, Glossip was granted a 2-week stay of execution -- but it is as yet unclear how the case will be resolved. |
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| The Death Of Victoria Gray: How Texas Jails Are Failing Their Most Vulnerable Captives |
| If a reporter asks John Gray to do an in-person interview, he insists that the backdrop is the same: The Brazoria County Jail, in Angleton, Texas, just south of Houston. It’s a dismal looking building — off-white and weather-worn — but Gray chooses this particular location because he says the story isn’t about him. It’s about his daughter Victoria, whom he believes the jail failed from start to finish. ...(read more) |
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| A Man Who’s Probably Innocent Will Die Today, And Lawyers Can’t Save Him |
| Eighteen years after the murder of motel owner Barry Van Treese, there is no concrete evidence to suggest Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip was involved in the crime. According to witnesses, the actual killer, Justin Sneed, has repeatedly bragged about setting his former boss up by pinning him as the mastermind behind Treese’s murder. Over time, new evidence has chipped away at the case against Glossip. ...(read more) |
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