Blog Fort Worth Defense Blog by Kara Carreras Report on Texas Juvenile Justice System Indicates Presence of “Unsafe Environment” for Detained Minors According to a report recently released by the Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, a federal investigation concluded that the Texas Juvenile Justice Department provides an “unsafe environment” for […]
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Texas Ranked Highest Number of Inmates and Executions: Statistics That Will Shock You
Blog Fort Worth Defense Blog by Kara Carreras Texas Ranked Highest Number of Inmates and Executions: Statistics That Will Shock You When it comes to punishing criminal defendants, Texas is way ahead of any other state, as reflected in the statistics involving the number of inmates and executions the state has. In addition, new measures […]
Criminal Appeals Lost in Texas County for Decades
Blog Fort Worth Defense Blog by Kara Carreras Criminal Appeals Lost in Texas County for Decades A teenager was put on death row in 1998, even though his attorney argued that he should never have been found competent to stand trial due to his intellectual disability. He waited for 24 years in prison as his […]