Execution can’t proceed without religious requests – US judge
Houston, Texas, USAP A US federal judge has issued a temporary order telling Texas prison officials that they can carry out next week’s scheduled execution of a death row inmate only if they grant all of his religious accommodations, including allowing his spiritual adviser to hold his hand when he receives a lethal injection. Ramiro […]
Texas executions delayed over religious rights claims
Houston, Texas, USAP The unresolved legal debate over whether spiritual advisers can touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are being put to death has delayed the final two executions scheduled this year in Texas. The delays come as the US Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments next month in the case of another Texas […]
In the US state of Texas, executions face delays over religious rights claims
Houston, Texas, USAP Executions in the nation’s busiest capital punishment state face delays amid legal questions over Texas’ refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are being put to death. It’s unclear when Texas may carry out another execution after the US Supreme Court’s decision to hear religious freedom claims […]