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Criminal JusticeApril 10, 2013
Will a Texas Teenager’s False Confession Keep Him in Prison for Life?
Daniel Villegas was 16 when he confessed to a double murder en El Paso. But almost 20 years later, he insists he's innocent, and the evidence backs him up.
Jordan Smith
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LawFebruary 20, 2013
Death Row Prisoner Larry Swearingen May Be Innocent. Do Texas Courts Care?
Swearingen has faced execution four times for a crime scientists say he could not have committed.
Jordan Smith
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Death PenaltyJune 19, 2012
Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row?
Sentenced to die after his DNA was found on murder victim Stacy Stites, Reed insists it was proof of an illicit affair—and that her police officer fiancé is the real killer.
Jordan Smith
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Election 2012November 30, 2011
Rick Perry’s War on Women
How the Texas governor launched an assault on Planned Parenthood and women’s health.
Jordan Smith
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Criminal JusticeNovember 4, 2011
Will Texas Kill Hank Skinner Despite Untested DNA Evidence?
Hank Skinner was scheduled to die on November 9, but his execution was halted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Will the state finally agree to test the evidence in his case?
Jordan Smith
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Criminal JusticeAugust 30, 2011
Is Rick Perry Ready to Execute an Innocent Man?
Texas death row prisoner Larry Swearingen has faced execution three times for a crime medical experts say he could not possibly have committed.
Jordan Smith