WEATHER ALERT
Texas court asked to overturn death sentence of Harris County inmate on death row for nearly 50 years
Read full article: Texas court asked to overturn death sentence of Harris County inmate on death row for nearly 50 yearsThe now 68-year-old inmate has been declared incompetent since 1987 when his initial execution was halted due to severe mental illness, including schizophrenia and organic brain dysfunction.
How did a Harris County man spend nearly half a century on death row without being executed
Read full article: How did a Harris County man spend nearly half a century on death row without being executedClarence Jordan has been a death row inmate for 47 years, yet his execution was never carried out. Jordan, now 68, was convicted of the 1977 murder and robbery of Houston grocery store worker, Joe Williams.