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Inmates fight policies that bar clergy from execution chamber

U.S. News // 3 months ago

Inmates fight policies that bar clergy from execution chamber

Condemned inmates in Texas and Alabama who want a spiritual adviser with them when they are put to death are challenging prison policies that bar clergy from the execution chamber.

Federal judge delays execution of 'Texas Seven' prisoner

U.S. News // 11 months ago

Federal judge delays execution of 'Texas Seven' prisoner

Patrick Murphy's execution was again halted Thursday because Texas death row inmates' final access to spiritual advisors of their faith differs for Christians and Buddhists.

Texas bans all chaplains from entering execution chamber

U.S. News // 1 year ago

Texas bans all chaplains from entering execution chamber

Texas officials on Wednesday banned any chaplain from entering the state's execution chambers after a Supreme Court ruling.

'Texas Seven' death row inmate awaits execution

U.S. News // 1 year ago

'Texas Seven' death row inmate awaits execution

Texas is preparing to execute Patrick Murphy on Thursday night, one of the last two remaining members of the so-called "Texas Seven."

'Texas Seven' escapee executed

U.S. News // 1 year ago

'Texas Seven' escapee executed

Texas executed Joseph Garcia by Tuesday, almost 18 years after he -- as part of the so-called "Texas Seven" -- escaped from prison and killed a police officer.

U.S. News // 7 years ago

Texas court denies 'Texas Seven' appeal

A Texas court Wednesday denied an appeal by Texas death row inmate Randy Halprin, one of the so-called Texas Seven convicted of killing a police officer.

U.S. News // 8 years ago

Leader of 'Texas Seven' faces execution

Cop killer George Rivas, who orchestrated a mass escape from a Texas prison in 2000, says he's at peace with his death sentence "because it's almost over."

U.S. News // 8 years ago

Death sentence set for Texas Seven leader

A Texas man convicted of killing a police officer in a 2000 prison break with six other inmates is set to be executed Feb. 29, state officials said.

Top News // 1 decade ago

'Texas 7' member executed

A member of the so-called "Texas Seven," a group of convicts who escaped for more than a month in 2000, was executed by Texas Thursday evening.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Last of Texas escaped convicts gets death

The last of six Texas convicts who escaped from prison three years ago and murdered a police officer is facing a death sentence.

The Texas 7 was a group of prisoners who escaped from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas on December 13, 2000. They were apprehended January 21-23, 2001 as a direct result of the television show America's Most Wanted.

The group was composed of the following Texas state prisoners:

On December 13, 2000, the seven carried out an elaborate scheme and escaped from the John B. Connally Unit, a maximum-security state prison near the South Texas city of Kenedy.

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