Entries by Jenna Toulan

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), DPI is posting a weekly feature on Hispanic or Latino/a people who have had a significant impact on the death penalty in the U.S. This post highlights José Garza, District Attorney of Travis County, Texas. José Garza, a former public defender, took office as Travis County District Attorney in 2021, after running on a platform of criminal justice reform, including a pledge not to seek the death penalty. On his campaign website in 2020, he…