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Feb 08, 2021

Harris County DA Seeks to Vacate Sentence for Nation’s Longest-Serving Death-Row Prisoner

The Harris County District Attorney’s office has asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to overturn the death sentence imposed on Raymond Riles (pictured), the nation’s longest-serving death-ro…

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Sep 22, 2021

Nevada Supreme Court Finds Samuel Howard Innocent of the Death Penalty 40 Years After He Was Sent to Death Row

The Nevada Supreme Court has found that a prisoner who has been on the state’s death row for more than forty years is “actually innocent” of the death penalty and must be resentenced. In a

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Jun 10, 2021

Raymond Riles, the Nation’s Longest Serving Death-Row Prisoner, is Resentenced to Life

Raymond Riles (pictured), the nation’s longest serving death-row prisoner, has been resentenced to life. On June 9, 2021, Harris County, Texas District Judge Ana Martinez imposed the life sentence via a Z…

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Apr 19, 2021

Texas Appeals Court Overturns Death Sentence of Nation’s Longest Serving Death-Row Prisoner

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) has overturned the death sentence of the nation’s longest-serving death-row prisoner, 45 years after he was first sent to death row. In an unpublished opinion issued on April 14, 2021, the TCCA h…

Entries tagged with “Raymond Riles”

Policy Issues

Harris County DA Seeks to Vacate Sentence for Nation’s Longest-Serving Death-Row Prisoner

Policy Issues

Nevada Supreme Court Finds Samuel Howard Innocent of the Death Penalty 40 Years After He Was Sent to Death Row

Policy Issues

Raymond Riles, the Nation’s Longest Serving Death-Row Prisoner, is Resentenced to Life

Policy Issues

Texas Appeals Court Overturns Death Sentence of Nation’s Longest Serving Death-Row Prisoner