Entries tagged with “Raymond Riles”
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Time on Death Row
,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…
Policy Issues
Mental Illness
,Time on Death Row
,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…
Policy Issues
Mental Illness
,Time on Death Row
,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…
Policy Issues
Mental Illness
,Time on Death Row
,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-row…