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Texas executes mentally ill inmate Jamaal Howard
Original: Texas put Jamaal Howard, a mentally ill and disabled man to death. It was the first execution since the botched killing
Texas has carried out the execution of Jamaal Howard, a man described as mentally ill and disabled. It was the state's first execution since a botched lethal injection in Tennessee drew renewed scrutiny of capital punishment. Howard's spiritual advisor has shared an account of their final conversations before his death, and the case is prompting fresh criticism of executing prisoners with serious mental illness.
Why now: The death penalty is under renewed debate after a botched execution in Tennessee, and Howard's mental illness makes this case especially controversial.
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- Texas put Jamaal Howard, a mentally ill and disabled man to death. It was the first execution since the botched killing in Tennessee. In this piece, his spiritual advisor describes their final conversations together: https://www. texasobserver.org/the-distance… · TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 8
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