Jonathan R Sorensen: 1 book
The Rope, The Chair, and the Needle
Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923-1990
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
In late summer 1923, legal hangings in Texas came to an end, and the electric chair replaced the gallows. Of 520 convicted capital offenders sentenced to die between 1923 and 1972, 361 were actually executed, thus maintaining Texas’ traditional reputation as a staunch supporter of capital punishment.This...
