As of Feb. 6, 2025, there were 174 people on death row in Texas, seven of whom are women, including Melissa Lucio who was convicted in 2008 of beating to death her 2-year-old daughter. In 2022 ...
O’Daniel Unit, a Gatesville prison that houses females on death row, among other inmates. Texas leads the country in executions and is among the top three in imposing death sentences.
After the woman spent 27 years on death row for killing an 80-year-old man, the court found that prosecutors failed to reveal ...