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In an exceedingly rare move, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted Tuesday to recommend a lesser sentence for a death row inmate facing execution.
The board voted unanimously in favor of clemency for Thomas Bartlett Whitaker, a man who is set to die on Thursday evening. The decision now falls on Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican who can approve or deny the recommendation to change Whitaker’s death sentence to life in prison.
The last time the board recommended clemency for a death row inmate was 2009. A Texas governor hasn't approved clemency since 2007.
In rare move, Texas parole board recommends clemency for death row inmate Thomas Whitaker
That is insane. All over the board.
The board voted unanimously in favor of clemency for Thomas Bartlett Whitaker, a man who is set to die on Thursday evening. The decision now falls on Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican who can approve or deny the recommendation to change Whitaker’s death sentence to life in prison.
The last time the board recommended clemency for a death row inmate was 2009. A Texas governor hasn't approved clemency since 2007.
In rare move, Texas parole board recommends clemency for death row inmate Thomas Whitaker
That is insane. All over the board.
