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More executions have taken place in Harris County than in every individual state aside from Texas, and more than Alabama and Georgia combined.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chammah |first=Maurice |date=2014-12-17 |title=The Slow Death of the Death Penalty |url=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2014/12/17/the-slow-death-of-the-death-penalty |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=The Marshall Project |language=en}}</ref> As of 2017, the county had executed 126 people since the 1976 legalization of capital punishment which caused it to be referred to as the "death penalty capital of the world."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=McCausland |first=Phil |date=2017-12-16 |title=Why the 'death penalty capital of the world' stopped executing people |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/lethal-injection/why-texas-death-penalty-capital-world-stopped-executing-people-n830276 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> |
More executions have taken place in Harris County than in every individual state aside from Texas, and more than Alabama and Georgia combined.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chammah |first=Maurice |date=2014-12-17 |title=The Slow Death of the Death Penalty |url=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2014/12/17/the-slow-death-of-the-death-penalty |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=The Marshall Project |language=en}}</ref> As of 2017, the county had executed 126 people since the 1976 legalization of capital punishment which caused it to be referred to as the "death penalty capital of the world."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=McCausland |first=Phil |date=2017-12-16 |title=Why the 'death penalty capital of the world' stopped executing people |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/lethal-injection/why-texas-death-penalty-capital-world-stopped-executing-people-n830276 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> Elected in 1979, DA Johnny Holmes sent over 200 people to death row.<ref name=":4" /> Nearing the end of his career, DA Holmes won an average of 12 capital sentences each year.<ref name=":5" /> After DA Holmes retired in 2000, the number of death penalty cases fell sharply which was also in alignment with national trends and shifts in public opinion.<ref name=":5" /> DA Rosenthal, who was elected after Holmes left office, won death penalty cases about half as often.<ref name=":5" /> 2017 was the first year since 1985 that the county hadn't executed anyone on death row.<ref name=":1" /> |
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* [[Kenneth Magidson]], 2008 |
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* [[Chuck Rosenthal (district attorney)|Chuck Rosenthal]], 2001–2008 |
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* Johnny Holmes, 1979<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Allan |date=2007-07-25 |title=Former DA ran powerful death-penalty machine |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Former-DA-ran-powerful-death-penalty-machine-1833545.php |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Chron |language=en}}</ref>–2000<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seiver |first=Simone |date=2015-08-11 |title=Why Three Counties That Loved the Death Penalty Have Almost Stopped Pursuing It |url=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/08/11/why-three-counties-that-loved-the-death-penalty-have-almost-stopped-pursuing-it |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=The Marshall Project |language=en}}</ref> |
* Johnny Holmes, 1979<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Allan |date=2007-07-25 |title=Former DA ran powerful death-penalty machine |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Former-DA-ran-powerful-death-penalty-machine-1833545.php |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Chron |language=en}}</ref>–2000<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Seiver |first=Simone |date=2015-08-11 |title=Why Three Counties That Loved the Death Penalty Have Almost Stopped Pursuing It |url=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/08/11/why-three-counties-that-loved-the-death-penalty-have-almost-stopped-pursuing-it |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=The Marshall Project |language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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The Harris County District Attorney is the elected prosecutor of Harris County, Texas. Currently, this position is held by Kim Ogg. The office receives cases from 86 law enforcement agencies.[1]
Unlike other counties in Texas, police in Harris County must receive approval from prosecutors before filing criminal charges against a person and arresting them.[2] This gives the intake division in the Harris County DA's office an unusual amount of power in determining who goes to jail.
Death penalty
More executions have taken place in Harris County than in every individual state aside from Texas, and more than Alabama and Georgia combined.[3] As of 2017, the county had executed 126 people since the 1976 legalization of capital punishment which caused it to be referred to as the "death penalty capital of the world."[4] Elected in 1979, DA Johnny Holmes sent over 200 people to death row.[5] Nearing the end of his career, DA Holmes won an average of 12 capital sentences each year.[6] After DA Holmes retired in 2000, the number of death penalty cases fell sharply which was also in alignment with national trends and shifts in public opinion.[6] DA Rosenthal, who was elected after Holmes left office, won death penalty cases about half as often.[6] 2017 was the first year since 1985 that the county hadn't executed anyone on death row.[4]
Southlawn gang injunction
In September of 2015 Harris County DA Devon Anderson and Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan filed a petition to ban 92 Black men from the "Southlawn Safety Zone," a two-mile area in south Houston.[7] The area has struggled with safety challenges for many years, and police blame gangs for much of the violent activity. Some community members protested the proposed injunction because they proposed it unjustly, broadly, and unconstitutionally targeted Black men who are young adults regardless of their involvement in gang violence.[8][9] At the time of the petition, the area population was 78% Black and 20% Hispanic.[8] After initially reducing the number of defendants in the petition and receiving a great deal of pushback, the case was eventually dismissed in June of 2016.[10] Leading up to the dismissal there were meetings between defendants' attorneys, county officials, and advocates who agreed to implement educational and workforce development programs that would address the causes of violence and instability in the neighborhood.[10]
List of Harris County district attorneys
- Kim Ogg, 2017–present
- Devon Anderson, 2013[11]–2016
- Mike Anderson, 2013[12]
- Pat Lykos, 2009–2012
- Kenneth Magidson, 2008
- Chuck Rosenthal, 2001–2008
- Johnny Holmes, 1979[5]–2000[6]
References
- ^ Schneider, Andrew (2024-02-20). "Kim Ogg, Sean Teare trade charges of interest conflicts and toxic behavior in the Democratic primary for Harris County DA". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Hensley, Neena Satija, Andrea Ball, Nicole (2024-02-01). "More Houstonians are sent to jail with no legal basis under DA Ogg, judges say". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Chammah, Maurice (2014-12-17). "The Slow Death of the Death Penalty". The Marshall Project. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ a b McCausland, Phil (2017-12-16). "Why the 'death penalty capital of the world' stopped executing people". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ a b Turner, Allan (2007-07-25). "Former DA ran powerful death-penalty machine". Chron. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ a b c d Seiver, Simone (2015-08-11). "Why Three Counties That Loved the Death Penalty Have Almost Stopped Pursuing It". The Marshall Project. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ George, Cindy (February 26, 2016). "Proposed Southlawn Gang Injunction Protested at Meeting". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ a b George, Cindy (March 1, 2016). "Criminal Defense Groups ask court to reject a gang injunction as unconstitutional". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ George, Cindy (2016-03-29). "Half of defendants removed from gang injunction suit". Chron. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ a b Glenn, Mike (2016-06-07). "Local officials drop Southlawn gang injunction lawsuit". Chron. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Hardy, Michael (2016-09-12). "A Hard Look at the Harris County District Attorney's Office". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ Pugh, Clifford (September 1, 2013). "Houstonians mourn death of Harris County District Attorney Mike Anderson". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 2024-12-19.