The following is a list of people executed by the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
between 1960 and 1964. During this period 29 people were
executed
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...
by
electrocution
Electrocution is death or severe injury caused by electric shock from electric current passing through the body. The word is derived from "electro" and "execution", but it is also used for accidental death.
The term "electrocution" was coined ...
at the
Huntsville Unit
Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit (HV), nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States. The approximately facility, near downtown Huntsville, is operated by the Correctional Ins ...
in Texas.
[The Espy File: 1608–2002]
''Death Penalty Information Center''. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
. ''Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, ...
''. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
Joseph Johnson became the last person in Texas to be executed by the electric chair on July 30, 1964.
In addition, Lawrence O'Connor became the last person in Texas to be executed for a crime other than murder (for participating in a gang rape,
on April 26, 1964). It would be 18 years before the next execution took place in Texas; all subsequent executions have been for murder.
Executions 1960–1964
See also
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Capital punishment in Texas
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Texas for murder, and participation in a felony resulting in death if committed by an individual who has attained or is over the age of 18.
In 1982, the state became the first jurisd ...
References
External links
Death Row 1923-1973 ''Texas Department of Criminal Justice''
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{{DEFAULTSORT:List of people executed in Texas, 1960-64
1960
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20th-century executions by Texas
1960s-related lists
1960s in Texas