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LBJ Future Forum presents The Death Penalty in Texas

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For decades, Texas has been the state most closely associated with the death penalty. That's still true to this day. Rather than dedicating time to one specific case or debating the validity of capital punishment, the Future Forum is hosting an intimate conversation centered on the cost, gravity, and frequency of the death penalty in this state.

This conversation, moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maurice Chammah of The Marshall Project, will feature a discussion with Richard Linklater, renowned Austin filmmaker and mind behind the recent documentary Hometown Prison, and Estelle Hebron-Jones, death penalty lawyer for the Texas Defender Service and formerly of the Equal Justice Initiative.

They'll touch on a variety of topics, ranging from the death penalty's widespread impacts on communities and families to its deep cultural roots in the Texas criminal justice system.

For decades, Texas has been the state most closely associated with the death penalty. That's still true to this day. Rather than dedicating time to one specific case or debating the validity of capital punishment, the Future Forum is hosting an intimate conversation centered on the cost, gravity, and frequency of the death penalty in this state.

This conversation, moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maurice Chammah of The Marshall Project, will feature a discussion with Richard Linklater, renowned Austin filmmaker and mind behind the recent documentary Hometown Prison, and Estelle Hebron-Jones, death penalty lawyer for the Texas Defender Service and formerly of the Equal Justice Initiative.

They'll touch on a variety of topics, ranging from the death penalty's widespread impacts on communities and families to its deep cultural roots in the Texas criminal justice system.

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WHERE

LBJ Presidential Library
2313 Red River St, Austin, TX 78705, USA
https://www.lbjlibrary.org/events/future-forum/2025-03-03_death-penalty-texas

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Admission is free with registration..

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