Unveiling The Stories Of Female Inmates Facing Execution In Texas

These seven women who committed heinous crimes in Texas are the only females serving time on death row. 

Texas is one of only 27 states in America that allows the death penalty. Of the 176 inmates awaiting their fate on death row in the Lone Star State, only seven are women. These women committed crimes so bad that their fate is to die at the hands of the state.

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Take a look at the seven women who are awaiting to take their last breath in the death chamber and their stories that got them there.

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Why On Death Row So Long?

Of these seven women, the last one to be put on death row was in 2022. But most have been there for several years including one who has been sitting on death row since 1995.

I've often wondered why these criminals, who have been convicted for some really bad crimes, are on death row for so long. To me, it seems that taxpayers and the state are still having to pay for someone who did an unspeakable act, was convicted, and is scheduled to be put to death.

I guess the short answer is that it minimizes the risk of executing an innocent person. I get that. But as I mentioned, one of these women has been on death row since 1995. It seems like that is plenty of time to make sure whether they actually are innocent or not.

Of course, then there is the debate on whether we should even have the death penalty or not. That's an argument for a different article.