Absent media, Texas executes inmate who killed great aunt:
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man convicted of fatally beating his 83-year-old great aunt more than ...
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Execution Carried Out Without Media Notification in TexasQuintin Jones was executed in 2021 without media present due to a communication failure by prison officials.
Key FactsMay 20, 2021 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The execution of Quintin Jones proceeded without media witnesses after officials failed to inform reporters in time.
- Jones was put to death for fatally beating his 83-year-old great aunt in 1999 by lethal injection.
- The Texas Department of Criminal Justice apologized and launched an investigation into the procedural lapse.
- Jones’ clemency appeals were denied despite claims of intellectual disability and calls for mercy from some relatives.
Because I was so close to Bert, her death hurt me a lot. Even so, God is merciful. Quintin can’t bring her back. I can’t bring her back. I am writing this to ask you to please spare Quintin’s life.— Mattie Long, Berthena Bryant's sister, in a letter that was part of Quintin Jones's clemency petition to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
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Texas executes inmate for the first time in nearly a year : Quintin Jones was executed by lethal injection at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville.
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Without media witnesses present, Texas executes inmate who killed great aunt: HUNTSVILLE — A Texas man convicted of fatally beating his 83-year-old great aunt ...
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Texas executes Quintin Jones by lethal injection without media witnesses: Prison agency officials didn’t notify reporters, marking first time in at least 40 ...
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Texas didn't allow Quintin Jones' execution to be witnessed by the media: On Wednesday, the state executed Quintin Jones, 41, for the Tarrant County murder of ...
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Quintin Jones: Texas death row inmate becomes first prisoner executed in state in 10 months
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Texas executes prisoner Quintin Jones, who killed his great aunt in 1999: All Texas executions since 1982 have had at least one media witness.
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