State agency managing Texas' adult offender system
Eight scheduled executions across Georgia, Texas and Alabama have moved in flux this week as courts issue stays and statements from prosecutors and defense teams. In Georgia, Stacey Humphreys has a stay under the Survivor Justice Act as hearings consider whether abuse shaped his crime; in Texas, LeJames Norman remains scheduled for a 6 p.m. (CDT) execution as legal challenges loom. Alabama is set to carry out Jeffery Lee next day, while Florida remains the national pace-setter.
A federal judge has ordered the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to install air conditioning in all prisons where summer heat exceeds 100°F, with a plan due by end of 2029. The $1.5 billion project follows years of lawsuits and multiple heat-related deaths among inmates.