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Another Suicide on Texas' Death Row

By Kristin Houle

Allan Turner at the Houston Chronicle reports that another death row inmate in Texas has committed suicide ("Mentally ill killer found hanging in cell," Feb. 4, 2008). William Robinson, who was under psychiatric care for an unspecificied mental illness, had been on death row since 1985.Here's the article:"A psychologically troubled inmate sentenced to die for a 1985 Houston robbery-murder has become the second Harris County killer to commit suicide in state prison in a four day period, Texas prison officials said today.William Robinson, 49, condemned for his role in the June 11, 1985 murder of Steve Creasey, 26, at a Montrose apartment complex, was found hanging from a bed sheet in his Jester 4 Unit cell at 5 a.m. Friday.A prison spokeswoman said Robinson had been transferred from death row to the Fort Bend County prison, reserved for psychiatric care, in September...continue to full post

Full post as published by Prevention Not Punishment on February 05, 2008 (boomark / email).