Well, some good news. According to a Justice Department Report, the number of people sentenced to death row in the United States reached a 30 year low in 2003. That's excellent.

Now for the rub... the drop in death sentences does not apply to the State of Texas. In fact, according to this article, there are more people on death row from Harris County Texas than from most other states. Additionally, a survey reports that only 44% of Texans would support a moratorium on the death penalty despite the fact that 7 in 10 believe that Texas has executed an innocent person. Why am I not surprised?

By the way, tonight marks execution number 23 in Texas this year. More on that later.

Death penalty at 30-year low except in Texas