A descriptive analysis of fifty prior death row offenders in Texas

Purpose: It was the purpose of this study to provide a descriptive analysis of fifty prior death row offenders in Texas, whose sentences were commuted between July 30, 1964 and December 31, 1972. These inmates are serving a life sentence in T.D. C. This study will analyze 38 variables covering the areas of Demographic characteristics, social characteristics; prior recorded criminal behavior; education and intelligence; current offense information; and institutional information. It is hoped that this study will serve as a future reference in the development of studies of the death row offenders in Texas, and as a possible guide in the sentencing phase of the capital murder trial.