Death penalty

[Julia Thompson]

Yesterday in Austin, a jury imposed the death penalty on a man convicted
of the brutal murder of a 13-year-old in 1991.

I don't like the death penalty, but as far as I know, we still don't have
the option of "life without parole" in Texas.  I'd really like to see that
one become a possibility when a jury is deliberating its options for
sentencing.  We really need something between "life, but you get put up
for parole after awhile" and "we're going to run poison into your veins
and kill you".

        Julia