Quote of the Week: Kent Whitaker
Father pleads to state for mercy on his son
Fri., Feb. 23, 2018
"Victims' rights should mean something in this state, even when the victim is asking for mercy and not vengeance."
– Kent Whitaker, at a press conference on Tuesday, before the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a recommendation to commute his son Thomas’ death sentence to life in prison. See “Death Watch: Life In Prison For Thomas Whitaker?” Feb. 23.
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