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June 2, 2009

Protests Set for 200th Execution in Texas under Governor Perry
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Death penalty opponents in Texas are planning to protest today outside
the prison where Terry Lee Hankins is scheduled to be executed. Hankins
is set to become the 200th person executed under Texas Governor Rick
Perry. No governor has overseen more executions in modern US history.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state of
Ohio should have another chance to sentence a convicted killer to death,
despite a previous factual finding that the man is mentally retarded.