Jeff Hood Urges Governor-elect Hinojosa to Stop Texas Executions
Jeff Hood called on Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa to declare a moratorium on the death penalty and stop state executions.
Reverend Dr. Jeff Hood, founder of the Execution Intervention Project, called on Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa to stop executions in the state during a press conference on Monday. Hood urged Hinojosa to declare a moratorium on the death penalty upon taking office, arguing that a case-by-case review of current inmates would effectively require a cessation of executions.
Hood proposed that Hinojosa enact 30-day reprieves for all cases, open execution protocols to the public, and veto funding for executions. He stated that abolitionists are tired of hearing leaders say they are morally opposed to executions while allowing them to continue.
Governor-elect Hinojosa previously stated in an October CNN interview that she is personally opposed to the death penalty but intended to handle executions on a case-by-case basis. Texas has executed 603 people since 1976, more than any other U.S. state.
