Texas: 19-Year-Old Black Man Exonerated 70 Years After Wrongful Execution
A Seventy-Year Wait for Justice: Texas Formally Exonerates Tommy Lee Walker In a landmark decision, the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, Texas, has formally exonerated Tommy Lee Walker, a Black man executed in 1956 for a crime he did not commit. The ruling, delivered on January 21, 2026, comes seventy years after Walker’s death and … Read more