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The Scales of Injustice
About a year ago, it was reported that Randall Dale Adams had died, bringing to a close one of the more tragic stories in recent Texas history. A construction worker from Ohio, Adams (pictured here, in...
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Investigating the Prosecutors
We know from experience that certain things are going to happen when an exonerated inmate walks out of prison. There will be tears. There will be hugs. There will be joy. There will be anger. There...
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Supreme Court Justice Appoints Judge in Court of Inquiry
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson has appointed Fort Worth Judge Louis E. Sturns to oversee the court of inquiry into whether former Williamson County DA Ken Anderson broke the law...
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Rusty Hardin Named Special Prosecutor in Court of Inquiry
Legendary Houston criminal defense attorney Rusty Hardin has been named special prosecutor in the upcoming court of inquiry that will examine whether or not prosecutorial misconduct contributed to the...
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WATCH: Michael Morton Gives His First Full Interview to “60 Minutes”
Although Michael Morton was formally exonerated last year of his wife’s murder and released from prison after nearly 25 years behind bars, he has made few public comments until now. On Sunday night, in...
View ArticleIn Light of the Evidence
In 1987 Michael Morton was convicted of killing his wife, Christine. He served nearly twenty-five years in prison before he was exonerated, a saga that Pamela Colloff documented last year in her...
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Behind the New Documentary About Michael Morton
Last year, I chronicled the saga of Michael Morton, who was wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, Christine, in 1987 and was later exonerated by DNA testing after serving nearly a quarter century...
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The Death Penalty Has a Face: A DA’s Personal Story
I remember feeling a little nervous when the heavy door leading to Death Row clanged shut behind me. I didn’t really know what I would see. Having never walked the concrete corridors of a Texas prison,...
View ArticleTexas Monthly Nominated for Four National Magazine Awards
Yesterday brought news that Texas Monthly has been nominated for four National Magazine Awards. The NMAs, as they are known, are handed out by the American Society of Magazine Editors, and they’re like...
View ArticleTenacious P Strikes Again
On Friday the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University announced that Texas Monthly executive editor Pam Colloff had won the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in...
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