Hank Skinner, who has been on death row in Texas for nearly three decades, says he still remains hopeful.
He spoke to AFP by telephone from behind a glass window at the Allan B Polunsky prison, wearing a white prisoner’s uniform. A father of three, who recently turned 60, Skinner has now been waiting for more than three years for a decision from the state’s highest criminal court. Some of those are still behind bars. One of them is Raymond Riles, who had his death sentence commuted to life in prison due to a history of mental illness.If the court agrees with Skinner, he will remain in prison but will be able to appeal in an attempt to prove his innocence.In March 2010, the US supreme court spared him 23 minutes before he was scheduled to receive a lethal injection, just after what was supposed to have been his last meal.“I dropped the phone and I just slid down the wall.
A total of 127 inmates have been put to death since 2010 in Texas, the state that executes the most people.“You have some people here who are mentally disturbed. They beat on the walls, they kick the doors, they scream and holler to the top of their lungs,” he said.“It’s cacophonous all the time. But you learn to just tune it out,” Skinner said.
“I have a reputation — I’ve walked 11 people out of here. That’s better than practically any death penalty lawyer can say, except my lawyer.”
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