Tears of Joy as Melissa Lucio Execution Stopped, by Gloria Rubac

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by Gloria Rubac
Houston
Workers World, May 2, 2022
May 3, 2022

Texas’ highest court stayed the April 27 execution of Melissa Lucio, the only Mexicana on death row here. There was a collective sigh of relief, many tears of joy and a burden lifted from the shoulders of Lucio, her family, her attorneys and the throngs of her supporters, not only in Texas but around the world.

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