As the sentencing hearing for former President Yoon Suk-yeol's insurrection ringleader case approaches, attention is focused on the sentencing

"Death sentences are the most serious sanctions that governments can inflict on human beings, so all must be carefully reviewed for accuracy and fairness before an execution is scheduled," said Robin Maher, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit that provides capital punishment data.

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a reporter who witnessed an execution here. HOUSTON, Texas — For Yancy ...