Michelle Lyons Quotations

Units being evacuated are those in more coastal areas. We also consider the makeup of the buildings. Some are metal and can withstand high winds, and others are not,

Yes, it can happen if the offender's sexual crime was not against a child.

He was at a grocery where a shopper saw him and recognized him from a photo in a news report.

Our Office of Inspector General, which is our investigative division, is looking into all possibilities. We're not even sure if he had feigned an illness because he had this planned or if he was simply going along and saw an opportunity.

Our methods have been evaluated and seem to be the best protocol to follow to carry out a lethal injection. This has been the protocol used since 1982.

Most inmates with an escape under their belt are housed under our highest level of security.

We're watching the situation, but there has not yet been any court ruling that has impacted Texas.

We're not expecting any type of protest to the extent of the Gary Graham and Karla Faye Tucker executions, ... We've heard rumors that Jesse Jackson plans to be here, but those rumors have not been substantiated.

We will evaluate the situation constantly and find more room to relocate these (in Liberty County) if it becomes necessary,

At this point, the only person who knows for sure is Mr. Thompson. And he has told us he did not get the key from TDCJ.

They do review those claims, they do look into them, they do investigate them. We're disappointed with the verdict, and we'll be looking next week at our next course of action, on whether we'll be able to appeal or not.

It's not a charge you see a lot.

Housing the death row population is different than housing any of the other prison populations. We are conscious that we are dealing with a population that really doesn't have anything to lose, so our security measures are pretty stringent.