Linda Carty

Linda Carty

Age: 51
Nationality: British
Arrested: May 2001, Texas, USA
Sentenced to death: February 2002
Legal status: Appeal refused by the Supreme Court, Washington DC. Seeking clemency from the Governor of Texas.
Currently held: Mountain View Unit, Texas

Case history


  1. Bianca Jagger in Death's Waiting Room at 2pm today

    Bianca Jagger appeals to Prime Minister David Cameron to help prevent the execution of British grandmother Linda Carty.

    Sept. 7, 2010

  2. Letter from Bianca Jagger to Prime Minister David Cameron about Linda Carty

    A letter from Bianca Jagger to Prime Minister David Cameron about Linda Carty.

    Sept. 7, 2010

  3. Britain's rough sleepers deserve a stay of execution this winter

    While Linda Carty dreams of breaking out of her cell, on Wednesday someone broke in to stay the night.

    Aug. 31, 2010

  4. Watch a short film of the launch of Death's Waiting Room

    Includes footage of Anna Chancellor reading Linda's speech.

    Aug. 31, 2010

  5. Watch a video of the launch of Death's Waiting Room

    Kindly made for us by a supporter, the video includes footage of Aruba Red's performance from the cell.

    Aug. 18, 2010

  6. Death's Waiting Room at St Martin-in-the-Fields

    Reprieve has placed a life-size replica of the death row cell of Linda Carty, who is now facing imminent execution in Texas, in the courtyard of St-Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square.

    Aug. 16, 2010

  7. Last hope for Death Row woman

    Jamaica Observer, 13/08/2010

    Aug. 13, 2010

  8. Death row Briton 'cannot give up hope of being free'

    The Press Association, 12/08/2010

    Aug. 12, 2010

  9. Death’s Waiting Room opens today at 1pm at Trafalgar Square; first ‘prisoners’ include actress Anna Chancellor, who will read a speech from Linda Carty to London

    A life-size death row cell replicating the real cell of British grandmother Linda Carty, now facing imminent execution in Texas, opens today in London.

    Aug. 12, 2010

  10. Death's Waiting Room at St-Martin-in-the-Fields

    Londonist, 11/08/2010

    Aug. 11, 2010

  11. Death row cell for Trafalgar Square

    Politics.co.uk, 10/08/2010

    Aug. 10, 2010

  12. Death's Waiting Room: launch 1pm today

    Reprieve announces the launch of Death’s Waiting Room, a life-size death row cell outside St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, at 1pm Thursday 12th August.

    Aug. 10, 2010

  13. Clive Stafford Smith takes over Litweeter

    Clive will be online tomorrow afternoon to respond to your questions and comments and talk about Linda Carty.

    July 12, 2010

  14. Help for Linda Carty unlikely to come from International Court of Justice

    On Thursday 8th July, Lord Faulkner asked the government in the House of Lords what representations had been made to US authorities about reprieving Linda Carty.

    July 9, 2010

  15. Please sing Amazing Grace for Linda Carty

    Amazing Grace is the song Linda sings on death row, whenever she feels anxious or low. Please sing Amazing Grace to show your support for Linda, and to ask the State of Texas to spare her life.

    July 6, 2010

  16. Send a book to Linda Carty

    Linda Carty is an avid reader and has sent as a list of books she would like to read, so we've published the list below in case any of our supporters would like to send her one.

    July 5, 2010

  17. Watch Linda Carty's daughter Jovelle speak in Parliament

    Jovelle Carty Joubert advocates for her mother during last week's trip to London.

    June 17, 2010

  18. Listen to Jovelle Carty Joubert speak on Woman's Hour

    Linda Carty's daughter talks about her mother's case and what it's been like growing up without her mum.

    June 9, 2010

  19. Linda Carty faces execution in Texas within months

    by Amelia Hill, The Guardian, 08/06/2010

    June 8, 2010

  20. PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED: Jovelle Carty Joubert, Linda Carty's daughter, will speak about her mother’s impending execution

    Jovelle is in London for an emergency meeting with the British government following the US Supreme Court’s recent refusal to re-open her mother’s case.

    June 7, 2010

  21. Suffolk village asks the Governor of Texas to spare the life of British grandmother Linda Carty in honour of historic wartime friendship

    Villagers in Horham, Suffolk have recorded an unusual video request to Texas Governor Rick Perry, seeking clemency for British grandmother Linda Carty.

    June 5, 2010

  22. What's the mood in England?

    By Pete Samson, The Sun, 28/05/2010

    May 28, 2010

  23. Reprieve's Director Clive Stafford Smith to speak in Horham, Suffolk, this Friday at 2pm

    Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith OBE will speak at the Old School, Horham in Suffolk at 2pm on Friday 28th May, about his work on death row and Guantanamo Bay.

    May 26, 2010

  24. New York Times analyses Guerinot's record in capital cases

    In an article for New York Times, Adam Liptak looks at Jerry Guerinot's record in capital cases.

    May 18, 2010

  25. Condemned British woman in US loses appeal

    by Michael Graczyk, The Associated Press, 04/05/10

    May 6, 2010

  26. US Supreme Court refuses to review case of British grandmother on death row

    by The Telegraph, 03/05/10

    May 6, 2010

  27. Listen to Linda Carty's daughter Jovelle interviewed on BBC Today programme

    Jovelle Joubert talks about her mother's impending execution after the Supreme Court rejected her appeal.

    May 6, 2010

  28. Fight continues for death row woman

    by The Press Association, 05/05/10

    May 5, 2010

  29. Supreme Court denies Briton's death penalty appeal

    by Carol Williams, The Los Angeles Times, 04/05/2010

    May 4, 2010

  30. Death row Briton loses US appeal

    by Lewis Smith, The Independent, 04/05/10

    May 4, 2010

  31. Death row Briton Linda Carty loses US appeal

    by BBC News, 03/05/10

    May 4, 2010

  32. US Supreme Court refuses to hear case of Linda Carty, British grandmother facing execution in Texas

    Reprieve is deeply disappointed by today's Supreme Court decision not to consider the disastrous case of Linda Carty, a British grandmother facing imminent execution thanks to a flawed trial in Texas.

    May 3, 2010

  33. Supreme Court rejects plea from British woman on death row

    by Renee C. Lee, The Houston Chronicle, 03/05/10

    May 3, 2010

  34. Death Row Gran Faces 'Imminent Execution

    by Carol Erskine, Sky News, 03/05/10

    May 3, 2010

  35. Reprieve Spring Newsletter 2010: Huge public support for Linda Carty

    The increasingly desperate case of Reprieve client Linda Carty is gaining more and more attention in the media and online.

    April 20, 2010

  36. Government death row pleas 'ignored by Texas

    by Paddy McGuffin, The Morning Star, 12/04/10

    April 13, 2010

  37. Texas refuses to admit error in preventing the UK from helping British grandmother Linda Carty; ignores British government allegations in defiant argument to Supreme Court

    In a bullish reply to the US Supreme Court, the State of Texas has ignored the British government’s dramatic claim that had they been allowed to assist their citizen Linda Carty, she may not be facing execution today.

    April 12, 2010

  38. Please America, don't execute Linda Carty

    British citizens send an urgent video message to the United States.

    April 9, 2010

  39. Death Row Briton Linda Carty talks about her controversial conviction and how she is paying for someone else's crime

    by David Rose, The Daily Mail, 04/04/10

    April 6, 2010

  40. Courageous Texan judge declares death penalty unconstitutional

    A Texas judge in a county that sends more inmates to death row than any other in the nation has done the unspeakable.

    March 24, 2010

  41. Reprieve's Mother's Day plea for woman facing death penalty

    by Paddy McGuffin, The Morning Star, 14/03/10

    March 16, 2010

  42. Bianca Jagger releases urgent video appeal asking mothers of the world to join the fight to save Linda Carty’s life this Mothers’ Day.

    The Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador and founder of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation has made an urgent Mother’s Day appeal to save British grandmother Linda Carty from execution this summer.

    March 15, 2010

  43. Remember the 'mother-in-law rule' for Linda Carty

    Clive Stafford Smith on why we should spare a thought for Linda Carty this Mother's Day.

    March 13, 2010

  44. Bianca Jagger asks mothers of the world to help save Linda Carty, British grandmother facing execution, this Mothers' Day

    The Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador and founder of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation has made an urgent appeal for Linda Carty.

    March 13, 2010

  45. Spare a thought for Linda Carty this Mothers day

    It has been over eight years since Linda Carty has embraced her Mother or Daughter.

    March 12, 2010

  46. Facing imminent death

    by Paddy McGuffin, The Morning Star, 10/03/10

    March 12, 2010

  47. Nine inspirational women join fight for Linda Carty; video appeal released for International Women’s Day

    Nine high-profile British women today joined the fight to save British grandmother Linda Carty from execution, releasing the film ‘I Support the Fight. I Support Linda Carty.’ for International Women’s Day.

    March 8, 2010

  48. I Support This Fight. I Support Linda Carty.

    Ten inspirational British women stand up for Linda Carty on International Women's Day.

    March 8, 2010

  49. ITV NEWS: Bestselling crime author Martina Cole joins campaign to save Linda Carty from execution

    Bestselling crime author Martina Cole joins campaign to save Linda Carty from execution.

    March 3, 2010

  50. Colin Firth and Julie Christie back Linda Carty death row campaign

    by The Telgraph, 01/03/10

    March 2, 2010

  51. Reprieve launches Supreme Court Appeal to save British Grandmother Linda Carty

    Linda Carty, a 51 year old British national will be executed by the state of Texas within the next few months unless her appeal to the Supreme Court for a retrial is successful.

    March 1, 2010

  52. Open letter to the Sunday Times: Linda Carty

    The Christmas execution of Akmal Shaikh in China prompted many to ask why more was not done earlier to prevent it. This week the British government is fighting to save the life of another British citizen: Linda Carty in Texas.

    March 1, 2010

  53. Death row: the last hope

    by Alex Hannaford, The Guardian, 28/02/10

    March 1, 2010

  54. Death-row inmate Linda Carty launches last-chance appeal to US Supreme Court

    by Giles Whittell, The Times, 27/02/10

    March 1, 2010

  55. Actors support death row Briton

    by the Press Association, 28/02/10

    March 1, 2010

  56. Death row Briton Linda Carty pleas to US Supreme Court

    by BBC News, 26/02/10

    Feb. 26, 2010

  57. Death row Brit's last-ditch appeal

    by The Press Association, 26/02/10

    Feb. 26, 2010

  58. PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED:

    Death row grandmother Linda Carty files last-ditch ‘video plea’ to the US Supreme Court tomorrow; best-selling crime writer Martina Cole joins British government in fight to prevent summer execution.

    Feb. 25, 2010

  59. Please help save Linda Carty, a British Grandmother on death row in Texas.

    Linda is sitting behind a glass screen on Death Row in Gatesville, Texas waiting to meet me. For a woman who has spent eight years in a condemned cell waiting to die she seems remarkably cheerful.

    Feb. 24, 2010

  60. The trouble with Jerry

    Linda Carty has been described as the unluckiest woman on death row. Why? Because of her state-appointed attorney Jerry Guerinot.

    Feb. 22, 2010

  61. Save Linda Carty - please help

    British grandmother Linda Carty was wrongfully sentenced to death by a Texan court and is now dangerously close to execution.

    Feb. 17, 2010

  62. British grandmother Linda Carty makes desperate final appeal to US Supreme Court in Washington DC

    British grandmother Linda Carty makes desperate final appeal to US Supreme Court in Washington DC; earlier courts have refused to hear new evidence showing her conviction is unsafe

    Jan. 29, 2010

  63. Linda Carty speaks to Trafalgar Square

    Linda Carty pleads for her life from the Fourth Plinth.

    Oct. 19, 2009

  64. Death in Texas

    by Andrew Wander, Al Jazeera English, 18/10/09

    Oct. 18, 2009

  65. Clare Algar speaks to Clive Anderson about Linda Carty

    A discussion of Linda Carty's speech from the Fourth Plinth.

    Oct. 2, 2009

  66. Send a birthday card to Linda Carty

    Please send a birthday to Linda Carty, the British grandmother on death row in Texas

    Oct. 1, 2009

  67. A visit with Linda Carty

    British barrister Hugh Southey visits Linda on death row in Texas.

    Sept. 30, 2009

  68. Save Linda Carty: vlog 1

    As Linda loses her appeal, Reprieve begins the fight to prevent her execution.

    Sept. 22, 2009

  69. Linda Carty’s appeal rejected by US court; now close to execution

    The Fifth Circuit court in New Orleans conceded that Linda received inadequate defence at her trial, but refused to reverse the jury’s decision to execute her.

    Sept. 18, 2009

  70. My week as a Reprieve volunteer

    I’ve spent a really fascinating and inspiring week volunteering at Reprieve.

    Sept. 14, 2009

  71. Urgent appeal for Linda Carty

    Time is running out for British grandmother Linda Carty who is on death row in Texas: we need extra funds to help us fight for her in these last crucial months.

    Sept. 10, 2009

  72. Read the transcript of Linda Carty's speech to Trafalgar Square

    Recorded this week in Mountain View Unit, the prison where Linda Carty is being held on death row, this speech will be broadcast on a loop in Trafalgar Square at 10am this morning. Linda tells her story and pleads with the British people to help save her life. You can also listen to the speech.

    Sept. 10, 2009

  73. Listen to Linda Carty's speech from Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth

    Recorded this week in Mountain View Unit, the prison where Linda Carty is being held, this speech will be broadcast in Trafalgar Square at 10am this morning. Linda tells her story and pleads with the British people to help save her life.

    Sept. 10, 2009

  74. Death row grandmother 'speaks' in Trafalgar Square

    British grandmother Linda Carty will be making a bizarre appearance on Antony Gormley’s Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square at 10am on Thursday 10th September.

    Sept. 10, 2009

  75. Linda Carty speaks from Fourth Plinth

    At 10am on Thursday 10th September, British grandmother Linda Carty, who is on death row in Texas, will be making a bizarre appearance on Antony Gormley’s living monument, The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.

    Sept. 7, 2009

  76. Lawyers fight for Linda Carty's life in New Orleans

    Reprieve volunteer Lizzie O'Shea attends a hearing on Linda Carty's 'last chance' appeal in the New Orleans Fifth Circuit court.

    Sept. 4, 2009

  77. British citizen on Death Row in Texas launches 'last chance' appeal

    by Tom Leonard, The Telegraph, 03/09/09

    Sept. 3, 2009

  78. British grandmother in appeal to escape death row

    by Robert Verkaik, The Independent, 03/09/09

    Sept. 3, 2009

  79. Linda Carty to appeal in the Fifth Circuit Court tomorrow

    British grandmother Linda Carty faces 'last chance' appeal against her execution in US court tomorrow; judges refuse to hear new evidence showing her conviction is unsafe.

    Sept. 2, 2009

  80. The Government goes to bat for Linda Carty, the British woman on death row in Texas

    This week the British Government filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, in the case of Linda Carty, the British woman sentenced to death in Texas.

    May 7, 2009

  81. Last chance for British grandmother on Death Row: Linda Carty's legal team launches final appeal in Texas.

    Lawyers for British grandmother Linda Carty are hoping that a court appeal launched last night in Texas may yet save her life.

    March 26, 2009

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    1. Bianca Jagger in Death's Waiting Room at 2pm today
    2. Letter from Bianca Jagger to Prime Minister David Cameron about Linda Carty
    3. Britain's rough sleepers deserve a stay of execution this winter

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    1. Public Viewing of Japan’s Chamber of Death
    2. Bianca Jagger in Death's Waiting Room at 2pm today
    3. Letter from Bianca Jagger to Prime Minister David Cameron about Linda Carty

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