The First Hispanic Woman on Death Row

There are currently 211 people on death row in Texas, 6 of which are women. Melissa Lucio is one of those women, and the first Hispanic woman to be sentenced to death in Texas. For over 10 years, she has been awaiting her fate and is now on her last appeal.

On this episode of LatinEQUIS, I speak with one of the only people who has unique insight to this case, Sabrina Van Tassel, a French American film director and journalist who has directed more than 45 documentaries and who followed Melissa's life for 3 years, leading to her documentary THE STATE OF TEXAS VS. MELISSA, which is out now.

This episode contains information that may be sensitive to some. This podcast is not intended to constitute an endorsement by Latinequis and your host for either candidate with respect to the upcoming presidential elections.

THE STATE OF TEXAS VS MELISSA is out now on Apple iTunes, Amazon, on demand and digital. You can also learn more on Facebook @texasvsmelissa and follow Sabrina on Facebook & Instagram @sabrinavantassel or twitter @sabvantassel. If you'd like to support the cause, and make some noise, watch the documentary and if you post anything on your social media, make sure to use the hashtag #freemelissalucio.