In Texas, where the film is set, that number is reportedly over 500. Over 1,500 people had been reportedly executed in the country as of late June 2021. In 1976, the previous decision of temporarily suspending capital punishment was withdrawn in the Gregg v. However, capital punishment was brought back by individual states. All prisoners on death row at the time had their sentences changed to life imprisonment.
In the US, the Supreme Court briefly nullified capital punishment following the Furman v.
