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| Death Row Inmate Allowed To Use Phone |
| By frontburner.dmagazine.com |
| Published: 01/19/2011 |
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A recent 50-day stay in the Lew Sterrett Justice Center by a death row inmate has prompted investigations into security at the state prison system and the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities have reviewed approximately 2,000 phone calls made by Randy Halprin, one of the Texas Seven, whose prison escape in December 2000 resulted in the murder of Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins. Halprin made the calls, some for phone sex with his wife, during a trip to Dallas for appeal hearings in late August and September. In some, he marvels at the loose treatment he at times received. The calls include one in which Halprin listened as his wife, Crystal Halprin, used another cell phone to call the warden at the Polunski Unit, where Halprin has been on death row since 2003. In the call, a recording of which can be heard below, Halprin’s wife addresses the official with a “Hey, Tim, it’s Crystal.” Three sources in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office say the person on the line is senior warden Timothy Simmons. Crystal Halprin asks: “Do you have any idea how long it might take for them to bring him back? Do you think they’ll bring him back pretty quick?” Read More. |
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