By Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) held its 26th Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Dinner on May 4 featuring author and Noble Peace Prize Nominee Father John Dear […]
by Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel editor OKLAHOMA CITY, April 25, 2017 – The Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission issued a unanimous recommendation that the state extend the moratorium on the death penalty which has been in place for […]
by Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel, April 13, 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY – Many lawyers speak at great length, even when that is not necessary. Don Knight, lawyer for Richard Glossip, can speak with a few words, when necessary. Concerning […]
Some of you may be wondering about #RichardGlossip and how he’s doing. I visited him five days ago and he looks wonderful! Hear more: pic.twitter.com/rfPsdZwsPX — Sister Helen Prejean (@helenprejean) February 21, 2017 Some of you may be wondering about […]
by Kyle Schwab, The Oklahoman, Published Nov. 11, 2016 With voters having overwhelmingly approved State Question 776, supporters say the measure will ultimately allow the Legislature to move forward with reforms on how capital punishment is implemented in Oklahoma. The […]
OK-CADP advances alternatives via public education, legislative advocacy, & research towards our mission to abolish the death penalty in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is a grassroots membership organization working to end the death penalty in Oklahoma. We are a statewide organization which engages in outreach, education, and advocacy aimed at raising awareness of issues related to […]
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by Graham Lee Brewer, The Oklahoman, March 30, 2016 Backed by a national research group, a newly formed commission of former elected officials, prosecutors, judges, public defenders and advocates will study the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s death penalty over the next […]
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“I need your help in the fight to save Richard Glossip’s life. I firmly believe, along with many others, that Richard is innocent of the crime that sent him to death row. Award winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger’s latest documentary Killing Richard […]
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This is the press release originally sent out on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 by Richard Glossip’s legal defense team member, Don Knight, regarding the press conference on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015 at 10 a.m, to be held at the Oklahoma […]
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In the first of five episodes, Ian Woods of Sky News explores the case of Richard Glossip, a death row inmate facing execution within weeks. Listen now. Podcast: Another Dead Man Walking – Part Two In the second of five […]
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By Chris Casteel, The Oklahoman Published: November 30, 2016 WASHINGTON — James Chandler Ryder, convicted of killing a woman and her son over some personal belongings in 1999, is now the 13th Oklahoma death row inmate who has exhausted appeals […]
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