By Josh Marcus San Francisco, The Independent, Nov. 1, 2021 The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended three-to-one that death row inmate Julius Jones’ upcoming execution should be stopped. The vote comes just weeks before he was set to be […]
Equal Justice Initiative, 09.13.21 Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board today recommended that Julius Jones’s death sentence be commuted to life in prison after board members expressed doubts about his guilt in a 1999 shooting. “I believe in death penalty cases […]
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel OKLAHOMA CITY – On March 3, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board passed Julius Jones’ death penalty case on to a “Stage Two” commutation hearing that will take place in September. The board voted 3-1 […]
By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter — OKLAHOMA CITY – Today (Wed,, August 11) Federal District Judge Stephen Friot issued a dramatic ruling that the prisoners’ Eighth Amendment challenge to the protocol may proceed to a trial on the merits […]
By Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel Newspaper — Feb. 22, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney Don Knight, representing Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, has been requesting case documents from Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater with no response for […]
OK-CADP advances alternatives via public education, legislative advocacy, & research towards our mission to abolish the death penalty in Oklahoma.
OK-CADP 2019-2020 Executive Board:Chair – Rev. Don HeathVice Chair – Dr. Elizabeth OvermanSecretary – Margaret CoxTreasurer: Margie RoetkerChair Appointed Member – Leslie Fitzhugh2019 – 2020 At-Large Board Members:Wende BattleMargaret CoxLeslie FitzhughKelley GarrettNykkia HarrisDr. Elizabeth OvermanDr. Gilbert Parks Oklahoma Coalition […]
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By Adrian O’Hanlon III Editor Oct 28, 2021, McAlester News John Marion Grant convulsed nearly two dozen times and Oklahoma prison officials wiped vomit from his face before his death was pronounced at 4:21 p.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State […]
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ACTION ALERT: In 1999, Julius Darius Jones, an African American 19-year-old former high school basketball state champion and star football player on academic scholarship at the University of Oklahoma, was arrested days after a businessman was shot to death in […]
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH, Nov. 17, 2021) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted to recommend clemency for the 79-year-old death row inmate Bigler Stouffer on Wednesday. The board recommended Stouffer’s sentence be commuted to life in prison without the […]
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By Darla Shelden, for The City Sentinel OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) has announced the election of its 2019-2020 Executive Board of Directors. Rev. Don Heath was re-elected as the organization’s Board […]
continue reading →By Ben Felder, Feb. 26, 2019 NewsOK.Com Gov. Kevin Stitt announced three appointments to the state’s Pardon and Parole Board on Tuesday that he said will bring a “fresh perspective” to a board from which he wants more inmate applications. […]
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