Rally To Abolish The Death Penalty Held At OK Capitol
By Heather Hope, News 9, May 18, 2014 10:01 PM CDT OKLAHOMA CITY – Dozens met at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Sunday afternoon to rally to kill the death […]
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State groups present resolution to halt executions for year
OKLAHOMA CITY -Several groups, including Senator Connie Johnson, along with NAACP, ACLU and the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty today presented a resolution that would stop executions for […]
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Oklahoma botches execution, raising questions on death penalty in U.S.
(Reuters-By Heide Brandes) – Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett died during a botched execution on Tuesday, minutes after a doctor had called a halt to the procedure, raising more questions about […]
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OK-CADP member Lydia Polley speaks with KOKH-TV about double execution
By: Chelsea Washington, KOKH Primetime Reporter/Weekend Anchor, April 28, 2014 OKLAHOMA - A double execution hasn’t taken place in Oklahoma since 1937 and unless the Governor or the courts intervene Clayton […]
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Rob Warden, co-founder of Center on Wrongful Convictions, believes death penalty abolition is possible
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel, April 23. 2014 The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) and the University of Central Oklahoma’s American Democracy Project recently co-hosted two events […]
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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, […]
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Watch videos of OCU debate and Rob Warden speech at OK-CADP Annual Membership Dinner
The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty’s 23rd Meeting & Awards Dinner featured guest speaker Rob Warden, executive director and co-founder of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern […]
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Three Events in May Demanding Moratorium on Executions in Oklahoma
There will be three events calling for the halt of all executions in Oklahoma until Gov. Fallin has done a thorough and truly independent investigation of all executions in Oklahoma. […]
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KOSU Radio’s On Tap Takes on the Death Penalty
An hour long discussion at KOSU’s May On Tap event at Picasso’s Cafe in Oklahoma City’s Paseo District. KOSU’s Michael Cross moderates the event. The panelists include Oklahoma County Assistant […]
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Does the death penalty cost more than it’s worth?
By Matt Simmons, former OK Policy intern. He recently completed his MA in American history at the University of Tulsa, and he is currently pursuing a PhD in history at the […]
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OP ED: Anti-death penalty advocate: Does statute really make us feel safer?
BY ADAM LEATHERS • Published: May 16, 2014, The Oklahoman Capital punishment has gotten a lot of attention for Oklahoma lately. Issues of constitutionality, secrecy and boundaries of authority have […]
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