OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – On Friday, September 28, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) dismissed a petition by death row prisoner Julius Jones, seeking a hearing to present new evidence of racial bias in his case. This new evidence, […]
By Patrick B. McGuigan and Darla Shelden The City Sentinel Newspaper, Friday, July 6, 2018 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The ABC documentary series, “The Last Defense,” executive produced by Academy award winning actress Viola Davis, will air the three final […]
By Darla Shelden , The City Sentinel April 26, 2018 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Sociology professor and author, Dr. Susan Sharp Crow addressed over 100 attendees during the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty’s (OK-CADP) 27th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner […]
By Patrick B. McGuigan The City Sentinel Sept. 24, 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY – A team of attorneys say the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals should revisit a decision denying death row inmate Julius Darius Jones new judicial proceedings. In light […]
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 […]
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OK-CADP 2018-2019 Executive Board: Chair – Rev. Don Heath Vice Chair – Dr. Elizabeth Overman Secretary – Victor Gorin Treasurers: Margie Roetker and Mary E. Sine Chair Appointed Member – Leslie Fitzhugh Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is […]
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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 […]
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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, was arrested days after a businessman was shot to death in Edmond, OK. At the time of the murder, […]
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By Darla Shelden June 11, 2018 The City Sentinel OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) has announced the election of its 2018-2019 board of directors. Rev. Don Heath was re-elected as the organization’s […]
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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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