Author: Darla Shelden
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Death penalty falling, but not in Oklahoma
By Dan Holtmeyer Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — States use the death penalty less and less often across the country, and some have even dropped it altogether, but Oklahoma likely won’t join the ranks of those that have outright abolished […]
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Coalition plans protest and vigil for scheduled execution of Steven Ray Thacker
Steven Ray Thacker, a 42-year-old Oklahoma State Penitentiary death row inmate, is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at 6 p.m. in McAlester, OK. The announcement was made in January after Thacker had exhausted all his appeals […]
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Maryland Senate passes O’Malley’s death penalty repeal bill
By ALEX JACKSON, Staff Writer Posted on March 6, 2013 The Maryland State Senate passed Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed death penalty repeal on Wednesday. After more than two hours of debate, the Senate voted 27-20 in favor of the repeal. […]
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