Executions
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Oklahoma Sets Dates to Execute 3 Men
By Rick M. Green Oklahoman Capitol Bureau Published: July 8, 2015 Three Oklahoma inmates who lost a legal challenge over a drug used in lethal injections now know when they are to be executed. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals […]
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Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Responds to Supreme Court Ruing on Lethal Injection
On June 29, 2015, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Glossip v. Gross, ruling that the anti-anxiety medication midazolam is constitutional for use as the first drug in a three-drug lethal injection formula. The case […]
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Protesters say SCOTUS execution ruling shows their message is spreading
By: Rebecca Schleicher, FOX 25 Primetime Reporter Oklahoma is historically a pro-death penalty state. It’s one of 32 states that allows capital punishment. But protesters of the execution of Charles Warner hope to change that, if not in time for […]
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