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12/31/2024

FACT SHEET: President Biden Commutes the Sentences of 37 Individuals on Death Row

Dec. 23, 2024 – White House Press Release Today, (Dec. 23, 2024) President Biden announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row. Those individuals will have their sentences reclassified from execution to life without […]
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08/22/2024

City in Oklahoma Agrees to Pay $7.15 Million to Glynn Simmons, Exonerated After 48 Years in Prison

Death Penalty Information CenterPosted on Aug 21, 2024 On August 14, the Associated Press reported that the city of Edmond, Oklahoma agreed to pay $7.15 million to Glynn Simmons, the longest-incarcerated innocent person in the United States. Mr. Simmons spent 48 […]
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02/14/2024

OK-CADP Awards Dinner to feature Justin Jones, former Oklahoma Department of Corrections director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 14, 2024) – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) will host its 32nd Annual Awards Dinner & Meeting on Saturday, May 18, at New Covenant Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 12000 N. Rockwell […]
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