OK-CADP News
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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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OK Senate Bill 717 – Capital Punishment Task Force
State Senator Constance N. Johnson has authored and submitted Senate Bill 717 for the 2013 Oklahoma Legislative Session. SB 717 Task Force bill is regarding Capital Punishment; creating a task force to study capital punishment. Status: Emergency. The Oklahoma Legislature […]
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