Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

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05/16/2014

13 Oklahoma death row inmates now eligible for execution

By Chris Casteel, The Oklahoman Published: November 30, 2016 WASHINGTON — James Chandler Ryder, convicted of killing a woman and her son over some personal belongings in 1999, is now the 13th Oklahoma death row inmate who has exhausted appeals […]
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05/02/2014

State groups present resolution to halt executions

OKLAHOMA CITY -Several groups, including Senator Connie Johnson, along with NAACP, ACLU and the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty today presented a resolution that would stop executions for a year.In a news conference, Senator Connie Johnson recounted her […]
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05/02/2014

Oklahoma botches execution, raising questions on death penalty in U.S.

(Reuters-By Heide Brandes) – Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett died during a botched execution on Tuesday, minutes after a doctor had called a halt to the procedure, raising more questions about new death penalty cocktails used by the state and others. […]
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