Tag: oklahoma
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Four Executions in Three Days Spotlight Constitutional Concerns About Death Penalty
Death Penalty Information Center By Leah Roemer, March 24, 2025 In a three-day span from March 18 to March 20, four men were executed in four different states. Two of the men put to death, in Louisiana and Arizona, were the […]
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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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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Richard Glossip’s Appeal: High-Profile Innocence Case Where the State Supports Relief
Death Penalty Info CenterPosted on Jan 22, 2024 On January 22, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to Richard Glossip, sentenced to death in Oklahoma, whose innocence case has received international attention. Mr. Glossip’s execution had been scheduled for May 18, […]
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