Adapted for The City Sentinel by Patrick B. McGuigan and Darla Shelden, based on appeals counsel material – Oct 7, 2023 OKLAHOMA CITY – Death row prisoner Phillip Hancock, has submitted a lawsuit in federal court seeking DNA testing of […]
August 11, 2023 The focus of the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) is on the well-being of the men and women on death row in Oklahoma. We believe that the tactics of Death Penalty Action (DPA) […]
by Patrick B. McGuigan and Darla Shelden – The City Sentinel OKLAHOMA CITY – Before the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) honored three women engaged in practical work to end executions – and before the organization held its thirty-first […]
The City Sentinel, May 5, 2023 Oklahoma City – Friday afternoon, May 5, the U.S. Supreme Court issues a brief ruling blocking the execution of death row inmate Richard Glossip. Glossip’s execution date will be delayed while his court challenges […]
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) will host its 2023 Annual Awards Dinner & Meeting on Saturday, June 24. The fundraising event will be held at New Covenant Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 12000 […]
OK-CADP advances alternatives via public education, legislative advocacy, & research towards our mission to abolish the death penalty in Oklahoma.
OK-CADP 2023-2024 Executive Board:Chair – Rev. Don Heath,Vice Chair – Dr. Elizabeth Overman,Secretary – Sue Hosch,Treasurer: Nykkia Harris,Chair Appointed Ex. Board Member – Randy Bauman2022 – 2023 At-Large Board Members:Margaret CoxLeslie FitzhughKelley GarrettNykkia HarrisConnie JohnsonDr. Elizabeth OvermanEarnest Ware Oklahoma […]
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Death Penalty Info Center – Posted Jan 12, 2023 Oklahoma has carried out the first of eleven executions scheduled for 2023, administering a lethal injection to death-row prisoner Scott Eizember on January 12. The execution was a continuation of a […]
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Julius Jones sat on Oklahoma’s death row for over 20 years despite maintaining his innocence and compelling evidence that he was wrongfully convicted. Mr. Jones’ co-defendant fit an eyewitness’s description of the shooter, while Mr. Jones did not. His co-defendant […]
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By Dillon Richards, KOCO News – Dec. 1, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency for another death row inmate Gilbert Postelle. Postelle was convicted of four murders that happened on Memorial Day in 2005. […]
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By Shelby Banks, FOX23 News – Nov. 30, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has voted to deny clemency to Donald Grant in a 4-1 vote. Grant has been sitting on Oklahoma’s death row for 20 […]
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by: Kaylee Douglas/KFOR – Dec. 3, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt today denied the Pardon and Parole Board’s clemency recommendation for death row inmate, Bigler Stouffer. Bigler “Bud” Jobe Stouffer II, 79, was convicted of shooting Doug […]
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