Author: Darla Shelden
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Former U.S. Judge Andy Lester Calls on Oklahoma to Implement Reforms to “Badly Broken” Capital Punishment System Before Continuing Executions
By Death Penalty Information Center – Sept. 27, 2024 “From start to finish, it is so badly broken that we cannot know whether someone who has been condemned to death is actually deserving of the ultimate penalty,” wrote former U.S. […]
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Oklahoma, Alabama Executions Raise Concerns About Clemency Process and Execution Methods
Death Penalty Information Center– Sept. 26, 2024 Executions in Oklahoma and Alabama, scheduled just hours apart on September 26, highlight issues of proportional sentencing and experimental methods of execution. Emmanuel Littlejohn, who was executed at 10:17am CT, had received a recommendation […]
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Governor Grants Clemency to Julius Jones
By Equal Justice Initiative – 11-18-21 Hours before the State of Oklahoma was scheduled to execute Julius Jones today, Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency to Mr. Jones and commuted his death sentence to life in prison without parole. The Oklahoma […]
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