Author: Darla Shelden
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The Death Penalty in 2023: Year End Report
Only Five States Conducted Executions and Seven States Imposed New Death Sentences in 2023, the Lowest Number of States in 20 Years; Florida’s Six Executions and Five New Death Sentences Responsible for 2023 Increase; For the First Time, More Americans […]
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Phillip Hancock, scheduled for execution in November, seeks DNA testing to prove he acted in self defense
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 […]
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OK-CADP Statement on Death Penalty Action and Rev. Jeff Hood
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) […]
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