Author: Darla Shelden
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Oklahoma delays seven execution dates, including Richard Glossip’s
Death Penalty Info Center Jan. 26, 2023 The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals granted a motion filed by newly-elected Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to slow down the state’s frenzied plan to execute seven men in seven months between February […]
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What you can do to help Julius Jones’ continued fight for justice
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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Oklahoma executes five of 18 men put to death in the U.S. in 2022
By Khaleda Rahman – Newsweek 12/26/22 This year was the eighth consecutive year with fewer than 30 executions, according to a report by the Death Penalty Information Center. However, 2022 saw a record number of “botched” and failed executions, the […]
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