Death Penalty Abolition News
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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 Pardon and Parole Board Recommends Clemency for Prisoner Scheduled for September Execution
Death Penalty Information Center– Aug. 15, 2024 On August 7, 2024, Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted 3 – 2 to recommend clemency for 52-year-old Emmanuel Littlejohn, who is currently scheduled to be executed on September 26. The final decision to grant […]
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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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