Legislation and Advocacy
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OK Attorney General Moves to Vacate the Murder Conviction of Richard Glossip
April 6, 2023 – Death Penalty Information Center On April 6, 2023, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to vacate Richard Glossip’s conviction and death sentence and to remand the case to the District […]
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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 Death Penalty Review Commission recommends extension of execution moratorium
by Patrick B. McGuigan, The City Sentinel editor OKLAHOMA CITY, April 25, 2017 – The Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission issued a unanimous recommendation that the state extend the moratorium on the death penalty which has been in place for […]
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