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02/08/2023

Oklahoma carries out execution of Scott Eizember

Death Penalty Info Center – Posted Jan 12, 2023 Oklahoma has carried out the first of eleven executions scheduled for 2023, administering a lethal injection to death-row prisoner Scott Eizember on January 12. The execution was a continuation of a […]
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07/18/2022

VIDEO: OK-CADP hosts press conference asking for mercy and clemency for death row prisoner James Coddington

To watch the James Coddington press conference click HERE. On Tuesday, July 19, 2022 the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) held a press conference to plead for mercy for death row prisoner James Coddington, who is scheduled […]
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11/01/2021

Man convulsed, vomited in Oklahoma’s first execution since 2015

By Adrian O’Hanlon III Editor Oct 28, 2021, McAlester News John Marion Grant convulsed nearly two dozen times and Oklahoma prison officials wiped vomit from his face before his death was pronounced at 4:21 p.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State […]
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Events

Jemaine Cannon Clemency Hearing – Wed., June 7 at 9 AM

06/07/2023 9:00 am - 06/07/2023 12:00 pm

A clemency hearing for death row prisoner Jemaine Cannon will be held on Wed., June 7, at 9 a.m. In-Person Main Meeting Site: Kate Barnard Community Corrections Center Ted R. Logan Center 3300 N. Martin Luther King Ave. Oklahoma City, […]
OK-CADP’s 2023 Annual Awards Dinner set for June 24

06/24/2023 5:30 pm - 06/24/2023 8:30 pm

The 31st Annual OK-CADP Awards Dinner & Meeting will be held Saturday, June 24 at New Covenant Christian Church, 12000 N. Rockwell, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m., […]