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07/17/2024

Opinion: Untested execution procedures and secrecy are a bad combination – By Justin Jones

I have overseen 28 executions. The trauma experienced by everyone involved in the process continues to have an enduring impact. I am concerned about the experimental approach the state of Utah is taking to resume executions after its 14-year hiatus. […]
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01/08/2024

Oklahoma Court Stays Scheduled Execution Pending Evaluation of Seriously Mentally Ill Prisoner James Ryder

By Death Penalty Info Center, Jan. 8, 2024 On December 22, 2023, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals issued a 100-day stay of execution to carry out a mental competency hearing for James Ryder, who was scheduled to be executed […]
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08/14/2023

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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