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OK-CADP Annual Dinner keynote Walter C. Long to discuss “The Death Penalty: A Public Health Issue”
The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) will host its 34th Annual Awards Dinner and Meeting on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the University of Central Oklahoma’s George Nigh University Center in Edmond. Doors open to the public […]
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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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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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