Tag: death penalty
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Governor Grants Clemency to Julius Jones
By Equal Justice Initiative – 11-18-21 Hours before the State of Oklahoma was scheduled to execute Julius Jones today, Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency to Mr. Jones and commuted his death sentence to life in prison without parole. The Oklahoma […]
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Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommends clemency for Bigler Stouffer
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH, Nov. 17, 2021) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted to recommend clemency for the 79-year-old death row inmate Bigler Stouffer on Wednesday. The board recommended Stouffer’s sentence be commuted to life in prison without the […]
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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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