Tag: execution
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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 executes death row inmate Richard Fairchild
KOCO Staff Report – Nov. 17, 2022 MCALESTER, OK – The state of Oklahoma has executed death row inmate Richard Fairchild at the state penitentiary in McAlester. He was pronounced dead at 10:24 a.m. Thursday by lethal injection. Fairchild had […]
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Oklahoma County Becomes Nation’s Third Most Prolific County Executioner as State Puts Intellectually Impaired Gilbert Postelle to Death
Death Penalty Info Center, Feb. 18, 2022 When Oklahoma executed Gilbert Postelle on February 17, 2022, it came with a dubious distinction. The intellectually impaired man who was 18 years old at the time of his offense became the 44th […]
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