Stitt granted clemency to a condemned inmate once, commuting Julius Jones death sentence in 2021 to life in prison without parole. Jones' case had drawn the attention of reality television star Kim Kardashian and professional athletes with Oklahoma ties, including NBA stars ...
The state had halted executions in September 2015 when prison officials realized theyhad received the wrong lethal drug. It was later learnedthe same wrong drughad been used previously to execute an inmate, and executions in the state were put on hold. Sean Murphy And Ken Miller, The Associate...
Hancock is the fourth Oklahoma inmate to be executed this year and the 11th since Oklahoma resumed executions in October 2021 following a nearly six-year hiatus resulting from problems with lethal injections in 2014 and 2015. Oklahoma has executed more inmates per capita than any other state since...
Oklahoma investigates death of inmate undergoing forced methadone withdrawal.The article discusses an investigation by the Oklahoma State Department of Health Jail Inspection Division into the death of a state prison inmate who underwent forced withdrawal of methadone...
Edmond, Oklahoma, has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime.
Meanwhile, Glossip’s lawyers have continued to appeal. They argue that his death sentence hangs on the untrustworthy testimony of a convicted killer, and filed an affidavit from a man who says Sneed confided in him while in an Oklahoma state prison, denying Glossip’s involvement in the murd...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters said Wednesday his agency is working to see if several teachers who were improperly awarded bonuses of up to $50,000 can keep them after he faced bipartisan criticism over attempts to recov
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MCALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma officials say a man convicted of murder in the 1997 disappearance of his 8-year-old neighbour has been killed in prison. The Oklahoma Department of Correction says Anthony Palma was found unresponsive in his cell late Friday. Investigators believe his cellmate killed...
Inmate dies in riot that erupts in prison gym in Oklahoma