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Oklahoma and its affinity for the death penalty
Yahoo News· 2 years agoOklahoma last week began what many are viewing as a state-sanctioned onslaught on its incarcerated population — executing its first death row inmate out...
Anti-death penalty crosses on church lawn get refresh ahead of next set Oklahoma execution
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVolunteers worked on Wednesday to refurbish an eye-catching anti-death penalty display on the...
Oklahoma Begins 2024 Executions With Death Of Michael Dewayne Smith
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOklahoma returned to its state-sanctioned killing spree with the execution Thursday of a 41-year-old...
Groups hope to draw attention to death penalty in Oklahoma with 25 white crosses
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years ago25 crosses have been erected at the Lazarus Community at Clark Memorial United Methodist Church,...
A preacher to death row inmates says he wants to end executions. Critics warn he's only seeking fame
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWith just weeks left before his scheduled execution, Oklahoma death row inmate Anthony Sanchez took...
Oklahoma denies clemency for severely mentally ill death row inmate barricaded in his cell
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOklahoma’s pardon and parole board voted against recommending clemency for Benjamin Cole, 57, who...
Death penalty foes push for clemency for James Coddington, who faces execution Aug. 25
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDeath penalty opponents called on the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to show mercy to death row...
Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of his girlfriend's 3-year-old
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma executed a death row inmate Thursday for the torture killing of his...
Oklahoma governor rejects clemency for death row inmate
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday rejected clemency for a man facing execution this week for...
Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOklahoma on Thursday carried out the execution of convicted murderer Jemaine Cannon. Cannon was...