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Two Mentally Ill Prisoners Face Clemency Proceedings This Week Before “Activist” Parole Board.
For Immediate Release — November 30, 2021
Contact: Abraham Bonowitz — 561–371–5204
Oklahoma City, OK — Everyone concerned with capital punishment and human rights in the United States is watching Oklahoma today and until December 9 as…
This morning in Oklahoma City, BJ Stouffer’s clemency hearing starts at 9am CST. Yes, Oklahoma set SEVEN execution dates, not just one. They killed John Grant. They are trying to kill Julius Jones. Next in line, Stouffer is scheduled to be killed on December 9. Sign his petition here.
One year ago today, many of us awoke to the sad news that Bill Pelke had died.
Sigh. Soon after the “Justice for Julius” march arrived at the church across the street from the Department of Corrections unit where the Julius Jones clemency hearing was to take place, we got bad news.
The judge in the Rodney Reed case DECLINED to recommend a new trial for Rodney…
Oklahoma botched another execution, torturing John Grant to death. We must not let this happen again, to Julius, or anyone. But… Julius is next in line.
Sunday at 4pm, we’ll gather across from the Governor’s mansion to urge Governor Stitt to halt all pending Oklahoma executions.
First, we’re all on pins and needles waiting for a decision about whether the judge will recommend a new trial for Rodney Reed in Texas. Watch for news to break any time now — search #RodneyReed on social media.
After yesterday’s horrific botched execution of John Grant in Oklahoma, it…
Good News! The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued stays of execution for John Grant and Julius Jones. BUT…
The state of Oklahoma has appealed to the US Supreme Court to vacate the stays and allow the first execution in the state since 2015. This will likely not be decided…
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Yesterday morning I attended part of the federal hearing on the question of whether the men facing execution in Oklahoma may join the lethal injection challenge here. If allowed to do so, their executions would be temporarily halted. …
Much is happening today and this week in Oklahoma. Charles Keith and I will arrive Sunday and Alli Sullivan joins the DPA away team on Monday as we arrive to support Oklahoma abolitionists. Please join us!
1–3pm on the North side of the Statehouse — Rally to Abolish the Death…
