Julius Jones has spent nearly half of his life on death row. He was convicted for the 1999 murder of Paul Howell but always maintained his innocence and has now filed for clemency. He cites his innocence, inadequate representation and racism as the reasons for requesting commutation, a type of clemency. “I have spent the […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Poor execution
Oklahoma is still struggling with killing its people — quickly and intentionally, at least. If you recall the last two executions in Oklahoma, which were definitely cruel and highly unusual, you might remember that the lethal injections did not go according to plan. Clayton Lockett and Charles Warner were supposed to go numb and become […]
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Game on
Credit: Brad Gregg Just when it looked as if Oklahoma might need to slow down on executions, the state secured 20 additional lethal doses of the chemical needed to kill death row inmates. Close call! It had been touch and go for a while. In the midst of a nationwide shortage of the anesthetic, Oklahoma […]