death penalty

Last week, the Tenth Circuit Court declined to rehear the case of the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row. Now, her defense is planning to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna is seeking the death penalty in connection to the murder of an 85-year-old woman.

Richard Glossip, a former Oklahoma death row inmate who has spent close to three decades in prison and eaten three last meals, was released from jail on Thursday.

For the first time during her time as Oklahoma County District Attorney, Vicki Behenna is pursuing the death penalty in a case concerning the murder of an 18-year-old in 2024.

Ahead of Oklahoma’s first execution of the year, two state lawmakers are calling for clemency.

Oklahoma leads the nation in executing death row inmates. Now, multiple Oklahoma-based organizations are joining the effort to end that practice.

A nationwide coalition of organizations advocating for the end of capital punishment announced its launch on Wednesday. Several Oklahoma-based organizations are joining the campaign.

Rojem was sentenced to death for the murder of his seven-year-old former stepdaughter in the 1980s. He was denied a recommendation of clemency earlier this month.

If convicted, she could become the second woman on Oklahoma’s death row.

Richard Glossip, who has been on death row for over two decades, maintains he is innocent.