A Republican lawmaker in Oklahoma who supports the death penalty is seeking an independent investigation into the conviction of a death row inmate. State Rep. Kevin McDugle says he believes new evidence suggests the now 58-year-old Richard Glossip may be innocent. McDugle says several of his GOP colleagues have agreed to sign on to the…Read More
Monday all eyes will be on the Pardon and Parole Board as they consider Julius Jones commutation application. He sits on death row for the 1999 murder of an Edmond businessman Paul Howell. News 9 was told this process is a first in the state for a death row inmate, and this case has been…Read More
The Pardon and Parole Board voted Wednesday to recommend commutation for another 149 nonviolent drug offenders who were eligible for a single-stage docket made possible by a recent law change, board Executive Director Steven Bickley said. The cases now go to Gov. Kevin Stitt for consideration. House Bill 1269, which took effect Nov. 1, directed…Read More
The Pardon and Parole Board voted Friday to recommend 527 inmates for commutation, setting the stage for Monday’s mass release. The governor signed off on all but three of the recommendations because of a last-minute victim’s protest and a couple of last-minute reports of misconduct, officials said. Not all of the inmates granted commutation were…Read More