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

A death row inmate in Oklahoma was preparing for his scheduled execution Thursday when Gov. Kevin Sitt spared his life. The governor announced his decision to commute Tremane Wood's sentence from ...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday spared the life of a death row inmate just hours before his scheduled execution. “After a thorough review of the facts and prayerful consideration, I have chosen ...

Oklahoma City police responded to reports of a “child not breathing” at the McGuire’s home. Inside, the officers found ...

A nationwide coalition of organizations advocating for the end of capital punishment announced its launch on Wednesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY – With Oklahoma’s death penalty under mounting scrutiny, state leaders and advocates will gather at the State Capitol on Thursday, October 9, to mark World Day Against the Death Penalty ...

The U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, a coalition of over 50 organizations, has been launched to abolish capital ...

So far, 11 states have carried out 45 executions this year, nearly double the number in 2024, even as public opinion ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Family members and others are arguing for clemency in the death penalty case of Tremane Wood, the Oklahoma City man convicted of a 2002 murder. The man murdered was 19-year-old ...

Fewer Americans support capital punishment. Fewer courts are handing out death sentences. And we’ve got way more executions ...

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Tremane Wood was spared the death penalty minutes before his scheduled execution Wood was later found unresponsive in his cell, which officials determined was the result of stress and dehydration. He ...