death penalty

The episode features reports on Oklahoma's death penalty, new redistricting lines and the First Americans Museum.

Death row inmate Bigler Stouffer II was executed Thursday morning at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency to Julius Jones on Thursday, less than four hours before he was scheduled to be executed.

In some of Oklahoma’s death row cases, the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in at the last minute, but in the case of Julius Jones, the decision about his execution is entirely in the hands of the governor.

By a vote of 3 to 2, the board recommended clemency for death row inmate Bigler Jobe Stouffer II. Its recommendation is for life without the possibility of parole.

With hours left before the scheduled execution of Julius Jones, his supporters have been rallying at the Oklahoma state Capitol and across Oklahoma City to voice their support for clemency.

Less than 48 hours out from his scheduled execution, Julius Jones’ supporters still don’t know whether he’ll get clemency.

The first executions in the state since 2015 are scheduled to continue as planned after death row inmates were denied stays of execution.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is planning to wait on making a final decision in the case of death row prisoner Julius Jones.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the Pardon and Parole Board sending a recommendation to Governor Stitt for the commutation of inmate Julius Jones and Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett surviving a supreme court challenge trying to remove him from his position.