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Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter says the state Pardon and Parole Board has the authority to hold commutation hearings for death row prisoners. The…
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The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is asking the state Attorney General’s opinion on whether death row prisoners qualify for its commutation process.…
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel…
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Oklahoma state prisons began releasing 111 prisoners Thursday by order of Governor Kevin Stitt.Prompted by a legislative committee question, Department of…
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s office mistakenly announced that 404 state prisoners would be released on Thursday by order of the governor.Many of the…
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UPDATE (4/15): The Pardon and Parole board says the Governor's office mistakenly announced that 404 prisoners would be released on Thursday. The number of…
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A popular desire for reform led lawmakers to push the release of hundreds of people from Oklahoma prisons in a record commutation last year. The climactic…
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Allison Herrera’s reporting was made possible by the Pulitzer Foundation’s Crisis Reporting Fund.The law known as “enabling child abuse” has been…
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Allison Herrera's reporting was supported by the Pulitzer Foundation.Elizabeth Crafton got a 20-year sentence for failing to protect her young daughter…
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Governor Kevin Stitt commuted prison sentences for 147 people Friday who were convicted of crimes that Oklahoma voters chose to make misdemeanors.Of those…