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Prince was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board in January 2023. "Mr. Prince will be a steward of justice for the people of Oklahoma," Gov. Kevin Stitt said in making the appointment.
Jul. 11—The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board announced clemency hearing dates for six death row inmates scheduled for execution later this year. The scheduling comes days after the Oklahoma ...
His spiritual adviser, the Rev. Jeff Hood, said 12,202 people signed online petitions calling on Gov. Kevin Stitt to show mercy, The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 in August to ...
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is the parole board of the state of Oklahoma.The board was created by an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution in 1944. [1] The Board has the authority to empower the Governor of Oklahoma to grant pardons, paroles, and commutations to people convicted of offenses against the state of Oklahoma.
In late April 2023, a Clemency Hearing held by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied Glossip clemency in a 2–2 ruling. The reason why a tied vote resulted in denial of clemency in favor of death is due to the rules stating that there must be a 3–2 majority ruling in favor of clemency.
Oklahoma death row inmate Emmanuel A. Littlejohn, right, is pictured with Mark Jacobs during Littlejohn's clemency hearing before the Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.
Emmanuel A. Littlejohn, 52, is set to die Sept. 26 for the 1992 shooting death of Kenny Meers, 31, during a convenience store robbery.
In 2021, Richard Smothermon replaced Comanche County Judge Allen McCall on the pardon and parole board. McCall had "been on the Board since 2017, and had been openly oppositional to reform efforts, as well as to former Pardon and Parole Board Director Steve Bickley." McCall, as well as Smothermon, were appointed by the Oklahoma Supreme Court."