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Former Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board members Ed Konieczny, left, and Calvin Prince talk during a clemency hearing for Richard Glossip in August 2023.
Cannibalistic Okla. inmate on death row for ghastly murder of girl, 10, says he ‘deserves’ to die at clemency hearing: ‘I can’t believe I did those things’ David Propper December 18 ...
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.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 Wednesday to recommend clemency for death row inmate Bigler Jobe Stouffer II. Oklahoma parole board questions execution procedure during clemency hearing
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.
In 2024, Oklahoma state Representative Kevin McDugle said he "believes that members of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council had improper communications with the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board prior to Glossip’s clemency hearing in April 2023." District Attorney Jason Hicks criticized AG Drummond for sharing his views on the case.
On the same day of the hearing, by a majority vote of 3–2, the state pardon board recommended clemency for Littlejohn, whose fate was at the hands of the Oklahoma state governor Kevin Stitt, who had the discretion to either reject clemency and allow the execution or grant Littlejohn clemency and commute his death sentence to life in prison ...
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 ...