Oklahomans For Grace

An alliance of faith leaders, community leaders, and advocates for a moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma.

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

📣ACTION: Proposed rule change to the process that would impact all commutations.⁠ If approved, a trial official or the governor would be required to sign off on the application to receive a hearing in front of the Pardons and Parole Board.⁠
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Each person must sign in by 9:10a

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

No more in 2024.

[Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithDeon]

https://t.co/roBZf0mYwu

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

Proposed rule change that would impact all commutations, not just those for death row persons. If approved, a trial official or the governor would be required to sign off on the application just to receive a hearing in front of the Pardons and Parole Board.

Via @indepthwithDeon

[Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithDeon]

To clarify, it appears the rules changes would impact all commutations, not just those for death row detainees.

[Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithDeon]

PUBLIC HEARING:
A public hearing will be held at OK Health Care Authority, Meeting Rm 1013, 4345 N Lincoln Blvd, OKC 73105, January 8, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Each person will be allowed a maximum of three (3) minutes to speak and must sign in at the door by 9:10 a.m.

[Deon Devon Osborne @indepthwithDeon]

Just got word there will be a proposed rule change to the process for death row detainees seeking commutation.

If approved, a trial official or the governor would be required to sign off on the application just to receive a hearing in front of the Pardon and Parole Board.

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

📰 Former U.S. Judge Andy Lester Calls for Moratorium of Oklahoma’s ​���Fundamentally Flawed” Capital Punishment System Until Significant Reforms are Implemented

https://t.co/IHzJqcMfbW

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

Despite the Pardon & Parole Board's plea for clemency, Philip Hancock has been executed.

Time of death 11:29am.

This somber moment underscores the critical need for a moratorium on the death penalty. We must stand in our conviction that we opposed state-sanctioned murder.

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

Despite receiving a clemency recommendation from the Oklahoma Board of Pardon & Parole, #PhillipHancock remains scheduled for execution next week unless Gov. Stitt intervenes. Sign the petition to voice your support for clemency!

https://t.co/PXLgyIAn5y

📷 @deathpenaltyaction

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

As we gather on this day of thanks and harvest, we cherish the company of loved ones and hold space for those missing from our celebrations.

📣 Take action today: https://t.co/QubZuOnpNK

Happy Thanksgiving, with love and grace.🖤

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

The Oklahoma capital punishment system is fundamentally broken. We must urge our lawmakers to do what is right, just and morally sound for Oklahomans facing the death penalty.

https://t.co/fd2Mu2x42j

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

Oklahoma, the state with the highest per capita # of executions since '76, is facing a critical moment. 2 Republican lawmakers, Reps. McDugle & Humphrey, strong proponents of the death penalty, are now advocating for a temporary halt to executions.

Read: https://t.co/uan6tUSJaQ

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

A moratorium on the death penalty has bipartisan support. We cannot allow a process riddled with errors and inhumane actions to continue in our names.

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

Every day without a moratorium on the death penalty brings us closer to the horrifying reality of more botched executions and inhumane practices in Oklahoma. We cannot stand idly by while this injustice continues.

https://t.co/Wzy4TPvxDU

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

Anthony Sanchez has been executed by the state of Oklahoma.

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

Grace and freedom for Glynn Simmons.

📸: @AmAnchor

[Oklahomans For Grace @OFG_ok]

"It is hard, emotionally taxing work."

This sentiment underscores the gravity of decisions that affect human lives.

We pray the complexities of this task are reviewed and amended in support of a system that doesn't take the lives of our citizens. https://t.co/EbOum34ig3

[Erin Christy @Erin_Christy]

Jemaine Cannon is set to die by lethal injection in McAlester today. He was convicted for the 1995 murder of Sharonda White Clark of Tulsa. Cannon claims self defense. He had escaped from prison in Cotton County three weeks prior— serving time for beating an 18 y old woman.

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

Jemaine Cannon is set to be executed this morning in Oklahoma. We are LIVE now at @DeathPenaltyAct - hybrid protest, both online and on the ground. And Jemaine is writing us right now, at this moment. He still has a tablet but will likely be executed within the next hour.

The death penalty is evil.