George John Hanson was sentenced to death after being convicted in the 1999 slaying of 77-year-old Mary Bowles, who was ...

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states ...

A former federal prison inmate is now in Oklahoma custody as the state seeks to execute him for a 1999 killing in Tulsa.

Ersland described his days in a dark cell near death row at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. "I am seeking commutation because, without one, I will die in prison,” Ersland wrote in ...

George John Hanson, who was serving a sentence in federal prison, was transferred back to Oklahoma late Saturday so he can be ...

A convicted murderer is now back in Oklahoma custody, as he waits for a date to face execution later this year.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections welcomed 54 new correctional officers – the largest graduating class since the agency ...

George John Hanson, 60, was moved from a federal prison in Louisiana to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma, over the weekend, Oklahoma Department of Corrections spokeswoman Kay ...