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US Attorney General Pam Bondi orders murderer returned to Oklahoma for execution
John Fitzgerald Hanson is serving a life sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in Pollock, Louisiana. His return for execution was blocked in 2022.
U.S. attorney general approves inmate transfer for Oklahoma execution
The 60-year-old prisoner is currently serving a life sentence at a Louisiana federal prison for bank robbery. He filed a civil federal lawsuit seeking to block his transfer to Oklahoma.
U.S. Attorney General grants request for death row inmate's transfer to Oklahoma for execution
United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to return convicted murderer John Fitzgerald Hanson to Oklahoma so he can be executed.
Bondi orders federal inmate transferred to Oklahoma for execution
President Donald Trump's newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, has ordered the transfer of a federal inmate to Oklahoma so he can be executed, following through on Trump's sweeping executive order to more actively support the death penalty.
A.G. Bondi orders death row prisoner back to Oklahoma for execution
New United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has granted a request to transfer a convicted murderer in federal custody to the state of Oklahoma for execution. John Hanson, who is currently serving a life sentence in federal prison for bank robbery,
U.S. Attorney General’s Office agrees to transfer prisoner from Louisiana for Oklahoma execution
An inmate facing execution in Oklahoma will be transferred back to the state from a federal prison in Louisiana to carry out his sentence after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi approved the move Thursday.
Oklahoma death row inmate Wendell Arden Grissom denied clemency
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday voted 4-1 to deny clemency to a death row inmate who said last month he is ...
Gov. Stitt unveils details of plans to move undocumented immigrants in prison to ICE custody
The plan, called "Operation Guardian," includes multiple options to parole undocumented immigrants from prison to ICE custody ...
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No Mercy for Death Row Inmate: Oklahoma denies clemency for convicted killer
Grissom, 56, has spent 17 years on death row at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary for the 2005 murder of Amber Matthews during a violent home invasion in Blaine County. The board's decision seals ...
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Lawmaker plans to join open records lawsuit in death of Oklahoma inmate
Lane, says he will join an open records lawsuit against the Oklahoma Department of Corrections filed by the family of ...
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Oklahoma looking for private company to feed state's 20,000 prisoners
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is planning a similar transition from in-house to privatized food service. A ...
What does government mass deportation plan mean for those behind bars in Oklahoma?
The federal government’s recent mass deportation plan could have big impacts on those behind bars in Oklahoma and the rights ...
Oklahoma governor calls for education reforms, smaller government in annual address
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s annual State of the State remarks offered few surprises as he called on lawmakers to pass education and ...