Private prison says it has ‘right’ to run ICE detention in KS, doesn’t need city’s OK
The largest private prison company in the U.S. appears poised to pursue a contract with ICE to detain immigrants, despite ...
First steps, second terms: Trump and criminal justice reform
Trump remains steadfast in his support of the act, giving advocates on both sides of the aisle a sense of cautious optimism ...
Oklahoma has done nothing to reverse course on wrongful criminal convictions | Opinion
Despite the number of cases marred by official misconduct, hurting innocent families, the State of Oklahoma has done nothing ...
Florida executes man who killed 8-year-old girl, her grandmother in 1993
The State of Florida on Thursday executed a death row inmate convicted of raping and killing an 8-year-old girl and then ...
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A week of executions in America: Inmates put to death in Louisiana, Arizona, Oklahoma and Florida
While the men’s death warrants were signed before Donald Trump took office January 20, the state executioners and the US judiciary were certainly emboldened to see these executions through to ...
Oklahoma executes Wendell Grissom in woman's 2005 murder: 'I consider this a mercy'
Oklahoma executed Wendell Grissom on Thursday for the murder of 23-year-old Amber Matthews in front of her best friend’s two young daughters in 2005.
Curious Mississippi: Is execution by firing squad legal in MS? Has it ever been used here?
South Carolina became the first state since 2010 to execute an inmate by firing squad. Is the method legal in?
Oklahoma executes man who killed woman 20 years ago in home invasion
Wendell Grissom received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was pronounced dead at 10:13 a.m.
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Oklahoma executes the man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a home invasion and robbery
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma prepared to execute a man on Thursday for fatally shooting a woman during a home-invasion ...
Survivors speak out ahead of Oklahoma inmate’s scheduled execution
Oklahoma plans to execute a murderer on Thursday, Wendell Grissom, who shot two women near Watonga 20 years ago.
Condemned Inmate Begs for Forgiveness on Eve of His Execution
Wendell Grissom spoke exclusively to Newsweek from Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, where's he scheduled to die via lethal injection on Thursday.
Oklahoma executes death row inmate Wendell Grissom amid "Don't Kill For Me" protest
TheOklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) held a vigil Thursday morning during death row inmate Wendell ...