Clayton Lockett, 38, endured a horrifyingly botched execution at Oklahoma State Penitentiary after being convicted of murder, rape and kidnapping, with witnesses describing the chamber as a 'bloody me ...

Oklahoma parole board denies clemency to death row inmate Kendrick Simpson in a 3-2 vote, clearing the way for his Feb. 12 execution for a 2006 double murder.

A man on Oklahoma's death row was denied clemency on Wednesday by the state Pardon and Parole Board by a vote of 3-2.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Death row inmate William Lewis Reece has been returned to Oklahoma to face execution for the 1997 murder of 19-year-old Tiffany Johnston. In July 1997, Johnston's body was found in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barbed wire and fencing surrounding the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester is pictured on Sept. 5, 2025. (Photo by Emma ...

State lawmakers and death penalty opponents are urging the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to grant clemency to death row inmate Kendrick Simpson and to pause executions statewide while cases are ...