Francine Marie Stepp has spent 36 years in prison for the 1988 murders of her parents in Stillwater, Oklahoma — a crime she ...

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board (PPB) confirmed Friday that its recommendation for Wayne Thompson’s early release is now in the hands of Governor Kevin Stitt, who will make the final ...

Nearly 1 in 6 Oklahoma prisoners is 55 or older, a demographic that has doubled since 2009 and almost quadrupled since 2000.

A clemency hearing for Hanson is set for May 7 before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. Gov. Kevin Stitt will make the final decision if the board recommends clemency. The governor cannot act if ...

An inmate who was transferred to Oklahoma last month to face the death penalty now has an execution date. George John Hanson, ...

Wendell Arden Grissom has been described in court records as someone who is “much more than the worst thing he did." He's set for execution on Thursday.

Several bills making their way through the Oklahoma Legislature target punishments for some violent crimes, including domestic violence and murder.

Wendell Arden Grissom was executed by lethal injection Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in the state's first execution of 2025.

Grissom's death marked Oklahoma’s first execution of 2025. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board in February voted 4-1 to deny clemency for Grissom. Grissom admitted to shooting and killing 23 ...

On February 5, 2025, Grissom was denied clemency by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. He was executed in McAlester, Oklahoma on March 20, 2025. “Justice has been served for Amber Matthews ...