John Fitzgerald Hanson, 61, was pronounced dead at 10:11 a.m. Thursday, June 12, at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

An Oklahoma appeals court on Wednesday ordered a stay of execution to be lifted for a man on death row, clearing the way for ...

An Oklahoma judge has granted a temporary stay of execution to a man whose transfer to death row was expedited by the Trump ...

John Fitzgerald Hanson, 61, received a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was ...

Trinity expects to be operational in all state prisons by mid-December, with some facilities transitioning sooner.

Oklahoma prosecutors will pursue a murder charge, but not the death penalty, against longtime death row inmate Richard ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections will take over the privately run Lawton Correctional Facility on July 25, aiming to improve safety and oversight.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections plans to purchase the Lawton Correctional Facility and take over operations by July 25 ...

Oklahoma has executed death row inmate John Hanson for the 1999 carjacking and murder of a 77-year-old woman and an innocent bystander.

The state expects to take over the facility July 25. “This move not only strengthens our public safety infrastructure, but also reflects our commitment to better outcomes for staff, inmates and the ...