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Oklahoma carried out the execution of Michael DeWayne Smith at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester on Thursday.

Smith was the first person executed by the state in 2024, and the 12th since Oklahoma resumed use of the death penalty in 2021.

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The State of Oklahoma carried out the execution of death-row inmate Phillip Hancock at 11:29 a.m. Thursday, despite a clemency recommendation from the State Pardon and Parole Board. Witnesses said Hancock stuck to his self-defense claim and had harsh words for the Attorney General.

The state of Oklahoma executed Phillip Hancock on Thursday, November 30, at 11:29 a.m.

Gov. Kevin Stitt has three weeks to decide whether to grant mercy to a death row prisoner who claims he acted in self-defense.

Gov. Kevin Stitt has three weeks to decide whether to grant mercy to a death row prisoner who claims he acted in self-defense.

The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood said his work as a spiritual advisor for death row inmates is more than getting them saved “wrap it up in a bow and send