Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A death row inmate in Oklahoma was preparing for his scheduled execution Thursday when Gov. Kevin Sitt spared his life. The ...

In Oklahoma, the state with the highest execution rate in the country, it is exceedingly rare for a person on death row to receive clemency. Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, just six ...

Stitt imposed similar conditions in 2021 after granting clemency to death row inmate Julius Jones. The governor had rejected clemency recommendations in four other cases. A total of 16 men have been ...

It has been exactly four years since Julius Jones was set to be executed by the state of Oklahoma. His case made national headlines, and it is one many Oklahomans remember. But for his family, this ...

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has spared the life of a death row inmate just before he was set to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, commuting the man’s sentence to life in prison ...

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was one of several high-profile athletes to speak out in support of Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones. Jones, who spent nearly 20 years on death row ...