#oklahoma execution

[jessetheanarchist]

Unethical Executions in April

Micheal Smith is being executed in Alabama despite having an intellectual disability that would disqualify him from the death penalty in any other state. The only reason he is still being executed is because of a few confusing technicalities in Oklahoma law.

Petitions Here:

Letter Writing Campaigns for oklahoma residents here:

Missouri is slated to execute Brian Dorsey despite his claims of ineffective counsel and the fact that he is picture of remorse and rehabilitation: he turned himself over to the police and pled guilty, has had a flawless prison record, currently resides in the honor ward while working as a prison barber (a highly coveted job only given to trust worthy inmates), and has about 60 prison staff members advocating for the commutation of his sentence.

Petitions Here:

Letter Writing Campaigns and other actions for Missouri Residents here:

https://www.archstl.org/missouri-bishops-others-request-clemency-for-brian-dorsey-first-inmate-to-be-executed-this-year-9478

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Anthony Sanchez is set to executed for a crime he likely didn’t commit on September 21st - around four weeks from the time of making this post. If there is doubt about someone’s guilt, all of the evidence should be thoroughly examined and DNA testing should be done to definitively rule someone out or find the one responsible for the crime. Anthony isn’t being given that chance which is objectively unfair given the information that has since come to light.

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"I never count peckerwoods..." Rich Owens, for whom crime did pay.

Oklahoma’s legendary executioner was a killer inside and outside prison walls. “I always run up to about forty seconds. When the switch hits 2300 I roll her back to 1700 and then I work back up to 2300 again. If you turn the juice on real strong and leave it on it won’t kill him as quick as if you turn it down some. The blood has to have time to cook in the heart, the way I figure it. I never…

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Emmanuel Littlejohn has been waiting for months to find out whether he will die on Thursday or get to live. It's been "the hardest thing I ever did."

Littlejohn, 52, is set to be executed for the shooting death of a convenience store owner during a robbery in Oklahoma City in 1992. If Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt declines to grant him clemency, Littlejohn will be the third inmate executed by the state this year and the 17th in the nation. He's also one of five men the U.S. is executing in a six-day period, and he's set to die just about eight hours before Alabama is expected to execute Alan Eugene Miller using nitrogen gas.

"I would say to the governor: Do what you think is the right thing," Littlejohn told USA TODAY in a recent interview.

Littlejohn has admitted to his role in the robbery but has maintained that his accomplice was the one to pull the trigger, not him.

"I accept responsibility for what I did but not what they want me to accept responsibility for," Littlejohn previously told USA TODAY. "They want me to accept that I killed somebody, but I haven't killed somebody."

In a rare move, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 to recommend clemency for Littlejohn, whose legal team argued that the evidence in the case was unclear, especially who the triggerman was.

Still, Republican Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said afterward that his office would still be arguing against clemency to the governor, calling Littlejohn a "violent and manipulative killer."

If you’re outraged over Missouri murdering Marcellus Williams, then you should know Oklahoma is planning on carrying out an execution of Emmanuel Littlejohn this Thurs. at 10am.

Littlejohn was pardoned by the PPB. There’s still time to call the Governor: 405-521-2342.

I was able to leave a voicemail by pressing 1 then 4 then 0. After what happened in Missouri, there's an overwhelming sense of hopelessness that the care about public comments but I hope Emmanuel is able to avoid Khaliifah's fate.

Hi, the best thing to do is to call the Governor’s office directly and press 0 to be connected to a staff person. Ask that the governor respect the wishes of the pardon and parole board and grant clemency to Emmanuel Littlejohn. 405-521-2342

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[plethoraworldatlas]

The number of executions worldwide hit a nearly 10-year high in 2023 thanks to a surge in state killings by Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, and the United States.

A new global report published by Amnesty International documents that the death penalty was imposed on 1,153 people last year, though the total is believed to be significantly higher due to the secrecy surrounding China's penal system. The international human rights group believes "thousands" of people were executed by the Chinese government, but the exact figure is not known.

The 1,153 figure was 30% higher than the number of people who received the death penalty in 2022 and the highest annual figure documented by Amnesty since 2015 when the number of confirmed killings was 1,634. In addition to executions carried out, the number of death sentences handed down rose by 20% in 2023, with a total of 2,428.

Among the other key findings of the report:

U.S. executions rose from 18 to 24, keeping the U.S. among the world's top five executioners in the world.

The top five nations for the death penalty were China ("thousands"), Iran (853+), Saudi Arabia (172), Somalia (38), and the U.S. (24).

The 48% spike in executions in Iran made it the nation with the most documented death penalty cases;

China continues to execute thousands, while threatening the public that crime will result in the death penalty

Lowest number of executing countries on record shows progress.

In the United States, said Amnesty, the number of executions—all which took place in just five states across the south—rose 30% last year. The executions that took place were in Texas (8), Florida (6) Oklahoma (4), Missouri (4), and Alabama (2).

[jessetheanarchist]

Bloody September: 5 Executions Schedules in Various US States from the 20th to the 26th

Freddie Owens was 19 at the time of the crime and suffers from organic brain injuries

Marcellus Williams has maintained his innocence for over 30 years. The only evidence tying him to the crime was the testimony of two paid witness. DNA evidence done after his trial excludes him from the suspect pool

Travis Mullis is mentally ill

Emmanuel Littlejohn was convicted for murder due to his participation the robbery of Kenneth Meyers (the murder victim). The prosecution alleged that he was the one who pulled the trigger in Emmanuel's trial, but claimed it was his co-defendant in the the co-defendant's trial. The co-defendant only received life in prison.

Alan Miller suffered from delusions at the time of his crime, which legally bars him from receiving the death penalty. He also had ineffective assistance from counsel and has already survived one tortuously botched execution attempt

Below are some action items for these cases. CW: discussions of murder, abuse, SA

Got covid over the week so wasnt able to do as much research as I normally would (the covid brainfog is real). might add more to this post if i am able to find anything else. also must continue this post in a reblog cause tumblr wont like me post all the links

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The University of Oklahoma’s Black Emergency Response Team (BERT) also issued a statement saying that the executive order raises “significant concerns.” “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) departments, programs, and entities play a pivotal role in providing a safe and inclusive space for minority and marginalized communities on higher education campuses,” the statement read. “These initiatives offer students a platform to voice their concerns, establish a home away from home, and foster unity within the student life community. Any attempt to remove personnel, funding, and programming jeopardizes the very existence of these essential spaces.” [...] The governor claims this effort is geared towards prioritizing students while eliminating politics from institutes of higher learning. “However, it is apparent that Oklahoma political officials, spearheaded by Stitt, fail to comprehend the vital need for funding higher education DEI programs,” the statement said. “Stitt's approach seems to target students from marginalized communities, hiding behind a deceptive narrative that merit-based success and hard work alone suffice for advancement.” Chief of the Cherokee Nation Chuck Hoskin also put out a statement in response to Stitt’s recent actions, criticizing the governor for issuing an “ill-advised” decision that is “once again, trying to erase Native Americans from history.” “His latest effort creates more barriers for diverse student populations, including Native American students enrolled throughout our state colleges and universities,” Hoskin wrote. “By choosing to eliminate offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Governor is signaling that these voices and offices in place for outreach don't matter, which is egregious.” [color emphasis added]

Oklahoma this week joined Florida and Texas in blocking diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at public universities and state agencies.

Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order Wednesday mandating comprehensive reviews and significant cuts to DEI offices and programs at public colleges. The order prohibits universities from using state dollars, property or resources to fund DEI offices and programs and also orders them to “eliminate and dismiss all non-critical personnel.”

“In Oklahoma, we’re going to encourage equal opportunity, rather than promising equal outcomes,” Stitt said in a statement. “Encouraging our workforce, economy, and education systems to flourish means shifting focus away from exclusivity and discrimination, and toward opportunity and merit. We’re taking politics out of education and focusing on preparing students for the workforce.”

Although the order is set to take immediate effect, colleges and universities are mandated to comply by May 31. They must submit a certificate of compliance and a report to the governor, as well as the speakers of the state House and Senate, all of whom are Republicans.

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RICHARD GLOSSIP - Oklahoma Will Do Anything to Execute This Man

**The bloodlust in this country is unreal. Even the Attorney General admits that the evidence and testimony against Glossip was bogus and asked for a new trial. The state absolutely refuses no matter the lack of evidence and have again set an execution date less than a month away**

We are spending a great deal of time in Oklahoma these days. It appears that they're preparing to execute a man down there whose conviction seems questionable. From AP:

[Richard] Glossip has been scheduled for execution before and three separate times came within hours of being put to death. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals’ ruling said his case “has been thoroughly investigated and reviewed,” with Glossip given “unprecedented access” to prosecutors’ files. “Yet he has not provided this court with sufficient information that would convince this court to overturn the jury’s determination that he is guilty of first-degree murder and should be sentenced to death,” according to the ruling written by Judge David Lewis.

One of Glossip's delayed executions was due to the fact that, in 2015, Oklahoma prison officials discovered they'd ordered the wrong lethal drug. That shut down the state's death chamber for seven years. One can only imagine what it's like to prepare to be killed three times only to have your anticipated death postponed. In political prisons, torturers like to put people on their knees and "dry fire" a pistol behind their heads. This is a state dry-firing lethal injections.

Anyway, even Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General thinks Glossip's conviction was bogus.

Earlier this month, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond urged the court to throw out Glossip’s conviction because he says Sneed lied to the jury about his mental health and drug use. Drummond said in his filing that Sneed’s misstatements, when combined with other problems in the case including the destruction of evidence, warrant a new trial. The court’s ruling noted that Drummond, in a statement at the time, said he was not suggesting Glossip is innocent, but only that justice would not be served by executing him “based on the testimony of a compromised witness.” “The attorney general’s ‘concession’ does not directly provide statutory or legal grounds for relief in this case,” according to the ruling, Drummond said he respects the court’s opinion, but will still look into other ways to stop Glossip’s execution from taking place as scheduled. “Ensuring the integrity of the death penalty demands complete certainty,” he said in a statement. “I will thoroughly review the ruling and consider what steps should be taken to ensure justice.”

While Drummond's efforts in this case are laudable, he's asking for the impossible. Within what we believe to be the American system of justice, there is no integrity in the death penalty, not even by Drummond's stated criterion. "Complete certainty" can't be guaranteed in a $10 hand-to-hand, let alone a capital crime.

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Jonathan Plasencia - An Executive In The Healthcare Industry

A healthcare professional, Jonathan Plasencia, is now serving as the Chief Operating Officer and Associate Director of a healthcare institution in Oklahoma. Mr. Plasencia graduated from the University of California, San Diego, with a BA and an MBA. He has extensive experience working in the VA healthcare system and is a veteran of the US Navy. As CEO, he wants to oversee a big hospital system.