McALESTER, Okla. -- A botched execution that used a new drug combination left an Oklahoma inmate writhing and clenching his teeth on the gurney Tuesday, leading prison officials to halt the ...

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma’s first execution of the year. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was pronounced ...

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The official name of Oklahoma's "death row" - H-Unit - is shown about the entrance at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester in 2025 McALESTER, OK − Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency to ...

Editor's note: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency to convicted murderer Tremane Wood minutes before his execution was set to begin at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary on Thursday, Nov. 13. Read ...

Update at 8:19 p.m. ET. Execution Fails: According to reporters tweeting from inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma, the execution of Clayton D. Lockett has failed. Lockett ...