Oklahoma

Perry Lott Is Exonerated After 35 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Ada, Oklahoma

Perry Lott Is Exonerated After 35 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Ada, Oklahoma

Post-conviction DNA testing in 2014 cleared Mr. Lott of a 1988 rape conviction that was based on an unreliable witness identification.

Breaking News 10.10.23 by Innocence Staff

Richard Glossip: Facing Execution in Oklahoma Despite Strong Innocence Claim

Richard Glossip: Facing Execution in Oklahoma Despite Strong Innocence Claim

Mr. Glossip has been on Oklahoma's death row for 25 years. SCOTUS recently halted his execution.

06.06.23 by Alicia Maule

Innocence Project Statement: Gov. Stitt Grants Clemency for Julius Jones

Innocence Project Statement: Gov. Stitt Grants Clemency for Julius Jones

The Governor commuted Mr. Jones' sentence to life without parole.

11.19.21 by Innocence Staff

Julius Jones Should Not Be Executed

Julius Jones Should Not Be Executed

The life of an innocent man in Oklahoma is at stake.

11.03.21 by Christina Swarns

Gov. Stitt Grants Julius Jones Clemency — 8 Facts You Need to Know About his Case

Gov. Stitt Grants Julius Jones Clemency — 8 Facts You Need to Know About his Case

Julius Jones has spent half his life in prison for a crime he’s always said he didn’t commit.

09.01.21 by Innocence Staff

Governor Signs Landmark Innocence Protection Law Against Unreliable Jailhouse Informants

Governor Signs Landmark Innocence Protection Law Against Unreliable Jailhouse Informants

Oklahoma becomes third in the nation to require statewide tracking of jailhouse informants.

05.21.20 by Innocence Staff

Oklahoma becomes 25th State to Require Recording of Interrogations

Oklahoma becomes 25th State to Require Recording of Interrogations

05.14.19 by Innocence Staff

Congressional Black Caucus Urges Governor Fallin to Review Innocence Claim of Man on Oklahoma's Death Row

Congressional Black Caucus Urges Governor Fallin to Review Innocence Claim of Man on Oklahoma's Death Row

08.22.18 by Innocence Staff

Innocence Project Client Perry Lott Released from Prison After 30 Years of Wrongful Incarceration

Innocence Project Client Perry Lott Released from Prison After 30 Years of Wrongful Incarceration

07.09.18 by Innocence Staff

See These Emotional Photos of Johnny Tall Bear's First Day of Freedom in 26 Years!

See These Emotional Photos of Johnny Tall Bear's First Day of Freedom in 26 Years!

06.12.18 by Innocence Staff

Tall Bear, Member of Iowa Tribe, Exonerated After Serving 26 Years for a Murder DNA Evidence Proves He Didn’t Commit

Tall Bear, Member of Iowa Tribe, Exonerated After Serving 26 Years for a Murder DNA Evidence Proves He Didn’t Commit

06.11.18 by Innocence Staff

This Week in Innocence News - April 28, 2017

This Week in Innocence News - April 28, 2017

04.28.17 by Innocence Staff