Five things to know about The Frontier’s reporting on prison sexual abuse
Do you have information about sexual assault and harassment in prison? We want to hear from you.
She reported sexual comments and groping from her prison boss. What happened next left her questioning everything.
Records show one Oklahoma women’s prison rarely substantiated abuse allegations or forwarded cases for criminal prosecution. Victims sometimes fear reprisal from other prisoners and staff.
Clemency denial paves the way for Oklahoma’s first execution of 2025
Wendell Grissom’s execution is scheduled for March. He was convicted in the 2005 murder of Amber Dawn Matthews, who was shot while she was protecting her friend’s children during a home invasion near Watonga.
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Oklahoma carries out last execution of 2024
Kevin Ray Underwood was sentenced to death for the 2006 murder of a 10-year old girl in Purcell.
Clemency denied for convicted child killer Kevin Underwood
Kevin Ray Underwood, 44, was denied clemency on Friday with a unanimous no vote.
Clemency hearing delayed again for death row prisoner
Kevin Ray Underwood, 44, would be Oklahoma’s fourth execution of the year. His lawyers argue that recent resignations at the Pardon and Parole Board have put his constitutional right to a fair clemency hearing in jeopardy.
Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board member steps down after investigation into ‘inappropriate activities’
As a result of two recent resignations of Pardon and Parole Board members, a clemency hearing for death row prisoner Kevin Ray Underwood has been postponed.