Oklahoma’s Death Penalty: A Century of Capital Punishment

The Death and Life of Capital Punishment

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Oklahoma’s Death Penalty: A Century of Capital Punishment

For more than a century, Oklahoma has used the death penalty as the ultimate punishment for some of the state’s most serious crimes. From electrocution in the early days of statehood to lethal injection in the modern era, Oklahoma’s history with capital punishment has included periods of frequent executions, legal challenges, controversial cases and lengthy debates overwhetherthepunishment should continue.