THERE IS A LOT COVER ON THIS AND KOCO'S ZACH RAEL JOINS US LIVE WITH A BREAKDOWN OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING. ZACH? REPORTER: THIS WILL BE A VERY BUSY WEEK IN DECIDING WHAT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT COULD LKOO LIKE IN OKLAHOMA. FIRST LET'S BEGIN WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY. THERE IS A HEARING SET FOR 9AM WHERE A JUDGE WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS FROM THE LAWYERS OF FOUR OKLAHOMA DEATH ROW WHO ARE ASKING FOR THEIR EXECUTIONS TO BE DELAYED. THEY ARE JULIUS JONES, DONALD GRANT, JOH GNRANT AND GILBERT POSTELLE. ON TUESDAY JONES HAS A CLEMENCY HEARING AFTER THE PARDON AND PAROLE BOARD RECOMMENDED COMMUTING HIS DEATH SENTENCE. GOV. KEVIN STITT SAID HE WILL NOT MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON JONE'S CASE UNTIL AFTER ATTH CLEMENCY HEARING. EARLIER THIS MONTH. THAT PARDON AND PAROLE BOARD DENIED JOHN GRANT CLEMENCY. GRANT HAS BEEN ON DEATH ROW SINCE 1998 FOR KILLING AN OKLAHOMA CORRECTIONS CENTER EMPLOY.EE HE IS SCHEDULED TO BE THE FIRST PERSON TO BE EXECUTED IN OKLAHOMA IN OUABT 7 YEARS. THE STATE HAS NOT PUT ANYONE TO DEATH AFTER BOTCHING EXECUTION IN 2015. OF COURSE, WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. REPORTING LIVE ZACH RAEL KOC
Emergency hearing scheduled for Monday as Oklahoma death row inmates fight to delay executions
The state has not put anyone to death since a botched execution in 2015.
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Updated: 7:47 AM CDT Oct 25, 2021
This will be a very busy week in deciding what capital punishment could look like in Oklahoma.On Monday, a judge will hear arguments from the lawyers of four Oklahoma death row inmates – Julius Jones, Donald Grant, John Grant and Gilbert Postelle – who asked for their executions to be delayed. >> Related: Lawyers call for urgent delay in Oklahoma execution dates pending federal lawsuitJones has a clemency hearing on Tuesday after members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended in September to commute his death sentence. Gov. Kevin Stitt said he will not make a final decision on Jones' case until after the clemency hearing.Earlier this month, the Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency for John Grant, who has been on death row since 1998 for killing an Oklahoma corrections center employee. Grant is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.If the execution can proceed, it will be Oklahoma's first since 2015.
OKLAHOMA CITY — This will be a very busy week in deciding what capital punishment could look like in Oklahoma.
On Monday, a judge will hear arguments from the lawyers of four Oklahoma death row inmates – Julius Jones, Donald Grant, John Grant and Gilbert Postelle – who asked for their executions to be delayed.
>> Related: Lawyers call for urgent delay in Oklahoma execution dates pending federal lawsuit
Jones has a clemency hearing on Tuesday after members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended in September to commute his death sentence. Gov. Kevin Stitt said he will not make a final decision on Jones' case until after the clemency hearing.
Earlier this month, the Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency for John Grant, who has been on death row since 1998 for killing an Oklahoma corrections center employee. Grant is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.
If the execution can proceed, it will be Oklahoma's first since 2015.
