Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections director leaves agency

August 11, 2022 at 10:44 am CDT

Wrong drug labels FILE - Scott Crow, director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma prison officials have used the wrong drug labels during at least three recent executions. Those details emerged Friday, March 4, 2022, during a federal court hearing where attorneys for 28 death row inmates are challenging the state's three-drug method as unconstitutional. Crow and his chief of operations, Justin Farris, testified they were confident the proper drugs were used. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) (Sue Ogrocki)

August 11, 2022 at 10:44 am CDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The head of Oklahoma’s prison system who oversaw the agency’s return to carrying out executions after a seven-year hiatus is stepping down.

Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow announced his resignation in a statement on Monday. He did not cite a reason for stepping down.

His last day as director will be Oct. 31. Crow joined the agency in 1996 after a career in law enforcement.

He helped oversee the state’s return to carrying out lethal injections and was inside the death chamber for the last four executions. He was appointed director by Gov. Kevin Stitt in 2019.

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