In Oklahoma, the state with the highest execution rate in the country, it is exceedingly rare for a person on death row to receive clemency. Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, just six ...

A convicted killer who has maintained his innocence in the 1999 slaying of a central Oklahoma businessman saw the state’s Pardon and Parole Board vote to commute his death sentence Monday. Oklahoma ...

Julius Jones, convicted of a 1999 murder, is set to be executed in Oklahoma. His fate rests in the hands of the governor amid growing pleas for a last-minute reprieve. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii has more.