To: Oklahoma's Senate and Citizens
Oklahoma Death Penalty Moratorium NOW!
Oklahoma Senate Bill 601 creates the Death Penalty Moratorium Act.
The bill just passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 4, 2025 and now moves to the full Senate for consideration. The measure establishes a moratorium on the death penalty until action is taken by the Legislature. The measure creates the Death Penalty Reform Task Force until November 30, 2029. The task force shall study and report on the progress of implementing reforms to the use of the death penalty. It shall consist of 5 members and shall meet to organize no later than November 1, 2025. The measure is written by Senator Dave Rader of Tulsa.
We need EVERYONE to contact their Senator immediately. Oklahomans can find out who their Senator is by clicking HERE. Write to your Senator by clicking here. The Oklahoma Senate office is located in the State Capitol Building at 2300 N Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Or you can CALL your Oklahoma Senator at 405-524-0126.
Other ways to advocate for the Oklahoma Death Penalty Moratorium:
The bill just passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 4, 2025 and now moves to the full Senate for consideration. The measure establishes a moratorium on the death penalty until action is taken by the Legislature. The measure creates the Death Penalty Reform Task Force until November 30, 2029. The task force shall study and report on the progress of implementing reforms to the use of the death penalty. It shall consist of 5 members and shall meet to organize no later than November 1, 2025. The measure is written by Senator Dave Rader of Tulsa.
We need EVERYONE to contact their Senator immediately. Oklahomans can find out who their Senator is by clicking HERE. Write to your Senator by clicking here. The Oklahoma Senate office is located in the State Capitol Building at 2300 N Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Or you can CALL your Oklahoma Senator at 405-524-0126.
Other ways to advocate for the Oklahoma Death Penalty Moratorium:
· Letter to the Editor: Write a letter to the editor about stopping executions, the inhumane conditions of death row, past executions, current executions, stories of people exonerated, and other topics that highlight the harms of executions.
Tips for writing letters to the editor! **Avg. 300-500 words
[ACLU Example Op-Ed]
Tips for writing letters to the editor! **Avg. 300-500 words
[ACLU Example Op-Ed]
· Press Release: Send a press release to your press list. Let the public know that your organization is calling for a Moratorium on Executions and why you stand in solidarity.
[ACLU Press Release Example]
[ACLU Press Release Example]
· Social Media Post: Send a tweet, post an image, record a video, etc. Social media can be an amazing tool for advocacy. Refer to the sample tweet below for messaging. Use the tweet below for your social media.
[Sample Tweets]
Please help us pass the Death Penalty Moratorium Act NOW!
[Sample Tweets]
Please help us pass the Death Penalty Moratorium Act NOW!
Why is this important?
The Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission was created in March 2016 during a pause in state executions in the wake of the botched 2014 and 2015 executions of Clayton Lockett and Charles Warner and the September 2015 near-execution of Richard Glossip in which the state violated its own lethal injection protocol by obtaining an unauthorized execution drug. The independent, bipartisan commission included former prosecutors, defense lawyers, judges, citizens, crime victim advocates, and law professors, some of whom supported the death penalty and some who opposed it.
After a comprehensive review, the Commission recommended a moratorium on executions and suggested reforms to address systemic issues, including concerns about faulty evidence, false testimony, and prosecutorial misconduct, and the risk of executing innocent people.
Please help us reach Oklahoma Senators asking them to pass SB 601 which allows for a Death Penalty Moratorium.
Thank you!
After a comprehensive review, the Commission recommended a moratorium on executions and suggested reforms to address systemic issues, including concerns about faulty evidence, false testimony, and prosecutorial misconduct, and the risk of executing innocent people.
Please help us reach Oklahoma Senators asking them to pass SB 601 which allows for a Death Penalty Moratorium.
Thank you!