John Fitzgerald Hanson is set to be executed by lethal injection June 12 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

Paul Ruiz and Earl Van Denton, who had escaped from an Oklahoma prison in 1977, were eventually convicted of capital murder ...

Ryan Walters has emerged as a prominent voice in a growing movement to integrate religion and the president’s brand of ...

home of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Walters was baptized at the local Main and Oklahoma Church of Christ. Like his parents, Randy and Debbie, Walters attended Harding University in Searcy ...

Hanson, who appeared before the board via a video link to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, expressed remorse for his involvement in the crimes and apologized to the families of the ...

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted against recommending clemency for death row inmate George John Hanson.

Chiefs superfan Xaviar Babudar was sentenced in an Oklahoma courtroom Monday to 32 years in prison, two and a half years ...

The Independent has requested comment from Walters. Born in McAlester, home of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Walters was baptized at the local Main and Oklahoma Church of Christ. Like his ...