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Oklahoma Governor Commutes Death Sentence at Jurors' and Parole Board's Request

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Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry commuted the death sentence of Kevin Young to life in prison without parole on July 24th. Henry stated, "This was a very difficult decision and one that I did not take lightly." He explained that, "after reviewing all of the evidence and hearing from both prosecutors and defense attorneys, I decided the Pardon and Parole Board made a proper recommendation to provide clemency and commute the death sentence." This is only the second time the Governor has granted clemency since taking office.

Full post as published by Death Penalty Information Center on September 24, 2008 (boomark / email).