At least eight of the 25 men scheduled for execution in Oklahoma have been diagnosed with severe brain damage. Sentencing juries heard little or no evidence about the extent of their mental impairments.

Virtually all of the 25 men scheduled for execution have been diagnosed with serious mental illness, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, unspecified psychotic disorders, PTSD and Complex PTSD, major depression, anxiety, and autism spectrum disorders.

At least two of the men are so debilitated by psychosis that they have no rational understanding of why Oklahoma is trying to execute them. One man, Wade Lay, has a competency hearing scheduled yet the Oklahoma Attorney General's office sought an execution date anyway.

40% of the men scheduled for execution are Black in a state where the overall population of Black citizens is just 7.8%. Oklahoma prosecutors used racially charged language in the trials of several men. At least one was tried before a judge known to be overtly racist.

At least 10 of the men had co-defendants who were equally or more culpable but were not sentenced to death. In some cases, prosecutors made inconsistent arguments at the separate trials of the co-defendants, claiming that each one was the actual killer at their individual trials.

In at least six of the 25 cases, prosecutors have "lost" evidence that could have undercut the credibility of key witnesses or supported defenses such as actual innocence or self-defense.

Several of the 25 men facing execution have meritorious legal claims but there are no procedural mechanisms available for them to pursue relief. They very well may be executed even though courts have recognized constitutional problems with their cases.

And without fail, every single one of the 25 men facing execution experienced severe physical and emotional abuse during their childhoods. At least half of them are known or believed to have been sexually abused as well.

Over the coming weeks and months, we will hear more about the backgrounds and details on each of the 25 men and their cases. We will oppose each of their executions. And we will remember that this system of state-sponsored killing is fundamentally broken in such a myriad of ways.

Not trolls on our page responding to things from 2020… it’s 9am… fast food places still serving breakfast right now

A dean asked me if I was Black or Latina (said he didn’t know), but asked based on my work. I paused and said I’m Black. He was like I knew it! Then proceeds to tell me how his GF is Black and my age and he thinks the Black men around town are jealous of him. 😳😳😳

That’s it… that’s the tweet

We lose good people in this state because of the tan people in this state. This level of gate is unreal!

*turns off debate

This who y’all voting for?

Justice in this world is just so distant… especially for black women…

Deep Deuce then/Deep Deuce now

It’s not enslavement, you’d know that if you weren’t in the business of outlawing teaching about enslavement. Your entire campaign has been a great stain on public education in this state. Attacking teachers & school districts on the heels of a pandemic is as shameful as it gets.

August 19, 1958, OKC's sit-in movement began. Civil Rights activist and OKC NAACP Youth Council advisor Clara Luper led a group of students into Katz Drug Store and they politely asked to be served. Their non-violent protests helped to end segregation in public places across Ok.

A GoFundMe has been organized for the children who now will grow up without a mother. gofundme.com/f/Justice-for-…