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A Prayer of Mercy for Tremane Wood

A Prayer for Tremane Wood O God of mercyO God who bends close to the...

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April 26, 2025

Ronson Bush

October 2024

October 23, 2024

The Only Eyewitness to The Execution of Emmanuel Littlejohn

*After a fierce campaign that almost saved his life, Emmanuel Littlejohn was executed on...

August 2024

August 06, 2024

Trepidation in Oklahoma: On Clemency & Emmanuel Littlejohn

For over two years, I’ve served as Emmanuel Littlejohn’s spiritual advisor. To say...

July 2024

July 07, 2024

The Execution of Michael Smith: A Full Account from Oklahoma

*Earlier today, I released all of my writings on the April 4, 2024 execution of...

May 2024

May 15, 2024

Emmanuel Littlejohn: The Official Narrative of an Injustice

Through interaction over a number of months, Oklahoma Death Row inmate Emmanuel Littlejohn...

May 11, 2024

Missouri Executioners: A Warning of Justice to Come

Late nights birth early mornings. Though he preferred to sleep, he had to get up. ...

April 2024

April 01, 2024

McAlester, Michael Smith & Jesus

Michael Smith is such a common name. Indeed, there might be a dozen or more...

March 2024

March 01, 2024

OK Execution: Michael Smith & Intellectual Disability

March 1, 2024 Injustice in Oklahoma: A Pending Execution & The Intellectual...

October 2023

October 22, 2023

“Stop being nice. Jesus raised hell!”: OK Death Row Inmate Emmanuel Littlejohn on John 2:13-17

“Stop being nice. Jesus raised hell!”: OK Death Row Inmate Emmanuel Littlejohn on John...

September 2023

September 20, 2023

The Final Visit: Alone with Anthony Sanchez On His Last Day

The Final Visit: Alone with Anthony Sanchez On His Last Day Early...

September 17, 2023

Angry Doves: The Fight for Anthony Sanchez (On The Coming Days)

I arose this morning (like I do on most mornings), pondering the troubling existential...

September 11, 2023

Anthony Sanchez Lawyer Eric Allen Asks Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt for 60 Day Reprieve

September 7, 2023 Office of Governor J. Kevin Stitt 2300 N. Lincoln...

September 04, 2023

The Anthony Sanchez Gospel: INNOCENCE, HOPE, JUSTICE & LOVE

The Anthony Sanchez Gospel: INNOCENCE, HOPE, JUSTICE & LOVE *Anthony Sanchez is...

July 2023

July 20, 2023

Underrepresented: Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Michael Smith, the Relentless Campaign of a Mother and the Failure of the Capital Habeas Unit in Oklahoma

Underrepresented: Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Michael Smith, the Relentless Campaign of a Mother and...

July 15, 2023

“Evidence Unraveled: The Fight to Free Anthony Sanchez” (Transcript)

Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood: On December the 20th, 1996, Juli Busken was abducted from...

July 13, 2023

An Open Letter to The Family of Juli Busken: “We Can Stop the Killing”

To The Family of Juli Busken. Much has been made of my...

May 2023

May 04, 2023

Words from Oklahoma’s Death Row: Emmanuel Littlejohn on the Richard Glossip Moment

Words from Oklahoma’s Death Row: Emmanuel Littlejohn on the Richard Glossip Moment ...

April 2023

April 30, 2023

The Failure of the Campaign to Save Richard Glossip & The Hope of Resurrection

The Failure of the Campaign to Save Richard Glossip & The Hope of Resurrection...

April 26, 2023

A Higher Bar: On the Hidden Fallacies of the Richard Glossip Clemency Hearing

A Higher Bar: On the Hidden Fallacy of the Richard Glossip Clemency Hearing This...

March 2023

March 26, 2023

Angellos Ioannis Malefakis : This is the Consequence of Sending Me Death Threats

3/26/23 Over the years, I have received hundreds of death threats (from all...

February 2023

February 25, 2023

The Fallacy of Representative Kevin McDugle and The Moral Incompetence of Oklahoma Pastors

*This letter was submitted and should appear in multiple Oklahoma newspapers in the coming...

February 16, 2023

The Emmanuel Littlejohn Tapes: A Summary

February 16, 2023 The Emmanuel Littlejohn Tapes: A Summary *This...

February 03, 2023

FREE ANTHONY SANCHEZ!!! (The Actual Innocence Narrative) /// THE DAD KILLED JEWELL BUSKEN AND THE SON IS ABOUT TO BE EXECUTED FOR IT

Press Inquiries/Further Information: Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood (Anthony Sanchez Spiritual Advisor) / 404-210-6760 ...

January 2023

January 22, 2023

The Anthony Sanchez Story: Prison Conversations

January 22, 2023 The Anthony Sanchez Story: Prison Conversations *This...

January 19, 2023

Nonviolent Activism, Stress and a Major Victory in Oklahoma: On Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s Motion to Delay Executions

Nonviolent Activism, Stress and a Major Victory in Oklahoma: On Attorney General Gentner Drummond's...

January 15, 2023

Emmanuel Littlejohn: To Be Executed in November for Killing Nobody

“I didn’t kill nobody!” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard...

January 12, 2023

Thoughts Before the Chamber: On The Execution of Scott Eizember

Danger seems to be lurking everywhere. Not the danger that will kill you immediately. ...

December 2022

December 19, 2022

Clarance Goode, Jr. : An Innocent Man on Oklahoma’s Death Row

Police brutality thrives in places of ambiguity. Places where everyone assumes that trust is...

December 18, 2022

Christmas, Scott Eizember, Christian Nationalism and False Promises of Peace

Christmas, Scott Eizember, Christian Nationalism and False Promises of Peace Just a...