07 April 2025 :
March 27, 2025 - Oklahoma. SB 599
Senate passes bill making death penalty an option for first-time child rapists
A bill that would make the death penalty or life without parole a possible punishment for 1st-time convictions of child sex abuse has passed the Oklahoma Senate 39-5, with bipartisan support.
Current state law allows those convicted of certain sex crimes against children under 14 to be sentenced to death or life without parole—but only after a second offense. Senate Bill 599, authored by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R, seeks to change that.
The bill now heads to the Oklahoma House for consideration.
(Source: newson6.com, 27/03/2025)
