Oklahoma prisons director who oversaw executions retiring
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August 7, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow, who helped oversee the state's return to carrying out the death penalty after a nearly seven-year hiatus, announced Monday he's stepping down.
In a statement announcing his resignation, Crow did not cite a reason for stepping down, but called it "one of the most difficult decisions I've ever encountered."
Crow, who was appointed director by Gov. Kevin Stitt in 2019 following nearly 25 years with the agency, helped oversee the state's return to carrying out lethal injections. In 2020, he joined Stitt and then-Attorney...
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