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Rev. Jackson and Demonstrators Arrested Protesting Wanda Jean Allen Execution

HeadlineJan 11, 2001

The Reverend Jesse Jackson and about two dozen other demonstrators were arrested last night outside a prison, protesting the scheduled execution of Wanda Jean Allen, an African American woman. Tracy Rice, Jackson’s attorney, said the civil rights leader planned to stay in Oklahoma County Jail overnight. She said Jackson hoped to meet with corrections officials about witnessing the execution today by injection of Allen. A federal judge denied a 30-day stay of execution for Allen last night. Allen’s lawyers said they plan to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. Allen was convicted for the fatal shooting of her lover, Gloria Leathers, outside the Oklahoma City police station in 1988.

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