Stop the Execution of Kendrick Simpson in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt

Kendrick Simpson is scheduled for execution in Oklahoma on February 12, 2026, for the 2006 murders of Glen Palmer and Anthony Jones.

Issues of concern include:

  • The jury at Kendrick Simpson’s trial did not hear about Mr. Simpson’s documented Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) even though it directly led to the tragic crime for which he was sentenced to death.
  • Kendrick Simpson suffers from many mitigating factors, most notably, surviving the devastating disaster of Hurricane Katrina and being the victim of a drive-by shooting. These factors directly led to his PTSD.
  • During his time on death row, Kendrick Simpson has been on a journey of self-improvement: maintaining relationships with family and friends, earning his GED, taking college courses, and publishing a book of poetry, short stories, and essays.

After signing this petition, you will receive an email with additional steps you can take to help stop this execution.

Join the Virtual Sit In

Call Gov. Stitt at 405-521-2342 with the following message:

"Hi. My name is [your name]. I am calling to urge Gov. Stitt to reverse course and halt all plans to execute Kendrick Simpson on February 12, 2025. We are grateful for his decision to halt Tremane Wood's execution and urge him to use these powers again for Kendrick. Thank you."

Register for the 2/12 vigil beginning at 9am CT.

Oklahoma's aggressive execution schedule marks it as an outlier in its use of the death penalty while the majority of other states are on a downward trend of executions. In the last few years, Oklahoma has been one of only a handful of states that have carried out death sentences - and it continues to do so targeting the poor, the mentally ill and people of color.


This particular execution is just one in a series of 25 executions scheduled by Oklahoma in the coming months, despite serious concerns around the state's lethal injection protocols and drugs.

Please sign the petition asking Governor Stitt and the Pardon and Parole Board to do everything within their power to ensure this execution does not go forward, and to seek a path to clemency in the case.

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Death Penalty Action

To: Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt
From: [Your Name]

We are writing to you regarding Kendrick Simpson, who​ is scheduled for execution in Oklahoma on February 12, 2026​ for the 2006 murders of Glen Palmer and Anthony Jones.

Mr. Simpson is deeply regretful for his actions and is worthy of mercy because:
* The jury at Kendrick Simpson’s trial did not hear about Mr. Simpson’s documented Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) even though it directly led to the tragic crime for which he was sentenced to death.
* Kendrick Simpson suffers from many mitigating factors, most notably, surviving the devastating disaster of Hurricane Katrina and being the victim of a drive-by shooting. These factors directly led to his PTSD.
* During his time on death row, Kendrick Simpson has been on a journey of self-improvement: maintaining relationships with family and friends, earning his GED, taking college courses, and publishing a book of poetry, short stories, and essays.

We are also concerned that while the vast majority of states with capital punishment continue on a downward trend of executions, Oklahoma has continued to go against trend by carrying on an aggressive execution schedule - targeting the poor, the mentally ill and people of color.

We, the undersigned, ask that you do everything within your power to ensure this execution does not go forward, and to seek a path to clemency in the case.

Thank you for your time and attention to this urgent and serious matter.