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Glossip is the first inmate who was granted a reprieve by the justices since their term began in October. His case also was featured in the 2017 documentary film “Killing Richard Glossip.” Prejean herself has served as Glossip’s spiritual adviser and frequently visited him in prison. Glossip’s case attracted international attention after actress Susan Sarandon - who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean in the 1995 movie “Dead Man Walking” - took up his cause in real life. That mix-up helped prompt a nearly seven-year moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma. His last scheduled execution, in September 2015, was halted just moments before he was to be led to the death chamber when prison officials realized they had received the wrong lethal drug. Glossip has been just hours away from being executed three separate times. He was given a reprieve in 2015, although the court later ruled 5-4 against him in a case involving the drugs used in lethal executions. Glossip’s case has been to the Supreme Court before. “We were reaching the end of the visit where we would have to say our goodbyes when the warden came in, pulled us out into the hallway and told us the news,” Lea Glossip said in a text message to The Associated Press.“It truly feels like answered prayers.” Glossip was spending his last day of contact visitation with his wife, Lea Glossip, at the prison when he learned of the news, she said. Kevin McDugle said in a brief telephone interview on Friday. Some Republican state lawmakers who support the death penalty have joined the growing chorus of Glossip supporters who are seeking to overturn his conviction. Also, evidence was destroyed, Drummond said.

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