Friday, November 14, 2025 -Tremane Wood, a 46-year-old Oklahoma death row inmate, was granted clemency by Governor Kevin Stitt just hours before his scheduled execution, sparing him from the death penalty.
The governor acted following a recommendation from the state’s Pardon and Parole Board, commuting Wood’s sentence to life without parole. Wood expressed relief and gratitude, calling the decision a “second chance at life.”
Only hours after the clemency announcement, Wood was found unresponsive in his cell during a routine check. Prison officials reported that he had likely fainted due to dehydration and stress, a result of the intense emotional strain leading up to his scheduled execution. He was treated at a nearby hospital and later returned to prison in stable condition.
Wood, who was convicted of a fatal stabbing during a 2002 robbery, maintained that he did not commit the killing himself and said his brother was responsible. Authorities confirmed he remains in custody under the life-without-parole sentence, highlighting the intense pressure and emotional toll that last-minute clemency decisions can have on inmates.
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