Archbishop Coakley statement on Bigler Stouffer clemency denial

December 3, 2021

“To execute a man, even a guilty one, who is 79 years old is unnecessary and unreasonable. This rush to execute is bewildering. The death penalty is flawed, expensive and no longer needed to exact punishment in Oklahoma. Please pray for the Reaves and Ivens families, and for the family of Bigler Stouffer.”