Richard Glossip Remains Jailed Awaiting Third Trial

Richard Glossip, a former Oklahoma death row inmate, remains jailed without bond while awaiting a third trial after his 1997 murder-for-hire conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in February for prosecutorial misconduct and withholding of evidence. The Supreme Court found that prosecutors relied on false testimony from Justin Sneed, the confessed killer, whose credibility was central to Glossip's conviction. An independent report commissioned in the case concluded that no reasonable jury would convict Glossip, fueling continued bipartisan and national support for his release. Despite this, an Oklahoma judge ruled that enough evidence exists to keep him detained. Glossip's attorneys are seeking to enforce an alleged plea deal for immediate release and a waiver of his right to sue the state, but prosecutors deny any final agreement. The court will consider the plea deal at a hearing scheduled for August.