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Judge Grants $500,000 Bond to Richard Glossip, Releasing Him Ahead of Oklahoma Retrial

The decision follows the Supreme Court’s 2025 ruling that voided his conviction after prosecutors failed to correct false testimony.

FILE - Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputies lead longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip to a courtroom on June 9, 2025, at the Oklahoma County Courthouse in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy, File)
In a November 21, 2014, photo, death row inmate Richard Glossip is pictured at the state penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma.
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Overview

  • Glossip, who was granted $500,000 bond Thursday, left the Oklahoma County jail under GPS monitoring, a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew, and an in‑state travel restriction.
  • Oklahoma’s attorney general plans to retry him for murder without seeking the death penalty, and a preliminary hearing is set for June 23 in Oklahoma County District Court.
  • The Supreme Court vacated his 2004 conviction in 2025 because prosecutors let key witness Justin Sneed give false testimony, violating due‑process rules that require correcting known lies.
  • Judge Natalie Mai said the state’s case has weakened over time due to prosecutorial misconduct, undisclosed evidence, and credibility problems with the main witness, so she could not deny bail.
  • Glossip spent nearly 30 years behind bars with nine execution dates and three last meals, and his release now raises practical hurdles for a retrial that relies on decades‑old witness testimony and degraded evidence.