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McAlester

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[muh-kal-i-ster] / məˈkæl ɪ stər /

noun

  1. a city in E Oklahoma.


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Gardner’s arm-waving impression paired with strange stories about McEntire’s hometown of McAlester, Okla., where, “If you think the milk is spoiled, give it another sip.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

The maximum security prison is set on 1,556 acres in McAlester, with more than 800 people housed in a sprawling white structure surrounded by fences topped by double strands of razor wire.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Scott Eizember, 61, had requested that his spiritual advisor, the Rev. Jeff Hood of Arkansas, be allowed inside the execution chamber on Thursday during his lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023

Donald Grant, 46, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester shortly after 10 a.m.

From Fox News • Jan. 27, 2022

Desperate for a new lead, White and Agent Frank Smith rushed over to McAlester.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann