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Without air conditioning, some prisons reach nearly 100 degrees. Two deaths may be linked
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDuring the early morning count on Saturday, Aug. 26, state corrections officers found Vincent Willis...
Oklahoma needs $25 billion to fix crumbling infrastructure. But the focus is on tax cuts
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAt Shipley Hall at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, employees can’t properly heat and...
Lawmaker calls for 'independent investigation' of Oklahoma Department of Corrections
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe chairman of the Oklahoma House of Representatives' Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee...
Statewide lockdown issued at Oklahoma correctional facilities after Hominy incident
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVisitation at all Oklahoma correctional facilities is canceled through at least Monday during a statewide lockdown. The lockdown, implemented Friday by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections ...
Authorities searching for two escaped inmates in Hominy
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHOMINY, Okla. (KFOR) – Multiple agencies are searching for two men police say escaped from the Dick...
‘An ongoing problem’: Issues continue to arise inside Oklahoma prisons
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHOMINY, Okla. (KFOR) — Cries for help continue to mount up inside Oklahoma prison walls. The Department of Corrections (ODOC) has had their hands full with issues rising. The latest was at Dick ...
Oklahoma prisons locked down following inmate stabbing in northeastern Oklahoma
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Oklahoma Department of Corrections has locked down all prisons statewide and canceled all visitations following a stabbing at a medium security prison in northeastern Oklahoma. “It was inmate ...
Oklahoma City woman's 2019 death tied to mother's murder in 1999
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHomicide investigators have ruled an Oklahoma City woman's 2019 death a homicide after determining...
Prison homicides twice as high as previously reported, new state numbers show
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe number of recent homicides in Oklahoma prisons is twice as high as previously reported, new data...
KFOR questions ODOC notification protocols
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn 2023, KFOR covered a number of issues with Oklahoma's Department of Corrections, calling attention to prominent issues like staffing and safety, while...