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'Tears and fears.' Inmate killings, violence continue to plague Oklahoma's corrections system
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEditor's Note: This is the first story in an occasional series that examines problems with the...
Prison homicides twice as high as previously reported, new state numbers show
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe number of recent homicides in Oklahoma prisons is twice as high as previously reported, new data...
Oklahoma Supreme Court says counties can charge state more for housing inmates
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCounty jail officials can charge above the state minimum for housing Oklahoma Department of...
Oklahoma Rapist Sent Eerie Texts the Night Before 7 Bodies Were Found
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOkmulgee County Sheriff/Oklahoma Department of Corrections/GoFundMeTexts from Jesse McFadden’s final...
Two killed, more than 30 injured at Oklahoma prison after 'group disturbance'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTwo inmates were killed and more than 30 others were injured in a massive brawl at an Oklahoma...
Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing 2 people in 2002
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA man convicted of killing two people in Oklahoma more than two decades ago was executed Thursday,...
Arizona Republic denied request to serve as media witness to execution for third time
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Arizona Department of Corrections, for the third time in six months, denied the Arizona...
A State With One of the Highest Execution Rates Considers a Moratorium
Slate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRichard Glossip on the left, Rep. Kevin McDugle on the right. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by...
Oklahoma prison officials: Pastor can't be in death chamber
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA death row inmate in Oklahoma who is scheduled to be executed on Thursday cannot have his spiritual...
KFOR questions ODOC notification protocols
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 6 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...