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Shorthanded Oklahoma prison struggling with violence loses even more staff after state takeover
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe name may have changed, but violence continues to plague a former private prison in Holdenville,...
Oklahoma closer to eliminating private prisons with takeover of Davis facility
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 9 months agoChange is coming to a southeast Oklahoma private prison plagued with violence and staffing...
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...
Staffing shortages, violence plague Oklahoma prisons
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWorking as a prison guard in Oklahoma is becoming an ever more dangerous job as the state, with one of the highest incarceration rates in the United...
Oklahoma correctional officer killed by inmate
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA correctional officer at the Davis Correctional Facility in Holdenville was attacked and killed by an inmate Sunday, authorities reported. The attack...
Inmate in Oklahoma kills officer at privately run prison
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA corrections officer has died after being attacked by an inmate at an Oklahoma prison, officials...
Oklahoma family says inmate told them their loved one was stabbed over 30 times, they blame ODOC for...
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAn Oklahoma family feels left in the dark after they say their loved one was stabbed over 30 times...
Inmate at private prison in Oklahoma kills officer, officials say
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoA corrections officer at a private prison in Oklahoma was killed by an inmate over the weekend, the...
Two killed, more than 30 injured at Oklahoma prison after 'group disturbance'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoTwo inmates were killed and more than 30 others were injured in a massive brawl at an Oklahoma...
Advocates demand governor, Legislature look closer at Oklahoma Department of Corrections
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCriminal justice advocates rallied at the Oklahoma state Capitol Wednesday, demanding the governor...