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Prison homicides twice as high as previously reported, new state numbers show
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe number of recent homicides in Oklahoma prisons is twice as high as previously reported, new data...
Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing 2 people in 2002
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA man convicted of killing two people in Oklahoma more than two decades ago was executed Thursday,...
Oklahoma Supreme Court says counties can charge state more for housing inmates
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 7 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...
Shorthanded Oklahoma prison struggling with violence loses even more staff after state takeover
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe name may have changed, but violence continues to plague a former private prison in Holdenville,...
A State With One of the Highest Execution Rates Considers a Moratorium
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRichard Glossip on the left, Rep. Kevin McDugle on the right. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by...
Arizona Republic denied request to serve as media witness to execution for third time
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Arizona Department of Corrections, for the third time in six months, denied the Arizona...
KFOR questions ODOC notification protocols
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 4 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...
'They let a monster out': Questions remain about why convicted rapist remained free
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHENRYETTA, Okla. — After the discovery of seven dead bodies, including two missing girls, in this...
Oklahoma police officer in running for Abilene police chief
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoRondell Seratte, assistant chief of police for the Lawton Police Department in Oklahoma, is hoping...