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Rep. Justin "J.J." Humphrey has sued t Department of Corrections, its leaders and House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, alleging ...
Misleading evidence and prosecutors' misconduct put innocent people in prison, Miller says. Justice demands improvement in ...
The House and Senate approved a pair of bills to purchase the state's last private prison outright for $312 million.
The family of a man who died in a New Mexico state prison last month has taken initial steps toward pursuing a wrongful death ...
The latest request for a death sentence came May 21. Prosecutors asked for that punishment for a drifter who is suspected of ...
Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a $312 million allocation to purchase the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility from The GEO Group. The Lawton facility is the only privately-operated ...
A court in Oklahoma on Monday sentenced serial bank robber 'Chiefsaholic' to a 32-year term in state prison that will run ...
Officials in Oklahoma say a work crew of incarcerated people cut through downed trees to clear the way for a woman and her ...
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections announced Wednesday it has appointed a Florida warden be in charge of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, the state’s highest-security prison and home to its ...
Lawmakers weigh $312M purchase of Lawton prison amid safety concerns and the end of a contract with The GEO Group.
Oklahoma lawmakers passed a $12.5 billion budget for 2026 that includes a state income tax cut, a $312 million private prison ...
Depositions by Department of Corrections officials and affidavits by attorneys who toured death row at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary describe in detail the cramped, dark and isolated conditions ...