Oklahoma Department of Corrections to investigate reported Lawton Correctional Facility homicide
A death has been reported at the Lawton Correctional Facility according to a GEO group spokesperson. The death is being ...
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Walkaways at Oklahoma's lower-level prisons raise security concerns
Five inmates walked away from Oklahoma's lower-level prisons within two weeks. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is ...
Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence
The wife of an Oklahoma man whose murder conviction and death penalty were thrown out by the Supreme Court says the decision ...
Gov. Kevin Stitt: Oklahoma to work hand-in-hand with ICE to zero in on undocumented immigrants
Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that Oklahoma is working hand-in-hand with federal agents to zero in on undocumented immigrants ...
A federal inmate transferred to Oklahoma to be put to death
Federal prison officials transferred an inmate to Oklahoma custody so that he can be executed for a 1999 killing, following ...
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He’s had three ‘last meals’ on Oklahoma’s death row. The Supreme Court has now tossed his conviction
A death row inmate in Oklahoma who has been scheduled for execution nine separate times and been fed three “last meals” has ...
ODOC: Escaped inmate from McAlester corrections facility captured
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is searching for an inmate who walked away from a correctional facility in McAlester on Thursday night.
Murderer returned to Oklahoma to face execution after Trump issues executive order
Convicted murderer John Fitzgerald Hanson was returned to Oklahoma Saturday from a federal prison in Louisiana to face ...
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Inmate caught after walking away from Oklahoma City correction center
According to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Jody Patterson was taken into custody at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, by Oklahoma City Police. Jody Patterson captured. Image courtesy ...
Governor Stitt calls for audit of Oklahoma mental health department amid concerns
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt requested an audit of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.The ...
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Oklahoma Department of Corrections continues search for escaped inmate
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is searching for an inmate who walked away from the Clara Walters Community Corrections Center. ODOC says 49-year-old Jody Patterson walked away from the ...
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Oklahoma Moves to Privatize Prison Food Service
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is seeking a private vendor to provide meals for nearly 20,000 prisoners, citing rising food costs and inefficiencies. But critics warn privatization may worsen ...