After revelations the town’s water district had pumped millions of gallons of water from its sewage lagoons onto U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land and into Lake Eufaula, records show progress on building projects the town requested on public land was ordered halted.

While 21 states have moved to ban life without parole for juveniles, all legislative efforts to do so in Oklahoma have failed.

TPD Sgt. Shane Tuell confirmed on Wednesday the investigation is ongoing, but said he did not know who or what was being investigated.

The courts have ruled that most juveniles in prison are entitled to a 'meaningful opportunity for release.'

“I should have gone to prison,” Dana Barker said. “I did something horrible, but I don’t know that I should have given up the rest of my life.”