What The Frontier found at an Oklahoma boarding school for troubled teens
Former students described physical restraints, forced exercise, food restrictions, unpaid labor, and close monitoring at New Lifehouse Academy.
Oklahoma changed its early-release law after Sara Polston’s release. Now she’s fighting it in court.
Polston was released after 73 days in prison. A new law bars people convicted of DUI causing great bodily injury from early release on GPS monitoring, and Polston argues the state can’t use it to send her back to prison.
Oklahoma executes 70-year-old man for killing ex-girlfriend
Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was put to death Thursday for the 2003 murder of Olimpia Fisher.
‘It’s time for me to pay for what I did:’ Oklahoma board rejects clemency for death row inmate Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez
Family members of Olimpia Fisher urged the board to deny mercy, while Cuesta-Rodriguez told members he doesn’t deserve clemency ahead of his scheduled Aug. 13 execution.
Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing of his ex-girlfriend and her baby
Raymond Eugene Johnson was sentenced to death for beating Brooke Whitaker with a claw hammer and setting her home on fire with Whitaker and her infant daughter still inside.
Oklahoma man sentenced to die for Tulsa torture murders one step closer to execution
The Pardon and Parole Board rejects recommending clemency for a man sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend and her baby in 2007.
When Oklahoma police officers suspected of misconduct move between agencies, the public can’t track them
Charges against one officer illustrate how confidential records can hide when officers accused of wrongdoing move between departments.
Outcry over 73-day prison stay spurs push to tighten Oklahoma early release program
Norman resident Sara Polston was released a few months into her eight-year prison sentence for a crash that left Micaela Borrego with a traumatic brain injury. The case is fueling a legislative effort to prevent people convicted of similar crimes from qualifying for GPS-monitored early release.