Figures reveal some Oklahoma prisons have fewer officers to guard inmates
Prisons in rural areas have struggled to hire and keep staff. Stabbings have occurred at some facilities.
Ashlynd Huffman April 3, 2024
Prisons in rural areas have struggled to hire and keep staff. Stabbings have occurred at some facilities.
Ashlynd Huffman March 29, 2024
Michael DeWayne Smith was sentenced to death for two 2002 Oklahoma County murders.
Ashlynd Huffman March 28, 2024
State leaders have asked the court for 90 days between executions to combat trauma, staffing shortages and reduce the potential for errors.
Ashlynd Huffman March 6, 2024
Like many states, Oklahoma is facing a staffing shortage in prisons, causing a dangerous environment for prisoners and overworked corrections officers.
Ashlynd Huffman February 26, 2024
The Department of Corrections is combatting staffing shortages, fentanyl and a constant stream of contraband smuggled into state prisons. Not all facilities have treatment programs to help.
Ashlynd Huffman January 19, 2024
Hear from Frontier reporter Ashlynd Huffman and Tara Currin, the subject of Huffman’s story on Oklahoma’s anti-red flag law.
Ashlynd Huffman December 12, 2023
Guns are the leading cause of domestic violence homicides, but the state lacks a red-flag law that would let law enforcement seize weapons with a court order.
Ashlynd Huffman December 7, 2023
Firearms have been the leading cause of domestic violence homicides in Oklahoma since 1998. The state’s anti-red flag law bans any efforts to seize weapons by court order.
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