One prisoner called 911 for help at an understaffed Oklahoma prison
Like many states, Oklahoma is facing a staffing shortage in prisons, causing a dangerous environment for prisoners and overworked corrections officers.
Why Oklahoma prisons are seeing a spike in overdose deaths
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.
Listen Frontier: Reporter Ashlynd Huffman talks about her story on Oklahoma’s anti-red flag law
Hear from Frontier reporter Ashlynd Huffman and Tara Currin, the subject of Huffman’s story on Oklahoma’s anti-red flag law.
Five things to know about domestic violence and guns in Oklahoma
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.
A criminal record and protective orders didn’t stop her attacker from having a gun
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.
Oklahoma carries out final execution of 2023
Phillip Dean Hancock, 59, was put to death for the 2001 murders of two men in Oklahoma City. He is the 11th person executed since the state resumed use of the death penalty in 2021.
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Governor Stitt weighs self-defense claims of man on death row
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole board has recommended clemency in four death penalty cases in three years. The governor has only granted mercy once.
