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Author: Clifton Adcock

A veteran investigative reporter who has covered eastern Oklahoma for more than 15 years, Clifton joined The Frontier in April 2017. A native of southeastern Oklahoma, he has covered numerous issues from criminal justice to politics for publications including the Tulsa World, the Oklahoma Gazette, and Oklahoma Watch. Clifton holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. Clifton can be reached at clifton@readfrontier.com. Follow him on Twitter @cliftonhowze

‘The system failed him’: Guardians of mentally ill man allegedly raped at Tulsa Jail question jail’s procedures

Clifton Adcock May 5, 2017

The jail’s Prison Rape Elimination Act audit records show that only three cases out of 30 reports in 2016 were substantiated, a steep decline from previous years.

Secretive nonprofit group that spent heavily in 2014 election quietly dissolved

Clifton Adcock April 27, 2017

The organization had come under scrutiny by election watchdog groups and law enforcement for its spending and ties to the T.W. Shannon U.S. Senate campaign.

Nearly two years after deadly prison riot, seven inmates face charges

Clifton Adcock April 17, 2017

If found guilty, the prisoners could face up to life in prison, according to court documents.

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