Despite court orders to improve, report shows growing waitlist for mental health treatment in jail
Court-appointed monitors warn the state is falling behind on promised reforms as hundreds remain jailed while awaiting care.
Oklahoma mental health department fined nearly $1 million for noncompliance with consent decree
The state will continue to face monthly fines unless it significantly decreases wait times for people in the criminal justice system waiting in county jails for mental health treatment.
Oklahoma mental health agency won’t be sanctioned for ‘halting progress’ with consent decree
A federal judge has rejected sanctions against Oklahoma’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for not fully complying with a consent decree.
A family without a country
They are legally in the U.S., but earlier this year, President Donald Trump ended the humanitarian parole program that gave them their status. Since then, the family has faced a legal and emotional rollercoaster as their case moves through the federal court system.
How Oklahoma’s state law tied up in the courts could impact immigration enforcement
As deadlines in the federal court case against the Oklahoma law criminalizing unlawful presence loom, attorneys fighting the state say stopping the law is vital to prevent a bad situation from getting worse – faster.
This is ground zero in the conservative quest for more patriotic and Christian public schools
Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America First” agenda, Oklahoma had been there, done that.
After efforts to address historic discrimination, future federal programs to help Oklahoma Black farmers are in question
Thousands of Oklahomans got payments from a Biden-era program to help address generations of farm lending discrimination. Now the Trump Administration wants to end programs that could be labeled as DEI. Some Oklahoma programs have already seen funding freezes.
Trump is backing away from police reform. Here’s what that means for 12 cities
The administration appears set to end federal oversight of police, including agencies that have committed systemic civil rights violations.
