Oklahoma spends less than a dollar a meal feeding prisoners
Photographs of prison meals show lots of starches and few fresh fruits and vegetables.
‘It’s in the past:’ In Oklahoma, those who’ve regained the right to vote after a felony conviction look forward to a return to the voting booth
Oklahoma is one of a number of states that requires convicted felons to finish their full sentence before returning their voting rights. In some states, convicted felons are barred from voting for life.
Cell by Cell: The complete list of people who died in Oklahoma jails in 2020
The Frontier is again tracking every jail death in Oklahoma in 2020. We hope to uncover more about how and why people die in Oklahoma jails.
‘The old way is flawed’: Tommie Johnson’s campaign for sheriff built on reinvestment and new ideas
Norman police officer Tommie Johnson III is the Republican candidate for Oklahoma County sheriff after beating the incumbent in a primary race.
Parole board decreases commutation reviews, potentially creating a backlog
The board’s new executive director said he is reviewing the current workload and will offer a recommendation.
Volunteers reference ‘combat skills’ and firearm training in applications for ‘sheriff’s posse’
Canadian County Sheriff Chris West has created a “sheriff’s posse” to help law enforcement “in safeguarding lives and property.”
Videos released showing fatal shooting of Tulsa police officer, wounding of another
The videos were released by the department on Monday after a court order that had barred the public from viewing them were released. They show the first on-duty fatal shooting of a Tulsa police officer in more than two decades.
Without widespread testing, the coronavirus exploded in an Oklahoma prison
“We’re literally sleeping on top of each other in here. Social distancing is a joke.”
