Prosecuted after a pregnancy loss for drug use
Some faced long prison sentences —an approach the medical community says doesn’t improve birth outcomes.
After the Castro-Huerta ruling, Oklahoma’s criminal justice system endures another shift
Local district attorneys are preparing to pick up more criminal cases but the need for more federal funding for tribal law enforcement hasn’t gone away.
They lost their pregnancies. Then prosecutors sent them to prison
Dozens of women who used drugs while pregnant have faced criminal charges. Experts expect even more cases now that Roe has been overturned.
Attorneys in ‘Innocent Man’ case eye federal court after lower court’s order is reversed
Attorneys for a man convicted for the 1984 kidnapping and murder of an Ada woman say they plan to file a federal case to try and overturn his conviction after the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals overturned a lower court’s order that would have made him a free man.
Oklahoma begins two-year execution spree by putting James Coddington to death
Oklahoma has set execution dates for 24 more men by the end of 2024.
OSBI launches a criminal investigation into the Commissioners of the Land Office
The criminal probe follows reports of potential conflict of interests and mismanagement of taxpayer funds.
After decades of deaths and security issues, Oklahoma County voters said ‘yes’ to a new jail. Now what?
The project still faces funding gaps and opposition from some community organizers who want the county to lock up fewer people.
Oklahoma gamefowl breeders, lawmaker optimistic about decriminalizing cockfighting
As animal welfare groups push regulators to crack down on overseas gamefowl shipments from Oklahoma, advocates of the sport are hopeful the state will reduce penalties for cockfighting from a felony to a misdemeanor.
