Federal appeals court upholds overturned conviction in Ada ‘Innocent Man’ murder case
A panel of judges finds that prosecutors had ‘an extremely weak’ case against Karl Fontenot.
She spent six months in an Oklahoma jail waiting for mental health treatment
Growing demand for beds means there’s a long waiting list for people with severe mental illness trapped in the state’s criminal justice system.
Oklahoma’s efforts to end its rape kit backlog have led to new delays
As Oklahoma works to address the problem of thousands of old untested rape kits, new laws and a lack of manpower have created a backlog of newer untested kits for much of the state.
The Frontier is suing to find out how a man in the throes of a mental health crisis died in an Oklahoma jail
Detention facilities have long claimed state law allows them to shield surveillance video of prisoner deaths from public view. So we’re taking one of them to court.
Shot by Shot: Tracking Oklahoma police shootings in 2021
There have been at least 13 fatal police shootings in Oklahoma this year, records show.
Security concerns and allegations of prison misconduct will keep Julius Jones from appearing at his commutation hearing
Jones allegedly had a cell phone charging cord in his cell and made an unauthorized conference call to a family member in 2020, records show.
As the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board grows more active, its members find themselves under increased scrutiny from district attorneys
The attention comes as the board is playing a more pivotal role than ever in the criminal justice system in Oklahoma, finding itself embroiled in a high-profile death penalty case and hearing more commutation requests than ever.
When police shoot tribal citizens on Muscogee Nation land, families ask ‘who’s held accountable?’
Tribal Nations are being asked to take on more responsibility when it comes to policing, prosecution and when families experience something tragic like one of their loved ones getting shot by police.
