The City of Tulsa is withholding 66 pages of police officer disciplinary records after the police union went to court to stop their release.
Oklahoma was required to create a special office to help with missing and murdered cases involving Indigenous people under a 2021 state law, but federal funding legislators planned for never materialized.
Attorneys for John Fitzgerald Hanson said he had undiagnosed autism, and another man was more culpable for the crime. Hanson’s execution is set for June.
The Tulsa Police Department has already released over 100 pages of records to The Frontier that show disciplinary actions for officers who were found to have violated agency rules.
TK Health told county officials the company would exit the jail at the end of June, but gave no reason. There has been a history of complaints about access to medical care at the facility.
John Standfill is trying to rebuild after 17 years in prison, but court fines and fees are still holding him back.
Wayne Thompson was convicted for a crime he committed when he was 15 years old. His family has been trying to win his release ever since.
Some jails in the state have faced ongoing issues with detainee deaths and poor inspection results. State inspectors ruled most county jails didn’t comply with the standards in 2024.
