Gov. Stitt approves parole for an Oklahoma man locked up as a teenager for murder
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.
A bill would let Oklahoma detention centers apply for ‘get out of jail free’ cards from health and safety standards
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.
Tulsa’s surveillance gamble
Police credit Flock cameras with reducing violent crime. But after millions spent, the data tells a murkier story — and the system may violate the law.
Oklahoma’s marijuana underworld worth over $100 billion, new estimates show
State and federal officials are calling on the state Legislature to impose production limits on marijuana farms.
He has waited for decades for the execution of a man involved in his dad’s murder
John Fitzgerald Hanson had been in federal prison serving time for bank robbery instead of Oklahoma’s death row. Then Trump took office.
Oklahoma executes first prisoner of 2025
Wendell Grissom was sentenced to death for shooting Amber Dawn Matthews during a home invasion in 2005.
Five things to know about The Frontier’s reporting on prison sexual abuse
Do you have information about sexual assault and harassment in prison? We want to hear from you.
A Look Back: Scandal that reshaped the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office started small
Robert Bates went to prison. Sheriff Stanley Glanz was indicted and ended a storied career in disgrace. The scandal that rocked Tulsa and the country.
