‘They treated him worse than a dog’
A civil rights trial gets underway in federal court in the 2011 death of Elliott Williams. His brother says Elliott deserves justice.
Experts identified at least 10 Tulsa jail deaths since 2006 as possibly preventable
The 10 cases reviewed by The Frontier add up to one in three inmate deaths in the last decade that experts and medical records state might have been prevented with better care.
TCSO attorneys: Jurors shouldn’t see Elliott Williams’ videotaped death
Attorneys for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office asserted the video actually failed to capture Williams moving around, eating and drinking despite his apparent paralysis.
After serving 30 years for murder, Joe Allison died alone in his apartment. Did he deserve better?
He was a Navy vet who did 30 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend. He paid his debt to society and was released. Then he died alone.
Attorneys file motion to disqualify judge on Elliott Williams case, cite conflict of interest
The request to disqualify U.S. District Judge John Dowdell occurred just hours before a pre-trial hearing began Thursday. The motion argued Dowdell should be disqualified because the judge was a partner in a law firm that litigated a case against Tulsa County almost a decade ago.
TCSO should have answer to body cam query by this summer
The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office has perhaps one final hurdle to clear before outfitting patrol deputies with body camera equipment.
Protestors march through downtown in response to President Trump’s executive actions
As a dual-citizen of the United States and Brazil, Danielle Carlotti knows what it’s like to live as a foreigner in a different country.
Mayor, police chief reiterate stances in wake of President’s executive order on immigration
Tulsa mayor G.T. Bynum and Police Chief Chuck Jordan said on Thursday they do not feel the order will impact the way officers here interact with immigrants.