Impact: The Frontier and ProPublica are semifinalists for a national investigative reporting prize
Harvard University’s Goldsmith Prize honors the best investigative reporting on government, politics and public policy.
A probe into Cleveland County jail deaths will include a look at medical provider Turn Key Health
At least four Cleveland County jail detainees have died this year. The county faces lawsuits over some deaths.
Impact: The Frontier and collaborators win a national reporting award for explanatory journalism
Journalists in Oklahoma and three other states reported on how prosecutors are using the concept of “fetal personhood” to criminalize mothers who use drugs during their pregnancies, even if they give birth to healthy babies.
Impact: One police department puts criminal cases on hold for moms who used medical marijuana during pregnancy
Medical marijuana card holders have faced felony child neglect charges after giving birth in Ponca City. Police there have stopped forwarding cases for criminal charges until an appeals court weighs in on the issue.
Impact: Oklahoma Capitol hearing will focus on mothers criminally charged for substance use during pregnancy
The Frontier has documented dozens of cases of women in the state who were prosecuted even after giving birth to healthy babies.
