Why Oklahoma prisons are seeing a spike in overdose deaths
The Department of Corrections is combatting staffing shortages, fentanyl and a constant stream of contraband smuggled into state prisons. Not all facilities have treatment programs to help.
Ashlynd Huffman February 26, 2024
The Department of Corrections is combatting staffing shortages, fentanyl and a constant stream of contraband smuggled into state prisons. Not all facilities have treatment programs to help.
Ari Fife February 23, 2024
Demand for care from out-of-state providers has boomed since Oklahoma banned most abortions. A flurry of bills at the Legislature this year propose criminal penalties, wrongful death lawsuits and narrower medical exemptions.
Clifton Adcock February 22, 2024
A judge has tossed the 1984 confession of Karl Fontenot as evidence, ruling it was “fatally unreliable.”
Dylan Goforth February 21, 2024
Nex Benedict, 16, died one day after a fight in a school bathroom. The cause and circumstances surrounding their death remain under investigation even as public outrage grows.
Brianna Bailey February 14, 2024
Courts are set to decide if using the drug during pregnancy is a crime, even as a growing number of women in the state face prosecution.
Kayla Branch February 13, 2024
The Department of Human Services’ Office of Client Advocacy did not “do very well” watching over vulnerable adults at a facility in Enid, the chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee told fellow lawmakers.
Clifton Adcock and Brianna Bailey February 8, 2024
The Frontier first reported on irregular charges to the state, including allegations of overpriced barbecue smokers and inflated fees.
Frontier Staff February 8, 2024
The Frontier found inaccuracies in the governor’s remarks about tribal nations and Oklahoma’s marijuana industry.
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