The state Department of Corrections earns millions to monitor operations at the privately run Diamondback Correctional Facility for compliance with ICE standards and to “perform other administrative functions.” But the state won’t release the contract outlining its responsibilities as detainees and attorneys report problems with staffing, medical care and access to lawyers.
After sitting idle for over a decade, a for-profit prison in rural Western Oklahoma is now a key hub in the Trump Administration’s plan to carry out the largest mass-deportation effort in U.S. history.
James Pavatt is scheduled to be executed Nov. 12 for killing his girlfriend Brenda Andrew’s husband in 2001. His attorney argued there was no credible evidence Pavatt was the shooter, and the jury foreperson said he now questions the death sentence.
After serving more than four decades for a 1983 killing, Tony Mann could soon be released from prison. His younger brother, who was also sentenced to death, has spent the past year rebuilding his life outside prison and fighting for Mann’s release
The proposed office would review investigations involving deadly force, in-custody deaths and other serious incidents across city public safety departments.
The Democratic congressional candidate discusses healthcare, affordability, immigration and education, and explains why she believes voters are willing to consider a change in representation.
The candidates sparred over education, health care, housing, the Inola smelter and more. Here’s what the facts show.
The state spent more than $899,000 clearing camps in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Figures aren’t available yet for how much the state spent repeatedly clearing one camp in Norman. Providers say many people displaced by the sweeps had nowhere to go.
Across Oklahoma, oilfield wastewater has continued to surface from the ground — even as regulators failed to contain it. This investigation examines how oversight fell short, how contamination spread and how families were left to navigate the consequences.
Chinese criminal networks have taken over much of the illicit marijuana market in Oklahoma, stoking a wave of crime that includes violence, money laundering and human trafficking. And authorities suspect some of those involved have links to powerful forces in the Chinese state.
There have been at least 25 police shootings in Oklahoma this year, at least 14 of which have been fatal.
The Democratic congressional candidate discusses healthcare, affordability, immigration and education, and explains why she believes voters are willing to consider a change in representation.
