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Low pay is at the center of Oklahoma’s struggle to keep its prison employees.Six-year veteran corrections officer Paul Mullaney quit over pay and working…
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A popular desire for reform led lawmakers to push the release of hundreds of people from Oklahoma prisons in a record commutation last year. The climactic…
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The outside world was overwhelming when Robin Wertz was released from prison in 2007. Today, she helps others who are having that same experience as the…
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People just released from prison could save themselves a lot of time and frustration if they talk to Robert Scott, the director of justice services at…
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A recent study found there wasn’t a relationship between race and Tulsa Police officers’ decisions to use force. Researchers from the University of Texas…
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The state of Oklahoma plans to release hundreds of prisoners Monday after their sentences were reduced by the state's Pardon and Parole Board. 462 state…
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Oklahoma County’s jail is run by the local sheriff, just like most counties in the state.As news headlines about overcrowding, inmate deaths, lawsuits and…
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In 2016, Oklahoma voters passed two state questions intended to reduce the state’s prison population. Every year since, lawmakers have introduced bills…
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The meeting room is like so many others in Oklahoma, with a standard conference table, overhead projector and wall map. Attendees exchange small talk and…
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday a campaign to expand government health insurance for low-income residents can move forward. KGOU's Dick Pryor and…