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The Department of Corrections has begun preliminary talks with a nursing home operator concerning the possibility of contracting with a facility to house…
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Oklahoma prison officials have spent more than $106,000 renovating the death chamber inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.The Department of Corrections…
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Updated at 3:10 p.m.A man police allege beheaded a woman at a Moore food distribution center late Thursday has a lengthy criminal record and a history of…
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The Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ effort to shift thousands of state prisoners out of county jails has resulted in nearly two-thirds of state…
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A group that represents Oklahoma correctional officers says state prisons could end up dangerously understaffed if proposed cost-saving measures take…
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While the vast majority of states in the U.S. have seen prison health care costs climb sharply in recent years, a new national study shows Oklahoma is one…
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The Oklahoma House has given final approval to a $13 million supplemental funding measure to help Oklahoma's prison system pay its bills for the fiscal…
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Sheriffs from across the state are gathering at the state Capitol to voice concern about the increasing number of state prisoners who are being removed…
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The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has begun repopulating a halfway house in Tulsa, about three months after the facility was temporarily shut down…
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The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has added new restrictions for members of the media visiting prisons, two weeks after the agency announced a ban on…