Oklahoma prison inmates are working in call centers placing political calls and insurance telemarketing on behalf of outside companies, earning $2 an hour while a Virginia super PAC paid nearly $600,000 to the vendor for calls supporting conservative candidates — including calls made during Oklahoma's primary election season.

Last week, the Tenth Circuit Court declined to rehear the case of the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row. Now, her defense is planning to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Oklahoma County commissioners have another sales tax proposal to fund the construction and operation of a new county jail to consider.

There is no statewide standard for non-traffic offenses, leaving the price of pretrial freedom to depend largely on geography, individual judges and local politics.

The Oklahoma County jail is reporting a statistical decrease of in-custody deaths, based on a rolling average over a yearlong period.

The Pardon and Parole Board on Tuesday rejected the clemency request for a man facing execution after he told the board he did not deserve nor want clemency.

Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving poor and homeless people jailed on low-level charges.

Edmond Police have made three more arrests in connection with the May 3 mass shooting at Lake Arcadia which injured 22 and killed one 18-year-old girl.

Prosecutors frequently oppose thousands of people for pretrial release, even though there's an Oklahoma County program designed to help participants show up to court.

Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna is seeking the death penalty in connection to the murder of an 85-year-old woman.

Bail bond scams are not new. But what bondsmen once described as one-off jail parking lot encounters and the occasional odd call are no longer the biggest threat.

More than two-thirds of Oklahoma county jails have eliminated in-person visitation, replacing face-to-face visits with costly video calls that generate revenue for counties and private contractors.