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Google Maps/ScreenshotThe long-shuttered Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga is coming back to life. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections, along with federal immigration authorities, recently signed a $100 million contract with the private prison company CoreCivic to house detained migrants at its Blaine County location. -
Keaton Ross/Oklahoma WatchThe Oklahoma Department of Corrections might soon have a long-forbidden security tool at its disposal.
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The trust that oversees the Oklahoma County Detention Center accepted the resignation of the jail's interim CEO Paul Timmons in a unanimous vote Monday. -
A June 30 FCC order cleared the way for phone call rates, and commission payments to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, to increase. -
A second Oklahoma County judge stepped away from former death row inmate Richard Glossip's case Thursday. -
Less than a month before a jury trial in the case of an ex-Ringling football coach accused of abusing students was set to begin, the charge has been dismissed. -
After almost three years in the position, ODOC director Steven Harpe has announced his resignation on Wednesday. -
Oklahoma Department of Corrections Executive Director Steven Harpe announced Wednesday that he was resigning effective Sept. 30 to take a job in the private sector. -
State officials envision drones, call monitoring and AI technologies as the future of Oklahoma prisons, but advocates worry the tools create risks that extend beyond incarceration. -
As federal spending on immigrant enforcement and detention soars, a private prison company is advertising detention officer positions at vacant prisons in Watonga and Sayre. -
The judge overseeing court proceedings for former death row inmate Richard Glossip recused herself from his case Thursday morning. -
Trena Moser’s case exposes small-town conflicts of interest, pressure to inform and questions over justice in Oklahoma’s panhandle. -
The Oklahoma City Police Department recently entered into a contract with an AI company to use its facial comparison software. -
Long delays in a legal process meant to ensure fairness in court are leaving vulnerable people behind.
