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The ex-police officer is the first in the nation to face harsher penalties under the 2022 reauthorization of the original act.
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Cleveland County Detention Center staff recklessly disregarded Shannon Hanchett’s constitutional rights and contributed to her in-custody death amid a mental health crisis, a federal lawsuit filed on Jan. 25 claimed.
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Four men worked together to squeeze extra money out of Oklahoma Department of Transportation construction projects. The final co-conspirator pleaded guilty in federal court in late February.
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Oklahoma County commissioners voted Wednesday to locate the new county jail in southeast Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma’s domestic violence homicides remain elevated despite a slight downturn, statewide data shows.
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If convicted, she could become the second woman on Oklahoma’s death row.
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As Oklahoma County commissioners continue their search to find a site for the new jail, a bill moving through the Legislature would effectively rule out the current downtown location.
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The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted unanimously on Monday to implement a waiting period for state prisoners to argue their sentence is unjust or excessive.
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Richard Glossip, who has been on death row for over two decades, maintains he is innocent.
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The state auditor says nearly $60,000 was missing from the city of Jones from 2016 to 2019.
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What would have been Oklahoma’s first execution of 2024 has been delayed to determine the mental state of the death row inmate.
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The Department of Corrections is working on plans to completely revamp the antiquated security technology in all of its correctional facilities in an effort to improve safety behind bars for inmates and correctional employees.
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After his case was dismissed in September, Glynn Simmons has now been formally exonerated. He is the longest-serving exonerated man in United States history.
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Glynn Simmons, 71, was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defense lawyers. He is the longest imprisoned U.S. inmate to be exonerated.