Criminal Justice

The Oklahoma County Jail could face up to $350,000 in fines for repeat health and safety violations.

Beginning Aug. 25, the state plans to conduct an execution by lethal injection approximately once every four weeks through 2024.

Oklahoma County voters are being asked to approve a $260 million bond issue to fund the construction of a new detention center.

A pair of Tulsa lawyers are accused of conspiring with out-of-state financiers to cultivate and ship cannabis out of Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has consistently failed to address critical staffing shortages and operational inefficiencies in its aging prison facilities. The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency proposes several solutions.

The Oklahoma City Police Department is adopting a more restrictive pursuit policy that officials say will increase public safety.

Without access to statewide data like average jail stay or the racial makeup of detention centers, the public is largely left in the dark on how Oklahoma's justice system is operating.

A former Kay County Detention Center supervisory corrections officer faces up to 10 years in prison for violating the civil rights of three Black detainees.

Advocates say it could help reduce sentences for nonviolent offenders. Some House Republicans believe justice reform efforts have gone too far.

More than four dozen Oklahoma jails were cited for health and safety violations in 2020.