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After almost three years in the position, ODOC director Steven Harpe has announced his resignation on Wednesday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The judge overseeing court proceedings for former death row inmate Richard Glossip recused herself from his case Thursday morning.
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Trena Moser’s case exposes small-town conflicts of interest, pressure to inform and questions over justice in Oklahoma’s panhandle.
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The Oklahoma City Police Department recently entered into a contract with an AI company to use its facial comparison software.
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Long delays in a legal process meant to ensure fairness in court are leaving vulnerable people behind.
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The backlog at county jails has increased 74% since 2021.
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The Oklahoma Department of Corrections on Friday became the owner of the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, ending the state’s use of private prison contracts.
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Former death row inmate Richard Glossip will remain in jail while he awaits a third trial in his high-profile murder case, according to Oklahoma County court records.
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Last week, the Oklahoma City Council approved the police department’s request to purchase AI facial comparison technology. The company providing the technology has been involved in a nationwide class-action lawsuit over biometric privacy.
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A man who faced execution nine times and had his conviction vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court is asking a judge to enforce what he says is an agreement between him and the state’s attorney general that could set him free immediately.
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The council voted 7-2 to authorize law firm Collins, Zorn, and Wagner’s representation of former OKCPD officer Joseph Gibson, who threw a 71-year-old man named Lich Vu to the ground during a traffic stop in October of last year.