An inmate who was transferred to Oklahoma last month to face the death penalty now has an execution date.

Charges against an Oklahoma City police officer who hospitalized an elderly Vietnamese man were dismissed late last year. The officer has now resigned, according to a OKCPD spokesperson.

Wendell Grissom was the first Oklahoman to receive the death penalty in 2025. Grissom died by lethal injection Thursday morning at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

A bill to reduce sentences for domestic abuse survivors who "fail to protect" their children failed in the Oklahoma legislature. Prosecutors say the state law targets enablers, not victims. Advocates argue it overwhelmingly punishes mothers trapped in abusive relationships.

A megachurch founder and former spiritual advisor to Donald Trump was indicted in Oklahoma on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child.

George John Hanson, who was serving a sentence in federal prison, was transferred back to Oklahoma late Saturday so he can be executed later this year.

The United States Supreme Court has thrown out the death sentence and murder conviction of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip.

Oklahoma County is already struggling to source sufficient funding for the jail, now estimated to cost $700 million, and a higher interest rate would only compound the issue.

While corrections officials promise cost savings and better food quality, other states have had issues with outside food vendors.

Oklahoma lawmakers are gearing up to debate a variety of criminal justice bills, including one that would pause the death penalty.

Oklahoma is past its former title of top incarcerator in the world, though progress moving down the national rankings has plateaued.

Brandi Garner, the CEO of the Oklahoma County Detention Center, is stepping down. Her resignation comes right after the county jail received a scathing report about its conditions.