Maddy Keyes

State troopers stand in the vacant, state-owned field by the Norman Food and Shelter as workers clear away the encampment as part of the governor’s Operation SAFE. With nowhere else to go, those camping in the field moved their belongings to the adjacent sidewalk.

Oklahoma News

Oklahoma troopers clear another Norman homeless encampment

Maddy Keyes, The Frontier

State troopers returned to Norman for a second time to clear a homeless encampment on Friday next to a local shelter.

A detention officer at the Oklahoma County jail holds a phone up for a detainee for a virtual court hearing.

Criminal Justice

Justice in less than a minute? Oklahoma County bail hearings don't meet constitutional standards, attorneys say

Sierra Pfeifer, OPMX, Maddy Keyes, The Frontier

Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving poor and homeless people jailed on low-level charges.

Criminal Justice

Oklahoma County cuts jail monitoring staff to close a budget gap, meaning fewer eyes on detainees

Maddy Keyes, The Frontier

The Oklahoma County Detention Center will soon have fewer people checking on detainees and ensuring their safety after jail officials canceled a contract with a staffing company to save money at the cash-strapped facility.