Sierra Pfeifer
Sierra Pfeifer is a reporter covering mental health and addiction at KOSU.
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Court-appointed monitors warn the state is falling behind on promised reforms as hundreds remain jailed while awaiting care.
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County commissioners rejected a proposal to bring the option of a sales tax for the Oklahoma County jail in front of voters.
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Tribal programs addressing mental health and substance abuse in Oklahoma lost federal funding overnight Tuesday. Roughly 24 hours later, the Trump administration moved to reinstate that support without additional explanation. But tribal leaders say they are still reeling from "political whiplash."
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Oklahomans can protect their lung health from a common pollutant with free radon test kits from the state this month.
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To kick off the new year, Oklahoma City is offering people with outstanding municipal court warrants an easier path to a clean slate.
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Simpson's case will be considered a final time by the state's Pardon and Parole Board this month. The board has the power to recommend that Simpson be spared, and instead spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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In Oklahoma, local jails and other lock-ups are being used to facilitate about half of the state's immigration arrests, a new report says.
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The director of Black Lives Matter's Oklahoma City chapter is accused of stealing millions of dollars in donations meant to pay bail for people arrested while advocating for social justice.
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Oklahoma County Commissioners have tapped CREOKS Health Services, a Tulsa-based mental health nonprofit, to oversee completion of the county's new Behavioral Care Center.
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As Norman becomes a center of a free speech debate, OU students are rallying behind the instructor suspended for giving an essay a failing grade.