Ciminal Justice

The number of criminal charges brought against people for using drugs during their pregnancies is rising in Oklahoma; a trend doctors say is rooted in a misunderstanding of how drug use affects pregnancy.

An architectural-engineering firm won a $125,000 contract in June to evaluate the state’s largest county jail and propose structural reforms.

The number of sexual assault kits waiting to be tested by DNA analysts is growing because of a requirement for police to send kits in for testing.

Some Oklahomans are dreadfully counting the days until Oklahoma’s new law that will allow most people to carry a gun without a state permit takes…