criminal justice

At the midpoint of this year’s legislative session, Oklahoma legislators advanced a bill that would introduce sentencing reform to criminalized survivors of domestic abuse. Hannah France spoke with Oklahoma Appleseed attorney Leslie Briggs about the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act.

A legal opinion from Attorney General Gentner Drummond forced a member of Governor Stitt's cabinet to resign. Now, the governor is seeking legal action against the AG.

Tribal Nations are celebrating another win in federal court, following a ruling that a Choctaw citizen was improperly prosecuted for a speeding ticket in Tulsa.

Three tribal nations in Northeast Oklahoma have had their reservations deemed as 'never disestablished' by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.

A state task force addressing the backlog of untested rape kits was renewed by Gov. Kevin Stitt Wednesday after it briefly dissolved due to inaction.

Psilocybin research has gained momentum around the globe, as the compound begins to lose some of its stigma. After other conservative states passed laws allowing trials, Oklahoma lawmakers began working to adopt the policies here.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear arguments that could limit part of the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let a lower court ruling stand that said McGirt v. Oklahoma could not be applied retroactively.

Oklahomans struggling with substance abuse no longer have to wait to get into some of the most intensive treatment for addiction. Treatment providers…

Coronavirus restrictions were especially hard on Oklahoma’s prisoners. But hundreds of incarcerated women used a long distance writing program to connect…