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When a private citizen’s civil rights are violated by the government, typically, they have the opportunity to sue, but under a recent Oklahoma Supreme…
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Multiple polls show the majority of Oklahoma voters support criminal justice reforms.Survey data commissioned by Oklahoma Public Radio stations for the…
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On a June night last year, an argument broke out at an Atoka County home.A woman’s teenage daughter was playing loud music, and her husband asked her to…
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In this episode of Capitol Insider, KGOU's Dick Pryor and eCapitol's Shawn Ashley discuss the final week of the 2019 legislative session. After approving…
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Lawmakers adjourned the 2019 legislative session Thursday. StateImpact reporters followed a number of issues this year. They sit down to talk about the…
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Oklahoma City Police could face legal action in retaliation for the March shooting of a 14-year-old black boy.Police claim Lorenzo Clerkley did not follow…
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Criminal justice measures moving through the legislative process got a boost this week as Gov. Kevin Stitt announced a new initiative Wednesday focused on…
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An arrest in Roger Mills County ends with a drive into the sheriff department’s garage and a short walk through the jail’s heavy door. Sheriff Darren Atha…
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Control of the state’s largest county jail could be placed under the authority of a public-private trust according to a plan considered Thursday by an…
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The sheriff of a Northeastern Oklahoma county and her staff quit after being ordered to bring inmates back to a jail they called unsafe. StateImpact's…