Joe Allbaugh

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday a campaign to expand government health insurance for low-income residents can move forward. KGOU's Dick Pryor and…

Every day, Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Joe Allbaugh sits at his desk and tries to make a severely overcrowded, understaffed prison system…

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections was a frequent topic for lawmakers during this year’s legislative session. The department was given an additional…

The colorless, odorless gas makes up 78 percent of our air.Yet it is used in some assisted suicides in Europe. It is touted by some advocates for industry…

The number of people sentenced to Oklahoma prisons in 2017 fell slightly, but the state remains second in the nation in overall incarceration and could be…

Padlocks are welded onto cell doors at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary for when the electronic locks fail.The state’s three prisons for women are at 129…

The Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld a 1.25 percent sales tax on motor vehicles Thursday. The state legislature had already allocated the $100 million in…

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections wants out of the state’s unified information technology system. Corrections director Joe Allbaugh criticized how…

Inmates at a northeast Oklahoma prison are dealing with a waterline break that's affecting services. Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terri Watkins…

The Oklahoma House of Representatives reversed itself Wednesday on a bill it defeated 48-44 on Monday. The new vote approves modifications of the…