Oklahoma County Jail

The Oklahoma County Detention Center will soon have fewer people checking on detainees and ensuring their safety after jail officials canceled a contract with a staffing company to save money at the cash-strapped facility.

Oklahoma County officials approved a motion to dissolve the jail trust that operates the county’s detention center during a special Budget Board meeting on Wednesday morning.

Not long ago, Joe Aitson was headed to prison. Today, he's helping people navigate the criminal legal system.

The trust that oversees the Oklahoma County Detention Center accepted the resignation of the jail's interim CEO Paul Timmons in a unanimous vote Monday.

Another inmate at the Oklahoma County jail has died, bringing the total so far this year to seven.

Three of the Oklahoma County Jail's inmates have died in a span of four days.

The Oklahoma County Jail could face up to $350,000 in fines for repeat health and safety violations.

Oklahoma County voters are being asked to approve a $260 million bond issue to fund the construction of a new detention center.

Elected officials and courts will weigh Oklahoma’s criminal sentencing code, lethal injection protocol and construction plans for a new Oklahoma County Jail.

Students from OU’s Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture have created a redesign of the Oklahoma County Jail to shift focus from punishment to rehabilitation.