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Prisons across the United States are struggling with a rash of COVID-19 infections. In Oklahoma, two prisoners and nine corrections employees have tested…
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Prisons in multiple states are finding more positive cases of Covid-19 as they ramp up testing.Staff for the Marshall Project reported more than 9,000…
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There’s a possibility state supplies of sedatives, paralytics and other drugs could be useful in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.A group of…
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In 2016, Oklahoma voters passed two state questions intended to reduce the state’s prison population. Every year since, lawmakers have introduced bills…
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Two state lawmakers filed a bipartisan bill Thursday to make State Question 780 retroactive.The 2016 ballot initiative reclassified felony drug possession…
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The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is asking lawmakers for $1.57 billion in funding for next year, a budget request anchored by money for new prison…
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Every day, Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Joe Allbaugh sits at his desk and tries to make a severely overcrowded, understaffed prison system…
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For Oklahoma inmates, the state’s legalization of medical marijuana will not translate into access in the state prison system.Marijuana of any type will…
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The Oklahoma Department of Corrections was a frequent topic for lawmakers during this year’s legislative session. The department was given an additional…
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Repair crews on Tuesday restored water service to Oklahoma State Reformatory in southwestern Oklahoma. Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials said a…