Robert Patton

A former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be the new interim director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. The Board of…

Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton announced his resignation earlier this month, and he’ll begin taking leave at the end of this…

Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton’s quitting to take a job with a private prison company that contracts with his agency is raising…

The director of Oklahoma's prison system is the second high-ranking official to step down amid an investigation into a series of botched executions in the…

The head of the Oklahoma's Department of Corrections says staff shortages and inmate overcrowding are jeopardizing the safety of prison workers and that…

Oklahoma's governor and the head of the state's prison system are among those working on solutions to the state's rapidly growing prison population.A…

Friction between the state's new prisons director and some county sheriffs is flaring up because of a pair of bills in the state Legislature.Robert Patton…

The head of Oklahoma's prison system says little is known about a proposed new method of nitrogen gas execution, but that he stands ready to carry out…

One week before a man's scheduled execution for killing a baby, the head of Oklahoma's prison system says he's confident in his staff's ability to carry…

Pushing to reduce prison overcrowding, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections has quietly changed its policies to give early releases to greater numbers…