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Despite efforts to reduce incarceration, Oklahoma's prison population is growing at a defiantly steady pace.The trend includes a surge of hundreds of…
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The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to place caps on how much inmates in jails and prisons can be charged for making phone calls.The…
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Federal inmates who met with President Barack Obama at an Oklahoma prison during the filming of a documentary in July are hopeful the show will influence…
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Inmates who took college-level courses while in prison saw a 16 percent drop in their risk of reincarceration.
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Governor Mary Fallin signed legislation Monday allowing judicial discretion for a number of nonviolent crimes.House Bill 1518, known as the Justice Safety…
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The latest figures from the Bureau of Justice Statistics show Oklahoma has the highest rate of prison homicides in the nation, with state inmates killed…
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Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton plans to meet this week or next with Pardon and Parole Interim Director JariAskins to discuss the…
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Police in Tulsa say an escaped Oklahoma state prison inmate has been recaptured following a short chase.Police told reporters that 24-year-old Christopher…
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An Oklahoma prison inmate who walked away from a minimum security facility on New Year's Eve was the fourth inmate to escape from the prison in less than…
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County jails are inadequate holding facilities for those with long-term criminal sentences, Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton said…