Oklahoma sees increase in number of inmates dying in state prisons
More inmates died in Oklahoma's prisons in 2024 than 2023. It was the highest number of deaths in state prisons in six years.
Oklahoma expands prison cosmetology program to men's facilities after women's success
A prison cosmetology program that allows inmates to learn job skills they can use when released is now expanding.The program saw great success at the Mabel Bas ...
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Efforts to revive Oklahoma State Penitentiary’s prison rodeo continue
OKLAHOMA CITY — Efforts to bring back the prison rodeo to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary will continue during the Legislature’s upcoming session. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections ...
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Death row inmate convicted in 2017 killing of a Tecumseh police officer has died in prison
By Kim Morava, News-Star Byron James Shepard, the man convicted and jailed on Oklahoma’s death row for the 2017 shooting ...