Oklahoma has reduced it’s imprisonment rate but the criminal justice experts say they expect the prison population to continue growing in the next six years.
Oklahoma has found a new supply of lethal injection drugs and plans to resume executions. The state must wait 150 days after death row inmates’ defense teams review the new execution rules before it can schedule an execution.
Oklahoma has reduced it’s imprisonment rate but the criminal justice experts say they expect the prison population to continue growing in the next six years.
Oklahoma has found a new supply of lethal injection drugs and plans to resume executions. The state must wait 150 days after death row inmates’ defense teams review the new execution rules before it can schedule an execution.
Gov. Kevin Stitt delivered his second State of the State Address to the Oklahoma Legislature.
StateImpact reporters combed through 4,500 pieces of legislation. Here are some trends they found.
Stable housing options are limited for people leaving Oklahoma prisons. People running transitional housing options that offer a temporary residence where people can get on their feet say they can’t completely meet the demand.
Oklahoma is entitled to $829 million from settlements with drug companies or court orders. But so far, none of the money has been spent on opioid addiction treatment. Here’s where the money stands for each company or group.
Following the nation’s largest commutation, the state and community nonprofits are preparing to help several hundred people who were released from prison in the same day.
As state funding for higher education has risen across the country, Oklahoma has been one of five states that’s seen a decline in the last five years.
