Brianna Bailey of The Frontier

Independent consultants cite delays and poor communication from the Department of Mental Health as people with serious mental illness wait in jail for treatment.

A judge is fining the state for failing to treat mentally ill defendants stuck in county jails. With a court-ordered deadline approaching, public defenders and advocates say the system remains overwhelmed, underfunded and unresponsive.

TK Health told county officials the company would exit the jail at the end of June, but gave no reason. There has been a history of complaints about access to medical care at the facility.

Wayne Thompson was convicted for a crime he committed when he was 15 years old. His family has been trying to win his release ever since.

Lawmakers have introduced two bills this year to limit or outlaw marriage for minors. Previous efforts to pass laws that would keep young pregnant mothers from marrying have failed.

Family and friends wept and cheered after decades of rejection from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. The final decision to grant Thompson freedom now rests with Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Oklahoma has tried unsuccessfully in recent years to lure other electric vehicle and battery manufacturers with big incentive deals.

The backlog burdens part-time board members who are already responsible for reviewing hundreds of pages of letters and case histories before each meeting.

As a result of two recent resignations of Pardon and Parole Board members, a clemency hearing for death row prisoner Kevin Ray Underwood has been postponed.

The state has pushed back a deadline for the company to receive job creation money as the company struggles to ramp up production. State agencies purchased three Canoo cargo vans, but their use is limited.