Whitney Bryen of Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma Watch reporterWhitney Bryen is an investigative reporter at Oklahoma Watch covering vulnerable populations. Contact her at (405) 201-6057 or wbryen@oklahomawatch.org.
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Without enough foster families to support the more than 5,100 children in Oklahoma’s child welfare system, many children are moved hours from their homes, increasing the strain on youth, foster parents, caseworkers and families trying to regain custody. -
Instead of taking him to a hospital for evaluation or taking him to jail, an Oklahoma City police officer took Ernest Antwine to no man’s land. And that’s where he died. -
Tulsa police officers heckled a grandmother in the throes of a bipolar episode and then tackled her in October 2021. After completing an internal investigation, the department won’t say if anyone was held accountable. -
Cleveland County detention officers failed to perform safety checks at the jail where two women died in December, according to a health department investigation -
Lawmakers promised to clear Oklahoma’s 13-year wait for disability services but a caregiver shortage means families still don’t have the help they need. -
Oklahoma sheriff, jail health care provider seek public money to increase staff after two women diedShannon Hanchett and Kathryn Milano were waiting for mental health evaluations in the Cleveland County jail when they died. Now, the sheriff and the Oklahoma company responsible for them are asking for more taxpayer money to expand jail health care.
