criminal justice

After taking a tour of the county jail, newly elected County Commissioner Jason Lowe and a group of spiritual leaders from Northeast Oklahoma City met outside the facility to share their impressions.

A bill to reduce sentences for domestic abuse survivors who "fail to protect" their children failed in the Oklahoma legislature. Prosecutors say the state law targets enablers, not victims. Advocates argue it overwhelmingly punishes mothers trapped in abusive relationships.

A new book argues the way states perform executions is inhumane. KOSU sat down with its author to learn about the 'untold story' of lethal injection and Oklahoma’s role in how the condemned are executed.

Tyesha Long is the latest Oklahoman to file for resentencing under the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act, which requires courts to revisit sentencing decisions for survivors of domestic abuse.

Oklahoma lawmakers are gearing up to debate a variety of criminal justice bills, including one that would pause the death penalty.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking for convicted murderer George John Hanson to be transferred from federal prison in Louisiana to Oklahoma so he can be executed.

Oklahoma’s parole grant rate increased in 2024 after years of decline, an Oklahoma Watch analysis found.

An inmate facing execution later this month has asked a federal judge to force the state to have a full contingent of the five-member Pardon and Parole Board hear his clemency request or issue a stay.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses the State Department of Education buying 532 Trump-endorsed Bibles for nearly $25,000, Superintendent Ryan Walters mandating schools show a video of him praying for President-elect Donald Trump and more.

Gov. Kevin Stitt is launching Operation Guardian, which aims to prepare the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and all tiers of law enforcement to deport hundreds of unauthorized immigrants arrested for crimes unrelated to their immigration status.