Oklahoma County Jail

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on Tulsa education leaders advocating for more equitable funding, a grand jury released a report detailing conditions at the Oklahoma County jail, and the 2023 Tulsa Jazz Fest.

Brandi Gardner, who has served as the jail trust’s interim CEO since last December, was chosen to take on the position permanently earlier this week.

The year’s fourth, fifth and sixth inmate deaths at the Oklahoma County Detention Center occurred in a span of four days.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the governor's cabinet releasing financial disclosure records, legislative leaders releasing their priorities for the 2023 session and a Republican lawmaker filing a bill to lower the age for handguns.

The Oklahoma County Jail could face up to $350,000 in fines for repeat health and safety violations.

Oklahoma voters whittled down candidates for federal, statewide and legislative offices on Tuesday.

Oklahoma voters will cast ballots for dozens of statewide races, as well as state lawmakers and other local races.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses a controversial school voucher bill, medical marijuana and tax cut bills and Gov. Kevin Stitt nominating his former employee to the State Board of Education.

Students from the University of Oklahoma’s Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture have created a redesign of the Oklahoma County Jail to shift focus from punishment to rehabilitation.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the Secretary of Defense denying a request from Gov. Kevin Stitt of a COVID-19 vaccination waiver and a federal judge putting an injunction against vaccine mandates against health care workers in facilities receiving Medicaid and Medicare funding.