Oklahoma County Jail

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.

An architectural-engineering firm plans to propose fixes to long-standing problems inside the Oklahoma County Jail. The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council hopes the consultants' recommendations will help paint a picture of what the jail could be in the future.

The Oklahoma County Detention Center will lose its state certification to detain minors on Friday after health department inspections found the jail didn’t meet state standards.

Five men detained in the Oklahoma County Jail face charges of first and second degree murder as well as assault for their part in a March hostage takeover that ended when Oklahoma City police shot and killed their fellow detainee, Curtis Williams.