Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, says he will join an open records lawsuit against the Oklahoma Department of Corrections filed by the family of deceased inmate MarQuiel Ross.

A push to deport undocumented immigrants serving time in Oklahoma prisons doesn’t mean that they won’t be required to serve out their sentences or will escape justice.

Nearly two decades after Kevin Ray Underwood murdered his 10-year-old neighbor, he’s the next Oklahoman scheduled to be killed by lethal injection.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says two of its employees were involved in a shocking traffic accident near Oklahoma City. One man died in the early Sunday morning crash.

The Board of Corrections on Wednesday agreed to a one-year contract with The GEO Group, which operates a Lawton prison.

Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Steven Harpe on Tuesday told a legislative panel his agency was no longer pursuing an $8.3 million appropriation this session to restart the prison rodeo at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

State leaders have asked the court for 90 days between executions to combat trauma, staffing shortages and reduce the potential for errors.

A Senate panel on Wednesday passed a bill that would provide $8.3 million to restart the prison rodeo in McAlester.

More state employees working remotely has opened up office space in some state agency buildings, allowing agencies to share buildings or sublease.

Officials expect they will likely ask lawmakers for additional appropriations once plans and costs are finalized