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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses Gov. Kevin Stitt signing an executive order allowing colleges and foundations to pay for student athletes name, image or likeness and Superintendent Ryan Walters announcing a lawsuit against federal officials for costs associate with educating immigrant children.

Family and friends wept and cheered after decades of rejection from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. The final decision to grant Thompson freedom now rests with Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Oklahoma’s prison population dropped 2.9% in 2023, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, though progress stagnated in 2024.

The lawsuits were brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "rape club" because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct.

A criminal complaint alleges that guards pepper-sprayed Othel Moore Jr., placed a mask over his face and left him in a position that caused him to suffocate.

People incarcerated in Oklahoma prefer former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris, according to data collected by The Marshall Project.

People who are in jail and haven't been convicted of a crime — and even many who have been convicted — retain their right to vote. But it's often challenging for them to exercise it.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses a federal judge ruling against State Superintendent Ryan Walters in his legal battle with OKC television station KFOR, Attorney General Gentner Drummond asking an appellate court to overturn the injunction against Oklahoma's new anti-illegal immigration law and more.

Lewisburg federal prison, a facility located in central Pennsylvania where thousands of inmates often pass through on their way to other federal institutions, was found to have problems with addressing mental health risks, healthcare quality, leaking infrastructure and employee conduct.

The nonprofit Calm Waters has expanded its reach to offer free grief counseling sessions at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, Oklahoma's largest women's prison.