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About 100 prosecutors across Ohio violated standards meant to protect a defendant's civil rights in criminal trials, an investigation by NPR and its reporting partners found. Some did so repeatedly.
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In a lawsuit filed this week, a group of current and former Alabama prisoners say they have been coerced into providing cheap labor to the state and to private employers.
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The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is considering an administrative rule change that would place several restrictions on when Oklahoma prisoners may seek commutation.
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Oklahoma County commissioners said Monday that a livestock market is not in danger of being shut down to make room for the new county jail.
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Oklahoma’s prison population rose 2.3% from late 2021 to 2022, a notable shift after years of steady decline.
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The clemency application for a death row inmate set to be executed next month includes new evidence that supports his claim he acted in self-defense.
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President Joe Biden is nominating the former Cherokee Nation Attorney General to serve as a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
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County jail officials can charge above the state minimum for housing Department of Corrections inmates, but any costs must be directly related to incarcerating the prisoners, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
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While the corrections department does not suspect the deaths are heat-related, prisoner advocates say the situation highlights a need for universal air conditioning in Oklahoma’s prison system
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Anthony Sanchez was put to death for the 1996 murder of Juli Busken.