After a push from big retailers and law enforcement, a new Oklahoma law will give t he state Attorney General the power to ...

The state's tough-on-crime ethos has spurred the second-highest overall incarceration rate in the country, with a prison system running at 122 percent of capacity. News Today's news ...

As of January 2018, one in eight Oklahoma prisoners were serving a sentence of life with parole, life without parole, or a sentence of 50 years or more, sometimes referred to as "virtual life ...

Voters in Oklahoma approved a whole series of initiatives to reclassify drug offenses as misdemeanors. But when Oklahoma's Legislature met Monday, there were several bills filed to repeal the reforms.

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In this edition of Hot Seat, political analyst Scott Mitchell and Chad Warmington discuss Oklahoma’s evolving tax reform efforts and economic competitiveness. Thursday, April 17th 2025, 10:46 pm ...

The Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo was active for nearly 70 years and in that time claimed to have raised thousands of dollars, eventually closing due to low attendance and a host of other ...

A new report says prison reforms in Oklahoma have saved the state more than $60 million in the past year. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Oklahoma Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Prison Reform <p>The Republican and Democratic candidates for governor have different ideas about dealing with the state's expanding prison population ...

On Wednesday, Oklahoma prison reform protestors put pressure on Governor Kevin Stitt. They are asking him to fire the Department of Corrections director, Steven Harpe and instead bring in outside ...

The tax and spending is also connected to prison reform according to the Legislature's Appropriation Committee chairman John Stinner. "We have four major things to do, Let's get with it," Stinner ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Prison reforms in Oklahoma have saved the state more than $60 million in the past year, according to a new report.