Oklahoma lawmakers propose $312 million plan to buy Lawton Correctional Facility, the state’s last private prison, to avoid ...

Representative Justin Humphrey has leveled serious allegations against the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC), accusing ...

With the purchase of the facility, lawmakers said this will not only benefit the staff and inmates inside, but the every day ...

Lawmakers weigh $312M purchase of Lawton prison amid safety concerns and the end of a contract with The GEO Group.

Seven inmates have died at the Oklahoma County Detention Center since January, raising serious concerns about safety and oversight within the facility.

The GEO Group — the company that owns two correctional facilities in Oklahoma — said this week it was terminating its contract with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for the Lawton ...

The prisoners say they were locked in the small shower stalls for 24 hours or longer with no bathroom breaks, bedding, hygiene products or fresh water ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is celebrating over two dozen inmates as they graduation with college degrees from the ...

A lawsuit over conditions in a local state prison can move forward thanks to a ruling from a federal judge. The lawsuit claims several inmates were kept in small showers for days with no bathroom ...

An Oklahoma board has denied clemency for a man convicted of killing a Tulsa woman in 1999. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole ...

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - An inmate with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections is facing charges for a deadly stabbing out of ...

The Prison Journalism Project found a willing partner in Kay Thompson, DOC's communications chief. The former reporter gave ...