The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is considering privatizing its food service, hoping to cut costs and improve food ...

The bill would abolish the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use Services and put all of those services in the hands ...

The federal government’s recent mass deportation plan could have big impacts on those behind bars in Oklahoma and the rights ...

Rep. Justin Humphrey's bill for unannounced prison inspections in Oklahoma passed the House Public Safety Committee.

OKLAHOMA CITY — In a recent meeting with lawmakers, Department of Corrections Executive Director Steven Harpe advocated for an agency that has endured withering criticism recently. Violence in ...

State Rep. Justin Humphrey said multiple lawsuits will be filed by family members of a former inmate from Tulsa who died while in custody.

A new law will require the Department of Corrections to help state inmates get some form of state identification before they are released. The law, which went into effect in January, requires the ...

Feb. 6—OLYMPIA — A new law will require the Department of Corrections to help state inmates get some form of state identification before they are released. The law, which went into effect in ...

I see this bill as being less problematic with appeals in the courts,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, who proposed the change in law.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is searching for inmate who ... an eight-year sentence for fraudulently obtaining an ID out of Oklahoma County. Anyone who sees him is asked to call 911.