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MCALESTER — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has released the name of the inmate killed inside prison Friday night. Anthony Palma was found unresponsive in his cell after a correctional ...
Oklahoma prison officials say an inmate on the state's death row has apparently taken his own life. Oklahoma Department of Corrections spokesman Matt Elliott says 35-year-old Jeremy Williams of ...
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is on pace this year to exceed last year's total of 126 inmate deaths, records for the first six months of 2024 show. Numbers provided to The Oklahoman ...
The Department of Corrections identified the victims Monday as: 31-year-old Anthony Fulwilder, 26-year-old Michael Mayden, 23-year-old Kyle Tiffee and 29-year-old Christopher Tignor.
The body camera rollout comes as the agency grapples with violence and allegations of staff misconduct at several prisons.
Oklahoma Prison Giving Inmates Tablets, but Some Activities, Like Sending Email, Come With Charges Published Jun 09, 2021 at 12:40 PM EDT Updated Jun 09, 2021 at 12:56 PM EDT By Rebecca Klapper ...
Oklahoma prison inmates are set to receive tablets as part of a new program and partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and the communications company Securus Technologies.
Oklahoma Watch reported on a cell phone detection wristband pilot launched by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections in 2020. The pilot failed after gang members threatened to assault anyone who ...
Federal law currently prohibits the use of cell phone jamming technology in prisons. However, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking the U.S. Congress to change that.
Several inmates in an Oklahoma prison say they were locked in filthy shower stalls, some as small as 2 feet by 2 feet,* for days on end. ... Most were placed in 3-foot by 3-foot shower cells, ...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Some Oklahoma state prison inmates will be required to wear ankle monitors as part of a pilot project intended to stop the illegal use of cellphones in prisons, according to ...