“Treatment saves lives,” Murthy said. “Sometimes people say, ‘We can’t afford to build [treatment] centers.’ I say, ‘We can’t afford not to have treatment.’ “
Oklahoma County
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CarePortal meets needs of children in foster care
Faith communities in the state help Oklahoma Department of Human Services provide for children in foster care.
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Chicken-Fried News: Terrible turnpike
A turnpike expansion has residents of eastern Oklahoma County up in arms.
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County Jail Series: A 2009 agreement showed jail lacked proper staffing, space, security, health care and more
Lack of appropriate holding space, natural lighting, recreational areas and staffing require additional funding to remedy, which would likely require an additional sales tax vote. Whetsel said that also means a new structure must be built.
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Class act
Mary Kate Henson Credit: Mark Hancock “Childhood obesity in Oklahoma is on the rise in all areas, but in zip codes with lower incomes, lower accessibility to grocery stores and low walkability, poor health trends are even higher,” said Mary Kate Henson, health promotion specialist at the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, which established the “Wellness […]
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To catch a crook
Mark Myers Credit: Mark Hancock Such platforms let police elicit realtime crime tips and create a dialogue not possible with traditional media. “It gives the public a chance to have a two-way conversation with us,” said Myers. The OCSO’s Facebook and Twitter accounts have become the most popular of their kind across the nation. According […]
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Tardy justice
Credit: Brad Gregg Alas, it’s a civic duty, and one to be taken seriously. Just ask Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott, who recently placed a juror in contempt after the man twice showed up late to court. The juror, Ricky Christopher, was tardy from his lunch break, prompting a warning from Elliott not to […]
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Taking a SHINE
SHINE workers clean up graffiti as part of their responsibilities. Credit: Shannon Cornman Facing possible jail time for a drug possession conviction, the 19-year-old Oklahoma City student knew he was lucky to have been sentenced instead to work in a county-run community service program for low-level, nonviolent offenders. “It’s different,” he said. “There’s a lot […]
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A real maverick
David Prater Credit: Mark Hancock On the other end was Scott Rowland, Prater’s first assistant district attorney. Rowland was at the Oklahoma City Police Department’s homicide division; there was a video he wanted Prater to see. A few days prior, Prater had heard about two people trying to rob a local pharmacy, but that a […]
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Lotta pot
“When approached, both the driver and the passenger produced fake Mexican driver licenses,” said Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel, who announced the bust at a news conference today. Whetsel, who faces a re-election vote tomorrow against challenger Darrell Sorrels, said officers easily spotted several cardboard boxes wrapped in tape in the backseat. “A K-9 was […]