During the same Legislative session that Oklahoma made advancements on criminal justice reform to reduce the state’s overcrowded prisons; it took another step backwards. Gov. Mary Fallin signed seven criminal justice reform bills — many of which reduced sentences for nonviolent offenders and those convicted of drug possession — in April. Voters asked for many […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Constitutionally questionable chicken
Labor at an addiction recovery center in Delaware County has come into question.
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Chicken-Fried News: Slammers slammed
Oklahoma’s incarceration rate is out of control, and the states jails can’t keep up.
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Chicken-Fried News: Warehouse troubles
A new report shows inmates in Oklahoma have a high death rate compared to those in other states.
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Chicken-Fried News: Oklahoma sardines
Oklahoma’s prison population has risen above 61,000 for the first time in almost 50 years.
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Suicide rates in Oklahoma are on the rise
Oklahoma veterans, Native Americans and residents age 10-34 are among those with the highest risk.
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Chicken-Fried News: Felonious pharmaceuticals
A proposed state question might help relieve some of the pressure on Oklahoma’s prison system, but not everyone is for it.
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Letters to the Editor: July 27, 2016
I suspect this is just the beginning of the middle class getting a taste of what the poor have endured for a while.
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Seventeen months ago, Juliette Freese decided she didn’t want to die.
Seventeen months ago, Juliette Freese decided she didn’t want to die.
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Chicken-Fried News: Prison murder
Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of prison homicide in the country.