The Great Plains Correctional Facility reopened in May 2023, but the private company that manages the facility has refused to pay the town nearly $1 million in outstanding prisoner per diems.

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Loved ones of inmates at prisons across the state are suffering mentally and financially by other inmates who are extorting them. Extortion is easily facilitated using contraband cell phones.

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The lawsuit alleges that Oklahoma doesn’t adequately consider the potential for growth and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.

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Three federal judges are responsible for almost all delays in the Western District and account for nearly half of all delays statewide.

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The seven prisoners suing the state did not exhaust the Department of Corrections’ grievance process, a prerequisite for incarcerated people to file a federal lawsuit.

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The agreement will keep state prisoners at the Lawton prison, one of the most violent in the state, through June 2025.

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The GEO Group on Friday announced it would not renew its contract with Oklahoma to operate Lawton Correctional Facility, named Oklahoma’s most violent prison. GEO gave the state 3 months’ notice to relocate more than 2,600 inmates.

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David Coker required hospitalization for head trauma after a correctional officer turned his back and let prisoners assault him.

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The updated bill raises the burden of proof survivors must show to receive a reduced sentence and specifies that violent offenders must prove that the victim was a perpetrator of abuse. 

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One bill cracking down on retail theft would partially roll back a voter-approved criminal justice reform effort. Lawmakers face a May 31 deadline to finalize business.

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