The Pardon and Parole Board may only consider medical parole if the Department of Corrections director requests it. Pending legislation could change that.

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Following a pandemic-era decline, the state’s prison population has ticked up every year since 2023.

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The agency has spent millions to purchase the devices and store footage, but says it can’t release recordings due to security concerns.

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A decision by the state’s domestic violence board exposed a rift over how a mandatory protective tool is to be used and led chairman and domestic violence advocate Brandon Pasley to resign.

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Brittany Sanchez gave birth to her first child while shackled to a hospital bed. Despite another person's confession, Sanchez served multiple sentences and spent years torn from her children.

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Tremane Wood reads a statement to the Pardon and Parole Board via video conference on Nov. 5, 2025. (Screenshot) Gov. Kevin Stitt has until Thursday morning to decide whether to spare Tremane Wood’s life. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 on Wednesday to recommend clemency for Wood, who was sentenced to death for [...]

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Thanks to an Oct. 28 FCC ruling, incarcerated Oklahomans and their family members will continue to pay about double the 6-cent-per-minute rate that was in effect for most of 2025.

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A Stillwater teenager was convicted on 11 counts of sexually related crimes that carried sentences totalling 78 years if served consecutively. A plea deal got him counseling and supervision for less than a year, causing a community outcry.

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The legal opinion could simplify the medical parole process for terminally ill prisoners.

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Three Oklahoma men involved in the group Oklahoma Predator Prevention were arrested Friday morning by members of a U.S. Marshall’s task force on felony warrants out of McLennan County, Texas. The men are charged with unlawful restraint and exposing the victim to a substantial risk of serious bodily injury.

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