Oklahoma

'Break the cycle': New degree plan offered by Okla. university to incarcerated women

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The degree program is offered free to the inmates and will not incur an expense for the Department of Corrections

Okla. governor supports plans for prison rodeo's return

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"It's great for morale, the culture; it's great for the community," said Gov. Kevin Stitt

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Oklahoma death penalty supporters fear executions ending

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What was once one of the nation's busiest death chambers has not resumed administering capital punishment as easily as some had hoped

Okla. governor commutes Julius Jones' death sentence

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Jones will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole

Oklahoma City police set up barriers around governor's mansion as execution looms

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Julius Jones, who has long maintained his innocence, is scheduled to be executed Thursday

Oklahoma County Detention Center escapee caught, returned to jail

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Nicholas James Leach fled the jail after taking a remote that opens a gate from a maintenance worker's backpack

Okla. prison closure leads to job losses, feared economic devastation

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Nearly 140 employees work at the minimum-security prison. About 1,000 inmates will be moved to other facilities

Video: Inmate holding detention officer hostage is shot by police

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Video shows police entering the jail as the inmate holds a detention officer at knifepoint

Okla. deputy who died after altercation with detainee ID'd

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Deputy Kyle Davis was remembered for his professionalism and good humor

Okla. deputy dies after altercation with jail detainee

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The sheriff’s office is not naming the deputy at this time as the investigation continues

Okla. jails begin collecting DNA from arrestees

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So far, hundreds of jail inmates have had the insides of their cheeks swabbed, and the samples have been forwarded to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, which will analyze and upload the genetic profiles to a national FBI database

Okla. governor commutes sentences of 21 prisoners

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Each of the 21 offenders, mostly women convicted of drug crimes, were sentenced to 10 or more years in prison for offenses that now carry only jail time or significantly reduced sentences