The Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, the oldest prison in the state, has seen its inmate population fall to less than half of what it was five years ago as officials move hundreds of the ...

An Oklahoma County killer on Wednesday apologized for killing two young men in a drive-by car shooting. “Although I don’t ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) seized more than $18 million in contraband in 2025 and arrested 83 individuals, ...

Advocates say fewer parole options are keeping older inmates behind bars longer, increasing costs for taxpayers.

A man who confessed to murdering people in Oklahoma and Texas – including a child – was recently moved to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary to face the death ...

Stitt previously granted clemency to death row inmate Julius Jones in 2021, but had rejected clemency recommendations in four other cases. A total of 16 men have been executed during Stitt’s time in ...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt spared an inmate’s life moments before he was to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, commuting his sentence to life without parole while he waited in a holding cell next ...