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State Pardon and Parole Board votes to deny clemency to Tulsa man convicted of 1999 murder
John Hanson, convicted of a 1999 Tulsa murder, faces execution following the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board's clemency ...
LeFlore County man sentenced to life for running drug trafficking ring from prison
Heath Lloyd Taylor, 46, was convicted of drug conspiracy and sentenced to life for leading a meth and fentanyl distribution ...
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Incarcerated women in Oklahoma find their voices through journalism
The Prison Journalism Project found a willing partner in Kay Thompson, DOC's communications chief. The former reporter gave ...
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Former death row inmate, Richard Glossip, moved to Oklahoma County jail as prosecutors weigh next steps
Richard Glossip, a former death row prisoner whose case drew national attention, has been moved from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester to the Oklahoma County Jail following a Supreme ...
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Oklahoma families to see reduced phone call rates in state prisons
Oklahoma families with loved ones confined switched to state-issued tablets, made available to prisoners statewide in 2021 after the banning of physical mail from entering state prisons in ...
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LeFlore County man sentenced to life in prison for involvement in drug trafficking ring
A LeFlore County man prosecutors say led a large-scale drug trafficking organization from behind prison walls was sentenced ... while serving time in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
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LeFlore County man sentenced to life in prison for drug trafficking from his cell
MUSKOGEE, Okla. -- A LeFlore County, Okla., man has been sentenced to life in prison in federal court for leading a drug trafficking operation from behind prison bars. Heath Lloyd Taylor, 46, who ...