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Author Archives: Whitney Bryen

Whitney Bryen is an investigative reporter at Oklahoma Watch covering vulnerable populations. Her recent investigations focus on mental health and substance abuse, domestic violence, nonprofits and nursing homes. Contact her at (405) 201-6057 or wbryen@oklahomawatch.org. Follow her on Twitter @SoonerReporter.

Posted inCriminal Justice

Jailers Neglected Safety Checks Days Before Norman Woman’s Death

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

Cleveland County detention officers failed to perform safety checks at the jail where two women died in December, according to a health department investigation

Posted inCriminal Justice

Jail Death Investigation Highlights Fatal Flaws in State’s Mental Health Response

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Whitney Bryen and Ashlynd Huffman May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Posted inPublic Health

After a Decade of Waiting, Oklahomans With Disabilities Still Aren’t Receiving Care They Need

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen March 28, 2023March 29, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice

Cleveland Co. Commissioner: Jail Health Care Expansion Unrelated to Recent Deaths

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen March 8, 2023March 7, 2023
Posted inMental Health

Oklahomans Languish in Jail Awaiting Mental Health Care, Federal Lawsuit Claims

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ashlynd Huffman and Whitney Bryen March 1, 2023March 6, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice

Sheriff, Jail Health Care Provider Seek Public Money to Increase Staff After Two Women Died

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen February 21, 2023February 21, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice

Previously Withheld Video Shows Man’s Fatal Struggle With Pottawatomie County Jailers

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen January 29, 2023March 2, 2023
Posted inMental Health

Oklahomans Share Their Struggle for Mental Healthcare as Feds Investigate Statewide Treatment

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen December 28, 2022January 4, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice

114 Executions and Counting: An Oklahoma Priest’s Quest to Uphold the ‘Dignity of Life’

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen November 23, 2022November 23, 2022
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What Stitt Has and Hasn’t Done to Address Oklahoma’s Poor Health Outcomes

Avatar photo by Whitney Bryen October 26, 2022November 1, 2022

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