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Posted inCorrections, Mental Health

End of Hope: One Offender’s Path to the Penitentiary

by Clifton Adcock February 18, 2017October 28, 2019

David Hammock was one of nine men who took their own lives in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary between 2012 and 2015. Convicted of arson at age 18 for burning down the old Sallisaw High School, he failed at chances to gain early release, and then, in the end, lost hope.

Posted inCorrections

Bleak House: Suicides in the Penitentiary

by Clifton Adcock February 13, 2017October 28, 2019
Posted inPodcasts

For a Child’s Holiday, a Video from Prison

by Brad Gibson December 22, 2016October 28, 2019
Posted inMental Health

Detaining the Mentally Ill

by Clifton Adcock December 5, 2016October 28, 2019
Posted inMental Health

When Police Confront the Mentally Ill

by Clifton Adcock December 5, 2016October 28, 2019
Posted inMental Health

In Jails, Lack of Training Heightens Dangers

by Clifton Adcock November 25, 2016October 28, 2019
Posted inMental Health

Valliant Man’s Death Evokes Questions That Confront Jailers Statewide

by Clifton Adcock November 25, 2016October 28, 2019
Posted inMental Health

Jail Video: The Death of Corey Carter

by Clifton Adcock November 25, 2016October 28, 2019
Posted inMental Health

Violent Incidents Raise Questions About Training of Officers to Deal with Mentally Ill

by Clifton Adcock November 20, 2016October 28, 2019
Posted inMental Health

The Man with the Kitchen Knife

by Clifton Adcock November 20, 2016October 28, 2019

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