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Tag: Corrections

Only a Handful of Prison Inmates Get Treatment for Deadly Disease

by Ben Botkin February 11, 2018October 28, 2019

Inmates in Oklahoma prisons must have advanced liver disease before becoming eligible for treatment that cures hepatitis C, a potentially deadly and growing disease. Since July 1, only five inmates have been given the drug treatment.

Weighing the Odds of a Federal Takeover of State Prisons

by Ben Botkin December 17, 2017October 28, 2019

Federal Court Sides With Oklahoma, Blocks Caps on Inmate Phone Costs

by Trevor Brown June 14, 2017October 28, 2019

Oklahoma’s Prison Mortality Rates Among Highest in Nation

by Clifton Adcock December 22, 2016October 28, 2019

More Women Head to State Prisons

by Clifton Adcock September 11, 2016October 28, 2019

A Sobering Evaluation from Prisons Chief

by Brad Gibson April 17, 2016October 28, 2019

Early Release Credits for Violent Inmates Now Official

by Clifton Adcock September 10, 2015October 28, 2019

Governor Pushes for Earlier Release of Inmates

by Clifton Adcock July 6, 2015October 28, 2019

Corrections Department Has Yet to Release Execution Log

by Clifton Adcock May 29, 2014October 28, 2019

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