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As legal costs pile up, Oklahoma isn’t done fighting to win back federal family planning money
After the state banned abortion, it lost federal funding for family planning programs. Oklahoma is now paying for attorneys ...
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Update: Turn Key Health Clinics will leave the Oklahoma County jail in 30 days
The company says it’s exiting the jail because of Oklahoma County’s “chronic, severe” lack of security staff. The jail is ...
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With few other options, Oklahoma County jail officials approve a new deal with Turn Key Health Clinics after company threatens to walk out
Turn Key Health Clinics said it would leave the jail in a matter of days without a new contract in place. Jail officials also ...
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Three prisoners died at an Oklahoma private prison after guards skipped security checks and falsified records
Prison contractor The Geo Group tried to negotiate a $3 million pay increase with Oklahoma this year. But records show state ...
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Oklahoma County jail officials reevaluate medical provider Turn Key Health Clinics
Turn Key’s contract with the Oklahoma County jail trust has expired and a vote on a new deal has been delayed. The company is now working on a month-to-month basis at the jail. Oklahoma County ...
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Five things to know about the Oklahoma County jail’s staffing crisis
A tight budget means there’s little money to hire adequate staff or give employees a raise. An empty pod in the Oklahoma County Detention Center. DYLAN GOFORTH/The Frontier Chronic understaffing at ...
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Tracing the source of dark money-fueled attack ads that helped topple the Oklahoma Senate’s next leader
The attempts to build layers of secrecy around a tangled web of independent political groups span numerous post office boxes, corporate filings and other records across several states. Advance Right ...
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At the Oklahoma County jail, a lack of staff means security checks often get skipped
When jailers don’t check on arrestees, the consequences can be deadly. Jail officials have tried boosting detention officer pay and hiring a private staffing company to help, but say more funding is ...
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Protestors call for charges to be refiled against Enid caregivers accused of abusing clients with disabilities
An Enid resident organized a protest after the Garfield County District Attorney’s Office dropped criminal cases against former Robert M. Greer Center staff. Protestors called for law enforcement to ...
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As Kevin Stitt called for more election spending transparency, his supporters used dark money to hide donors
The organizers of a political action committee that backed the governor’s allies have ties to Stitt. All of the group’s funding came from a nonprofit that doesn’t have to report its donors. Less than ...