ODOC announces plans to improve visitation at Oklahoma’s prisons

Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections have announced a new plan to improve visitation at Oklahoma’s prisons.

ODMHSAS fined nearly $1M for inmate treatment wait times

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has been fined $928,400 surrounding long wait times for ...

Australian prisoner sues for his 'human right' to eat Vegemite

The favorite Australian yeast spread Vegemite has been banned from the state of Victoria's prisons since 2006, with ...

I was one of America's hottest college stars. Now I'm facing the death penalty... here's how my world imploded: JARRED SHAW

Back in May, just hours after a game for Tangerang Hawks, Shaw collected a package from the lobby of his apartment block.
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A clemency board found that Tremane Wood shouldn't be executed. He's still scheduled to die

Tremane Wood is set to be executed on Nov. 13 for the 2002 killing of 19-year-old Ronnie Wipf, who was stabbed in the heart ...
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'Please save my son's life': Family of Oklahoma death row inmate makes emotional plea to governor

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) -- The life of a convicted murderer now rests in the hands of Oklahoma's governor. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 Wednesday to recommend clemency for Tremane Wood, ...
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Oklahoma board recommends clemency for inmate set to be executed next week

A voting board in Oklahoma decided Wednesday to recommend clemency for Tremane Wood, a death row inmate who is scheduled to receive a lethal injection next week at the state penitentiary in McAlester.
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Death row inmate Tremane Wood gets clemency recommendation

Death row inmate Tremane Wood has been recommended for clemency over concerns about his court-appointed defense attorney at his 2004 trial. Wood, 46, is set to be executed Nov. 13 for a fatal stabbing ...