Oklahoma Watch
Trump Administration Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Nationwide
The Trump administration is looking to make sweeping cuts at the nation’s weather agencies, including the closure of all federally funded meteorology labs, like the National Severe Storms Laboratory.
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8mNicotine Products in Oklahoma Prisons Raise Revenue, Public Health Concerns
Citing a persistent problem with contraband tobacco, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections started selling e-cigarettes to prisoners this month. Public health experts said the decision could lead to medical costs for taxpayers.
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13mStill Waiting: Oklahoma’s Mental Health System Leaves Defendants Waiting in Jail Despite Court Order to Fix Delays
Oklahoma is violating a federal consent decree by leaving hundreds of defendants with serious mental illness waiting in county jails for months without competency restoration treatment. A federal judge found the state fell short of required reforms, and average wait times of more than seven months remain far above court-ordered targets.
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26mSealed Records, 11-Minute Hearings, Hidden Conflicts: Inside Oklahoma's Broken Guardianship System
Oklahoma's guardianship system is failing the vulnerable people it is meant to protect, marked by sealed records, compressed hearings, undisclosed conflicts of interest and judges without adequate training. Three cases from a single Oklahoma County courtroom expose structural weaknesses that experts say are widespread but particularly acute in Oklahoma.
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14mStill Waiting: Oklahoma’s Mental Health System Leaves Defendants Waiting in Jail Despite Court Order to Fix Delays
Oklahoma faces federal scrutiny as mentally ill defendants languish in county jails for months, awaiting court-ordered competency restoration treatment in a system struggling with capacity and constitutional delays.
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2mDo 70% of immigrants deported from ICE custody have pending criminal charges or criminal convictions, as Sen. Mullin claimed?
This report challenges claims regarding immigrant criminality, revealing that most deportees lack criminal convictions and that only a small fraction of cases are based on alleged criminal activity.