The Oklahoma Watch piece stated: BW Leads agreed to pay the Department of Corrections $10 per inmate hour worked. Prisoners employed at the call centers earn $2 per hour, plus possible bonuses for ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) — As 2026 begins, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections is highlighting 2025 events that will help shape the new year. The department purchased Lawton Correctional Facility from ...

An Oklahoma Department of Corrections bus transporting inmates was involved in a head-on collision with a pickup truck, officials report. According to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, the crash ...

The pay level for state employees in the Department of Corrections needs to be increased, two lawmakers were told during an ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections announced on Saturday that an inmate that walked away from his job site in Enid Friday afternoon has been captured. A news release states that Kyle McAnally ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is planning to purchase the Lawton Correction Facility and take over operations by July 25. According to ODOC, the department has entered ...

LEXINGTON, Okla. (KFOR) — A transport van carrying inmates to other Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) facilities was involved in a crash on Tuesday afternoon in Lexington. According to ODOC ...

Oklahoma prisons are now turning to Artificial Intelligence. The goal is to improve safety, save taxpayer dollars, and improve outcomes for inmates. Oklahoma has 23 correctional facilities. For the ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is searching for an inmate who walked away from the Clara Walters Community Corrections Center. ODOC says 49-year-old Jody Patterson walked away from the ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections officially assumed ownership of the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility on Friday, marking the end of private prison contracts in the state. RELATED: ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) is preparing to take control of the state’s last privately operated prison next month, marking a major shift in how the state manages its incarcerated ...

Things happen inside that they want to keep hush-hush, like everything’s OK and there are no problems,” an advocate said.