Oklahoma Wants Federal Inmate Transferred So He Can Be Put to Death Oklahoma’s top prosecutor is asking the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer an inmate to state custody so that he can be executed for killing a 77-year-old woman in 1999 ...
Judge OKs Prison Abuse Settlement, Rejecting Trump Administration's Push to Rewrite Protections A judge has given final approval to a legal settlement that subjects the federal Bureau of Prisons to independent monitoring and increased transparency in the wake of rampant staff-on-inmate sexua...
MCALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma officials say a man convicted of murder in the 1997 disappearance of his 8-year-old neighbour has been killed in prison. The Oklahoma Department of Correction says Anthony Palma was found unresponsive in his cell late Friday. Investigators believe his cellmate killed...
Edmond, Okla.— An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. The Edmond City Council voted without comment on Monda...
Inmate dies in riot that erupts in prison gym in Oklahoma
Wayne Ray Gowler's action arose from his brief confinement at the Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno, Oklahoma, as a "transient" or "holdover" inmate from July 19, 1977, to August 2, 1977, and from August 20, 1977, to September 6, 1977. Relief sought included declaratory and injun...
Lawsuit Outlasts Prison Sentence for Oklahoma InmateHarold Hornsby will get his day in court.Carter, M Scott
An attorney for some of the inmates, Dale Baich, criticized O’Connor for moving forward with executions while the federal case is pending. “The drug protocol that was problematic seven years ago is the same one the state seeks to use again," Baich said in a statement. “Given that his...
Kelly's Convictions and 30-Year Prison Term A federal appeals court has upheld singer R. Kelly's racketeering convictions and a 30-year prison sentence, finding he exploited his fame for over a quarter century to sexually abuse girls and young women Associated PressFeb. 12...