Richard Mize

The Oklahoman The once-packed Oklahoma County jail, a hulking, 33-year-old, 13-story tower in downtown OKC, still teeters, beset by a myriad

The Oklahoman Having an official opinion from Attorney General Gentner Drummond in its favor seems to give Oklahoma County a legal ace in

The Oklahoman Oklahoma County commissioners ceased fire Monday in their half-year legal fight with Oklahoma City over the location of a new county jail, voting to withdraw the county's lawsuit against the city.

The Oklahoman The Oklahoma County jail has failed another surprise health inspection, found "not in substantial compliance" with state

The Oklahoman From his office in the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Mike Tipton read the deadly news coming out of the infamously dangerous Oklahoma County jail.

The Oklahoman Candidates for Oklahoma County commissioner District 1 ripped into operations of the Oklahoma County Detention Center and Criminal Justice Authority this week after three strikes of trouble:

The Oklahoman Oklahoma County commissioners, with no fanfare and no angry condemnation — not from anyone in person, at least — approved

The Oklahoman What's the plan for raising the estimated $75 million to $80 million a year to pay for day-to-day operations of a new Oklahoma County jail — twice the cost of running the present jail?

The Oklahoman It's like the police arrested everyone who lives in Del City: The OKC suburb's population is about equal to the number of people booked into the Oklahoma County jail in 2024.

Examined behind closed doors for months, just hinted at publicly, now it's up to Oklahoma County commissioners: a county sales tax for a new jail?