Criminal Justice

The report, released by nonprofit Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform, concludes property crime has gone down by nearly a third in the state.

For the first time since the Oklahoma Survivor’s Act went into effect nearly a year ago, a resentencing hearing was held Tuesday in Tulsa County District Court.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office acknowledges that there were discussions about a plea deal with Richard Glossip but said no formalized agreement was reached.

Oklahoma prosecutors say they will pursue a murder charge, but not the death penalty, against longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip for his role in the 1997 killing of his former boss.

Most criminal justice reform conversations at the Capitol focused on making the reintegration process easier as a strategy to reduce recidivism.

The Tulsa County District Attorney’s office has dropped charges against one of three Sperry students accused of rape by instrumentation.

Wendell Grissom, 56, was declared dead by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester at 10:13 a.m. It was Oklahoma’s first execution of 2025.

Defendants aren’t necessarily told fines and costs, which are specific to each criminal case, before they agree to pay the total amount.

Recommendations from the speakers included investing in treatment courts and services, improving jail data collection, implementing universal intake screening and increasing diversion services.

This week’s recommendation from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board marks a significant shift in a process Thompson has described as “death every three years.”