The House and Senate approved a pair of bills to purchase the state's last private prison outright for $312 million.

The potential purchase would move Oklahoma out of the private prison business as the Lawton facility is the state's last privately-operated prison.

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With the purchase of the facility, lawmakers said this will not only benefit the staff and inmates inside, but the every day ...

Oklahoma lawmakers passed a $12.5 billion budget for 2026 that includes a state income tax cut, a $312 million private prison purchase, and incentives for major business investments.

Oklahoma Legislature concludes its session, focusing on the state budget and major development projects. Despite the smoothest budget process in years, the minority party raises concerns about ...

Paul Ruiz and Earl Van Denton, who had escaped from an Oklahoma prison in 1977, were eventually convicted of capital murder ...