The latest request for a death sentence came May 21. Prosecutors asked for that punishment for a drifter who is suspected of ...

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

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

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

Lawmakers weigh $312M purchase of Lawton prison amid safety concerns and the end of a contract with The GEO Group.

A House budget committee on Monday voted to move forward with spending $312 million to purchase a private prison in Lawton ...

Lawmakers in Oklahoma will finish up their regular session by finalizing the state's budget for the upcoming year.