Oklahoma sees increase in number of inmates dying in state prisons
More inmates died in Oklahoma's prisons in 2024 than 2023. It was the highest number of deaths in state prisons in six years.
Oklahoma tries again to get death-row inmate transferred from federal prison for execution
Just months before his scheduled execution in 2022, the state's request was denied to transfer John Hanson, who murdered a retired Tulsa banker and an Owasso trucking company owner in 1999.
Oklahoma wants federal inmate transferred so he can be put to death
Oklahoma's top prosecutor asked the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer an inmate to state custody so that he could be executed for his role in the kidnapping and killing of a 77-year-old woman in 1999.
AG Drummond asks for inmate in Louisiana federal prison be transferred to Oklahoma for execution
George John Hanson was sentenced to death for the 1999 murder of a 77-year-old woman who was carjacked and kidnapped from a Tulsa mall
Oklahoma death row inmate Brenda Andrew may get new trial: What to know about her case
Oklahoma death row inmate Brenda Andrew could get another trial after the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in and said she may not have been treated fairly.
Drummond requests federal prisoner transfer to Oklahoma to face execution
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking for convicted murderer George John Hanson to be transferred from federal prison in Louisiana to Oklahoma so he can be executed.
AG asks feds for custody of death row inmate
The Oklahoma Attorney General is asking the federal government to transfer a death row inmate back into the state's custody for execution in line with a Presidential Executive Order regarding executions.
Oklahoma County Detention Center reports second inmate death in 10 days
The Oklahoma County Detention Center is investigating the Saturday death of an inmate, the second inmate to die at the ...
Inmate found deceased in Lawton Correctional
A GEO group spokesperson shared with 7News that an inmate was discovered unresponsive today at the Lawton Correctional ...
Inmate found dead at OK County Jail Saturday night
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. ( KFOR) – An inmate died in the Oklahoma County Jail Saturday evening, his death is under investigation.