Records show one Oklahoma women’s prison rarely substantiated abuse allegations or forwarded cases for criminal prosecution. Victims sometimes fear reprisal from other prisoners and staff. | via Ashlynd Huffman readfrontier.org/stories/she-re…

There is little evidence that the system has helped prevent and solve crime in Tulsa, according to crime data and interviews with experts. Recent academic studies suggest license plate readers offer few benefits, even for less serious crimes. readfrontier.org/stories/tulsas…

Some jails in the state have faced ongoing issues with detainee deaths and poor inspection results. State inspectors ruled most county jails didn’t comply with the standards in 2024. readfrontier.org/stories/a-bill…

Thousands of Oklahomans got payments from a Biden-era program to help address generations of farm lending discrimination. Now the Trump Administration wants to end programs that could be labeled as DEI. readfrontier.org/stories/after-…

Service providers are celebrating after a bill to restrict the locations of homeless shelters in Oklahoma failed. But they are nervous about a growing trend of legislation that criminalizes homelessness. readfrontier.org/stories/in-okl…

A state investigator raised questions about how much school leaders knew about a scheme to defraud Tulsa Public Schools of at least $800,000 before they notified the police, documents show. readfrontier.org/stories/before…

When the coronavirus pandemic first arrived in Oklahoma five years ago, The Frontier reported on a lack of transparency in government spending, COVID outbreaks in state prisons and struggling hospitals. readfrontier.org/stories/a-look…

The Frontier’s 10th anniversary is this month. matt gathered the founders of the upstart blog to ask them how it all began. Read the interview here: thepickup.com/an-oral-histor…

The number of people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City increased again this year to a total of 1,882 people. That’s up nearly 20% since 2020. readfrontier.org/stories/homele…

A medical contractor with a troubled history will leave Cleveland County jail at the end of June. The news comes after The Frontier and The Marshall Project's joint investigation into Turn Key Health Clinics. readfrontier.org/stories/medica…

The Tulsa Police Department has already released over 100 pages of records to The Frontier that show disciplinary actions for officers who were found to have violated Tulsa Police Department rules. readfrontier.org/stories/tulsa-…

Oklahoma was required to create a special office to help with missing and murdered cases involving Indigenous people under a 2021 state law, but federal funding legislators planned for never materialized. readfrontier.org/stories/a-bill…

After a prosecutor dropped criminal charges against former staff at the Robert M. Greer Center in Enid, civil suits blame abuse for one death and injuries including a broken femur and blinding. readfrontier.org/stories/man-wh…

Okemah residents told researchers about marijuana growers showing up with wads of cash to buy property at inflated prices. Real estate values increased more in areas with high numbers of marijuana farms, the study found. readfrontier.org/stories/oklaho…

The Frontier welcomes two recent University of Oklahoma graduates to the team. readfrontier.org/stories/two-in…

A judge is fining the state for failing to treat mentally ill defendants stuck in county jails. With a court-ordered deadline approaching, public defenders and advocates say the system remains overwhelmed, underfunded and unresponsive. readfrontier.org/stories/total-…

On behalf of Ashlynd Huffman and The Frontier, an Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press attorney is suing the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, alleging that the agency is unlawfully withholding public records that could shed light on violent incidents at state prisons. rcfp.org/litigation/huf…

The 77-year-old grandma of a #Tulsa political operative said she allowed her grandson to use her name to set up a network of political orgs in Tulsa and helped unseat the a state senator, but denies making a donation credited to her by one of the groups. readfrontier.org/stories/tulsa-…