As Oklahoma County enters 2026, it faces the challenge of meeting rising costs for the construction of its new jail.

Two attorneys say they plan to file a federal lawsuit against the Oklahoma County jail, accusing it of violating inmates’ constitutional rights by holding people behind bars ...

Reforms in criminal justice in Oklahoma County and mental health care statewide will boost county jail's reputation, ...

The Oklahoma County Detention Center says it has launched an investigation into the death of an inmate. Jail officials said a detention officer found Rachel Nalley, 35, unresponsive in her cell in the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — There have been three Jail Administrators for the Oklahoma County Detention Center over the span of nine months. The latest leadership shakeup is leaving many people wondering ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — According to a report from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, the Oklahoma County Detention Center failed another surprise inspection. In the 36-page document, state ...

Oklahoma County leaders are voicing concerns over delays in releasing county jail inmates, which are leading to overcrowding issues. They said it can take, on average, two and a half days to release ...

During its meeting on Monday, the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority continued discussions over the Oklahoma County Detention Center's budget for the new fiscal year. More than two weeks ago, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- A tense hostage situation has ended at the Oklahoma County Jail Saturday evening with the inmate hostage-taker dead. Earlier in the day, inmates took a correctional officer ...