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Oklahoma City -- Four years ago, Robert Ravitz, Chief Public Defender for Oklahoma County, wrote words of praise for a champion in the battle protect the rights of those justly

Individuals looking to resolve their Oklahoma County traffic, cost and misdemeanor warrants are getting an opportunity to do so.

Approximately 40 states allow courts to charge for the use of a public defender, acting as an additional punishment for those who cannot afford to pay.

A new report examining public defender caseload standards uses nationwide data to show public defenders are overworked, while discussing the potential problems it causes for the criminal justice system.

Two-thirds of OCPDs posts in September featured nonviolent offenses such as shoplifting, porch piracy and vandalism.

Oklahoma County’s chief public defender said the Oklahoma City Police Department's methods can harm those featured as they seek justice or a livelihood.

Embattled Oklahoma County jail administrator Greg Williams will keep his job after the trust declined to take up a vote on his status Monday.

The conversation around Oklahoma County’s flawed jail and its proposed replacement has included topics ranging from how tall the new facility should be to what level of security inmates will

Oklahoma County Jail remains dangerously overcrowded By: Keaton Ross Oklahoma Watch April 14, 2021 The Oklahoma County Detention Center. (Courtesy photo/Oklahoma Watch) When U.S. Department of Justice investigators inspected the Oklahoma County Detention Center in April 2007, they discovered that severe overcrowding was causing significant harm to detainees. “Throughout the facility, we found detainees sleeping on the floor and three or four detainees locked into two-man cells,” ...

Oklahoma Watch When U.S. Department of Justice investigators inspected the Oklahoma County Detention Center in April 2007, they discovered that severe overcrowding was causing significant harm to detainees.  “Throughout the facility, we found detainees sleeping on the floor and three or four detainees locked into two-man cells,” investigators wrote in a 2008 report that found conditions inside the facility did not meet constitutional standards. “The detainees spend nearly 24 hours ...