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Five members of the Pottawatomie County Public Safety Center Trust discussed Bobby Thompson’s annual review behind closed doors. They then gave him a raise.

Seven detainees had medical and mental health or substance use complications requiring care. None of them survived. The jail has defied court orders to produce those records, an investigation found.

SHAWNEE, Okla. — Pottawatomie County jail officials apparently defied state laws and a judge’s order when they concealed information on the deaths of seven vulnerable detainees.

The circumstances that brought 4 women and 3 men to the Pottawatomie County Jail were different. But their outcomes were the same.

The circumstances that brought 4 women and 3 men to the Pottawatomie County Jail were different. But their outcomes were the same.

SHAWNEE, Okla. — Pottawatomie County jail officials apparently defied state laws and a judge’s order when they concealed information on the deaths of seven vulnerable detainees.

State jail inspectors found hundreds of violations in 2022, ranging from faulty smoke detection systems to raw sewage leaks.

A state health department inspector found a man lying in soiled clothing during an unannounced examination of the Kiowa County Jail in early September.

State jail inspectors found hundreds of violations in 2022, ranging from faulty smoke detection systems to raw sewage leaks.

A state health department inspector found a man lying in soiled clothing during an unannounced examination of the Kiowa County Jail in early September.