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By: News On 6 OSAGE COUNTY, Oklahoma - UPDATE (7:13 p.m., July 3, 2021): The Osage County Sheriff's Office said Saturday that it has located a person of interest in Hominy. The person is now in the sheriff's office custody. Below is the original story. ------------------------------------------- The Osage County Sheriff's Office is looking for help to find a man wanted for questioning. Deputies said the person was last seen running east from State Hightway 99 north of the Dick Conner's Correctional Center in Hominy. He is described as a male wearing all black clothing. He is tall and skinny,...

As bone-chilling conditions persist, some prisons lose heat By: Keaton Ross Oklahoma Watch February 17, 2021 Inmates gather in a common area outside of their cells at Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington. (File photo by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch) As record cold and snow expands across the state, some Oklahoma prisoners say they’re freezing inside their housing unit. Cynthia Schmitt’s son, a 26-year-old housed at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, has complained about cold temperatures for the past week. Because he’s a new inmate, Schmitt said her son ha...

Whitney Bryen / Oklahoma Watch As record cold and snow expands across the state, some Oklahoma prisoners say they’re freezing inside their housing unit.  Cynthia Schmitt’s son, a 26-year-old housed at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, has complained about cold temperatures for the past week. Because he’s a new inmate, Schmitt said her son hasn’t been able to purchase warmer clothing from the prison commissary and is relying on state-issued blankets to keep warm.  “Every night I go to bed, warm and comfortable, and I think about my child in there,” she said. Cor...