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OKLAHOMA CITY — Three prison staff members at Lawton Correction Facility were terminated as part of an ongoing internal investigation into the murder of an inmate.
Oklahoma prisoner advocate Emily Shelton awoke to her phone buzzing about 7 a.m. on Oct. 26.
Oklahoma’s reliance on private, for-profit prisons appears to be coming to an end — and that’s a good thing.
Change is coming to a southeast Oklahoma private prison plagued with violence and staffing shortages, but advocates for corrections staff and prisoners say further efforts are needed to improve conditions.
Change is coming to a southeast Oklahoma private prison plagued with violence and staffing shortages, but advocates for corrections staff and prisoners say further efforts are needed to improve conditions.