An Oklahoma prisoner reported sexual harassment. She says the DOC did little to help
Five former Department of Corrections employees said sexual abuse is prevalent, and the agency turns a blind eye to ...
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Death row inmate used final words to share message to surviving victims
Just before Oklahoma death row inmate Wendell Arden Grissom was put to death, he used his last words to issue a message to ...
Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials crack down on contraband smuggling operation
Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections say they’ve cracked down on a contraband smuggling operation in one of ...
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Lethal injection: Oklahoma executes man who murdered woman during home invasion, robbery
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said Wendell Grissom, 56, was declared dead by lethal injection at 10:13 a.m. Authorities said he ate his last meal -- a medium-thick crust pizza topped with ...
Woman and inmate charged with smuggling contraband into Oklahoma correctional facility
Two people were charged in a contraband smuggling operation at the Northeast Oklahoma Community Corrections Center.
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Oklahoma executes first prisoner of 2025
Grissom, 56, was sentenced to death for shooting Matthews during a home invasion near Watonga. Grissom broke into Dreu Kopf’s ...
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Oklahoma executes Wendell Grissom in woman's 2005 murder: 'I consider this a mercy'
a spokesperson for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections told USA TODAY West also said six members of Grissom's family witnessed the execution on Thursday morning, alongside 26 members of the ...
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Oklahoma execution provides victims with 'piece of justice'
Oklahoma executed Wendell Grissom Thursday, the first execution in the state in 2025. Grissom, 57, was given a lethal ...