Oklahoma County Detention Center Watch Page

25/08/2023

https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/jury-awards-33-million-to-the-family-of-a-man-who-died-in-an-oklahoma-jail-as-staff-mocked-him/

Jail staff admitted in trial testimony that they knew Terral Ellis, a 26-year old father, was in pain but did nothing to help him even as he screamed for help.

31/07/2023

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2023/02/06/new-lawsuit-over-oklahoma-county-jail-involves-troubling-2021-inmate-su***de/69872102007/

The new lawsuit and others over the Oklahoma County jail could result in jury verdicts or settlements totaling millions of dollars.

28/07/2023

https://kfor.com/news/local/national-reporting-shines-spotlight-on-oklahoma-county-jail-trust/

Last weekend’s extra edition of USA Today’s paper featured six pages on the Oklahoma County Jail called “Broken Trust.”

28/07/2023

"Conditions grew so bad the U.S. Department of Justice, after cataloging an extensive list of civil rights violations, characterized the facility as a largely unsupervised tower of chaos and violence."

Oklahoma is once again in the national news for how they treat their own citizens...

22/07/2023

https://kfor.com/news/local/investigation-begins-after-alleged-head-stomp-by-officer-at-oklahoma-county-jail?utm_source=kfor_app&utm_medium=social&utm_content=share-link

An investigation into Excessive Use of Force has been called for at the Oklahoma County Jail after an officer is caught on camera allegedly stomping on the head of an inmate Tuesday.

19/07/2023

THE DOJ WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU! (Please share far and wide)

The United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division is conducting an investigation of Oklahoma’s behavioral health service system and Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City Police Department’s response to behavioral health disabilities.

This investigation is examining whether people with behavioral health disabilities in Oklahoma receive services they need in the community to avoid unnecessary hospital stays and police contact;

The interactions between people with behavioral health disabilities and OKCPD;

Oklahoma City’s systems for responding to behavioral health disabilities, including through the 911 Call Center and OKCPD.

We want to hear from you about your experience.

Email:
[email protected]

Phone:
(202) 598-1409

25/04/2023

And the deaths keep coming…

https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-county-detention-center-inmate-death-courtenay-doyle/43671117

https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-county-detention-center-detainee-death-overnight/43677868

https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-county-detention-center-inmate-death-hospital-amber-owens/43688374

An Oklahoma County Detention Center inmate died Monday while at a local hospital, according to jail officials.

28/03/2023

Who are the real criminals? Murder, r**e, and gang members running the jail? Wow.
https://www.news9.com/story/641e14eb0b80e12344db9937/deadliest-jail-in-america:-criminal-reform-group-calls-for-indictments-after-grand-jury-report?fbclid=IwAR26mtyh23YVAfSrjEYlgIQMfWutfezan4AamcdlX7Kwl9BSXBjrLrBFyJ4&mibextid=tejx2t

One day after a multi-county grand jury released a scathing review of conditions at the Oklahoma County Detention Center, a local group is calling for additional actions.

07/02/2023

There should be (and probably will be) dozens of lawsuits just like this one.

03/02/2023

This is outrageous. This kid was stopped for walking his bike on the wrong side of the road. Days later he is dead in Oklahoma County Detention Center. This is what his so called crime looked like…

Body worn camera video from arrest of Isiah Mitchell on January 27, 2023. Mitchell was initially stopped by the arresting officer for riding his bicycle on t...

31/01/2023

The People's Council for Justice met to remember those lost inside the Oklahoma County Detention Center on Saturday.

31/01/2023

Another suspicious “su***de” at detention center. Detainees say he begged for a nurse for hours and was ignored. Wake up Oklahoma!
He was a kid in jail due to a bicycle law.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-booked-on-misdemeanor-charges-dies-in-oklahoma-county-detention-center/ar-AA16UDLL?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3a0c64a3a2f64acda7ed5b9480179960&fbclid=IwAR06kGVpn5I82Eqid2xQvX-E_s6oKq98EopwfHGpDZBl-Ig4El8dWECwPgU

A man died inside the Oklahoma County Detention Center early Monday morning.Jail officials say Isiah Mitchell attempted su***de inside his cell around midnight.

29/01/2023

https://www.aclu.org/news/prisoners-rights/arizona-violated-the-rights-of-incarcerated-people-for-more-than-a-decade-that-will-finally-end

A judge is holding Arizona accountable after hearing from our incarcerated clients about the abuse they endured in custody.

21/01/2023

Enough waiting and watching. It’s been 10 years…

Violence, overcrowding, and squalor.

16/01/2023

www.theIncorrection.com

"My son was given a parole violation by a judge for smoking medical ma*****na for his PTSD. He was arrested on September 3rd. He's a type 1 diabetic. He was not given insulin. 5 days later he was admitted to ICU in a irreversible coma. He had thousand level blood sugar, internal bleeding, sepsis, an...

12/01/2023

Why we post anonymous reports:

For decades there has been an ongoing systematic effort to suppress transparancy. That lack of transparency has allowed human and civil rights abuses to go unchecked. Reported efforts to suppress information include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Whistleblower retaliation, loss of job, stonewalling careers
2. False arrest
3. Planting of evidence
4. Targeting family members
5. Racking up charges
6. Prolonged sentences
7. Severe physical abuse carried out in a variety of ways
8. Ignoring of open records requests for years, or permanently
9. Intentionally poor record keeping
10. False public statements by jail and local government leadership, and/or their staff
11. Death threats
12. Falsification of records including logs and reports
13. Turning off of surveillance cameras
14. Smear campaigns
15. Posting personal information of the reporter online
16. Demanding detainee’s personal physicians block critical medical information from parents and legal guardians
17. Silencing also occurs via laws created to protect local government, jail leadership, and staff
18. Statute of limitations and reporting technicalities that make it impossible for detainees to file lawsuits after their criminal cases are resolved (a technique used to ensure reporters remain silent to avoid long sentences or other types of retaliation.)

These methods of intimidation, falsification, and suppression are intentional. For this reason, we protect whistleblowers and citizen reporters who wish to remain anonymous. All reports are posted “as reported” with the exception of the occasional spelling correction.

Comments, and reports from citizens are not necessarily the opinion of the page or individuals involved in the making of the Incorrection Documentary Series.

10/01/2023

Just dropped, the INCORRECTION docuseries sneak peek.

Shaken by the near-death experience of her nephew Sam, who was detained in solitary confinement nearly 8 months during a mental health crisis, Beverly Perry ...

01/01/2023

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/local/2022/12/05/major-jail-events-and-occurrences-under-greg-williams-command/69692090007/?fbclid=IwAR0Y9NkL0fe9ziePJmDOUcVzkG7zC6F7YUy1LlCvaXXqsXSgvN9RM11z4Gk&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

In the three years Williams served as the OK County jail administrator, there have been 35 inmate deaths and a hostage situation.

23/12/2022

16 deaths this year. Luis Gonzalez punched his brother in the ear during an argument and received a death sentence in the county jail.

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/12/22/oklahoma-county-jail-has-16th-inmate-death-of-2022-luis-alberto-gonzalez-greg-williams-stepping-down/69751516007/

17/12/2022

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Department of Justice is investigating the handling of individuals who struggle with mental health in Oklahoma. They are specifically investigating improper treatment and neglect of those with mental health issues in Oklahoma jails and detention centers. If you have been abused, neglected, tortured, withheld water, withheld food, withheld showers, withheld clothing, withheld appropriate medical care or given inappropriate medical care, placed in solitary confinement for an extended period, forced into extreme hot or cold showers, denied recreation, forced to drink from toilets, drugged against your will or your medication was withheld, or psychiatric care withheld, or if your attorney was told that you did not want to see them, if your cash and belongings were not returned, or if the administration blatantly lied about your condition or wishes in any jail or detention center in Oklahoma, EMAIL [email protected]

03/12/2022

A former Oklahoma County Detention Center inmate was incarcerated for five days, and in that short amount of time, she said she suffered second and third degree facial burns.

03/12/2022

We need your help Oklahoma County. The United States Department of Justice wants to hear from you. They want to hear your truths about our county jail. The email to send your story to is [email protected]