Oklahoma County Detention Center Watch Page

09/01/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/15Xh5rAqLM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

The Oklahoma County Detention Center says a 42-year-old inmate died after a unspecified medical incident on Wednesday morning.

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-suicide/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.