Stephens County OK Jail Watch Page

21/04/2024

We are looking for information on a detention officer who is reportedly “terrorizing inmates.” Anonymous individuals are looking to file formal complaints. His name is believed to be Nick. We need a last name for the formal complaints. He reportedly has a “large scar on his nose from a dog attack when he was a child, and is currently in his 30s.” Please message the page if you have had a negative experience with this individual and/or know his last name. Do not post his last name publicly.

18/12/2023

https://oklahomawatch.org/2023/12/15/these-oklahomans-needed-mental-health-care-instead-they-died-in-jail/

Untreated mental health and substance abuse conditions killed 28 people detained in Oklahoma jails last year with no consequences to those responsible for their care, an Oklahoma Watch investigation revealed.

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.

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 ...

09/01/2023

We are receiving disturbing whistleblower reports regarding this facility and the healthcare at this facility. We will be grandually releasing that information. If you have a report, anonymous or otherwise, please message the page.

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]

18/11/2022

Thank you to the tireless efforts of Joy Turner and the Oklahoma Disability Law Center.

The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation into the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD).

24/05/2022

The Incorrection Documentary film crew will be filming in Oklahoma City at the May 28th, at 1pm. If you have information regarding the death, torture, or neglect at ANY jail in Oklahoma, please let us know. Please bring any supporting documentation and a photo.

30/04/2022

The interview with the ACLU today was eye opening. In every interview filming the documentary series Incorrection, I have learned something new. Oklahoma is actively destroying lives and calling it success. It’s time that we take a good long look at what is happening in Oklahoma.

19/12/2021

The Chicago City Council approved a settlement on Wednesday for Anjanette Young, a medical social worker who was forced to stand naked in front of a dozen police officers in 2019.

12/12/2021

This page was created due to numerous reports of death, torture and neglect in the Stephens County Jail. If you have information or have been a victim, please message the page. You can remain anonymous.

03/12/2021

This page has been created due to receiving disturbing reports from staff and detainees of death, torture and neglect in the Stephen’s County Jail. If you have information you would like to share, please message the page or post in the comments.