Capt. Kory Conley speaks with an inmate at Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington. (Courtesy Oklahoma Department of Corrections)
May 22, 2026
Capt. Kory Conley speaks with an inmate at Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington. (Courtesy Oklahoma Department of Corrections)
Every year, flags are planted on the south lawn of the capitol to represent domestic violence victims who were murdered. In 2020, 61 Oklahomans died at the hands of their domestic abuser. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch
More Oklahomans went without health coverage in the most recent year compared with the year before. New numbers released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 548,000 Oklahoma residents lacked insurance in 2018 – an increase of 3,000 since 2017.
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