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Lawsuit alleges jail inmates in Oklahoma receive no treatment for mental illness

A class-action lawsuit accuses Oklahoma of failing to treat jail inmates with mental illness, leaving them to languish behind bars

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I killed to survive domestic violence Why am I in prison?

In almost every state in the U.S., it is unusual for courts to consider the abuse a survivor has suffered in sentencing. That has to change.

United statesNew yorkSandy hooperLeslie briggsToni hasenbeckKim kardashianApril wilkensColleen mccartyContact the national domestic violence hotlineOklahoma appleseed centerOklahoma survivor justice coalitionMabel bassett correctional centerJasper coltDomestic violence survivors justice actNational domestic violence hotline

Legal group files class action lawsuit against state agency on behalf of people with mental illness languishing in Oklahoma jails without trial or treatment

Tulsa, Oklahoma – The Tulsa law firm Frederic Dorwart, Lawyers PLLC (“FDL”) and the Oklahoma Disability Law Center filed a civil rights class action lawsuit Wednesday (March 1) in federal

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State faces lawsuit over inmate mental competency claims

OKLAHOMA CITY — Disability rights advocates sued the state’s mental health agency Wednesday alleging it is not providing timely court-ordered competency restoration services to “scores” of inmates in county jails.

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Oklahoma bill could help imprisoned domestic violence victims

An Oklahoma House committee advanced a bill that could help women who were victims of domestic abuse but were incarcerated for killing their abuser.

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