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Benner Family Attorney Says OSBI Review is a Step Forward, But Long Overdue

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jul 29, 2026

News on 6

Tulsa County District Attorney Asks OSBI to Look into Seven City Jail Deaths

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jul 29, 2026

Tulsa World

Mayor Orders Closure of Tulsa's Municipal Lockup

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jul 24, 2026

Tulsa World

Tulsa is Shutting Down its City Jail After Frontier Investigation into Deaths

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jul 24, 2026

The Frontier

Family of Man Who Died in Tulsa Jail Plans Lawsuit Against City

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jul 23, 2026

News on 6

Tulsa Police Took Him to the City Jail Instead of a Hospital. He Was Dead Within an Hour.

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jul 23, 2026

The Frontier

Oklahoma City Forced to Pay $750K After Cop Shot Unarmed Black Teen Twice While Imagining He Had a Gun

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Jul 14, 2026

Atlanta Black Star

“She Was Mocked and She Was Tormented” | Family Speaks After Federal Convictions in Garvin County Jail Death

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Jun 19, 2026

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Former OSU Student Awarded $2.5m Settlement by City of Stillwater After Jail Strip Search

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May 6, 2026

News on 6

Former Oklahoma State Student Gets Major Settlement in Jail Strip Search Lawsuit

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
May 5, 2026

Oklahoman

Wrongful Conviction: $26M Later, Why Henry Jamerson Says He’s Still Owed Money

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Apr 30, 2026

KJRH

Judge Orders New Trial in Civil Case of 14-year-old Shot by OKC Officer

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Apr 3, 2026

Oklahoman

Former Tulsa Mayor, Homicide Detective, Call for Accountability From TPD

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 3, 2026

KTUL

Man Wrongfully Convicted of Rape Awarded Over $26 Million from the City of Tulsa

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Dec 10, 2025

Fox News 23

City of Tulsa Agrees to Pay Wrongfully Convicted Man Over $26 Million

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Nov 15, 2025

KRMG

Wrongfully Convicted Tulsa Man’s Journey for Justice Finally Ends

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Nov 14, 2025

KJRH News

Tulsa to Pay $26.25 Million to Man Wrongfully Convicted of Rape After Decades-Long Fight

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Nov 13, 2025

Frontier

Tyner Family Continues Pursuit of Accountability from TCSO

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Oct 29, 2025

KTUL

Tulsa County Reaches $1.9M Settlement Over 2017 Fatal Motorcycle Crash

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Oct 20, 2025

Fox News 23

Jury Awards $1.9 Million in Retrial of Negligence Case Involving Tulsa County Deputy

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Oct 17, 2025

Tulsa World

$1.9M Verdict in Tulsa Teen’s Motorcycle Wreck Involving Deputy

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Oct 14, 2025

KJRH News

DA's Appeal Shot Down After Tulsa Man's Rape Conviction Overturned

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Sep 23, 2025

Tulsa World

Former Teacher Receives $700k Settlement From City of Tulsa After 2020 Arrest at Trump Rally

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Jun 3, 2025

News on 6

The Case of the Destroyed Evidence That Was Never Destroyed

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Apr 16, 2025

Channel 8 News

Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit Claims TPD, DA in Decades-Long Coverup Scheme

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Apr 15, 2025

KJRH News

Bill Would Allow Oklahoma Detention Centers to Waive State Health Inspections

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Apr 8, 2025

The Oklahoman/ The Frontier

Jury to Decide Whether Tulsa Police Dept. Has Systemic Training Failures

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Feb 24, 2025

Channel 2 News

Wagoner County Settles 13.5 Million Lawsuit Over Jail Death of Diabetic Woman

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Sep 28, 2024

City News Tulsa

Wagoner Co. Commissioners Approve Multi-Million Dollar Settlement to Woman’s Family After Her Death in Jail

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Sep 24, 2024

Channel 6 News

Attorneys Cite Horrifying Details from Jail Video in Refiled Lawsuit Over Shannon Hanchett's Death

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Sep 11, 2024

Oklahoma Watch

Sheila Buck Celebrates Acquittal In 2020 Trump Rally Protest Case

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Sep 10, 2024

Channel 6 News

Shannon Hanchett’s Husband Plans to Refile Previously Dismissed Lawsuit Against Cleveland County

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Sep 4, 2024

OU Daily

How a Health Care Company’s Practices Endangered Patients in Jails

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jul 30, 2024

The Marshall Project

This Company Promised to Improve Health Care in Oklahoma Jails. Patients in its Care Have Died.

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jul 30, 2024

The Oklahoman/Frontier

Subpar Care Led to Cleveland County Detainee’s Death, Federal Lawsuit Claims

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 1, 2024

Oklahoma Watch

Why Tulsa County DA Says DNA Evidence Isn't Enough to Overturn Man's Rape Conviction

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Dec 30, 2023

The Oklahoman

Pottawatomie County Jail Concealed Deaths of Detainees in Need of Mental Health Care

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Sep 6, 2023

The Oklahoman/Oklahoma Watch

Jury Awards Family $33 Million After Man Dies in Ottawa County Jail

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Aug 31, 2023

Channel 4 News

$82 Million For Detainee Death in Oklahoma Jail is “Largest Civil Rights Death Claim in U.S. History”

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Aug 15, 2023

Prison Legal News

Case Against Ottawa County Over Death of Terral Ellis Set to Begin

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Aug 11, 2023

News Channel 8

It’s Still Unreal…Family Will Receive Historic $82M Settlement

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Mar 10, 2023

Atlanta Black Star

Attorney Wins Historic $82 Million Verdict in Tulsa County Inmate Death Lawsuit

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Feb 27, 2023

News Channel 8

‘The Largest Standing Civil Rights Death Claim Verdict in US History,’ $86 Million

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Feb 24, 2023

Fox News 23

An Oklahoma County Jail Inmate Called Twice for Help for His Dying Cellmate. Nobody Came

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Feb 6, 2023

The Oklahoman

Man Files Federal Lawsuit Against City of Tulsa Over Alleged Wrongful Rape Arrest

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Dec 15, 2022

Fox 23

City of Tulsa Sued Over Multiple 2020 Officer Involved Shootings

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Nov 30, 2022

Fox 23

City of Tulsa Sued Over Multiple Officer-Involved Shootings

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Aug 26, 2022

Fox 23

Kentucky Prison Officials Said He Died of Self-Inflicted Injuries, An Autopsy Said

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May 31, 2022

Atlanta Black Star

What Legal Fallout Will Come From Sexual Incident on School Bus?

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Oct 2, 2021

News Channel 8

Tahlequah Officers Involved in Fatal Shooting Face Civil Rights Suits After Appeals Court Reverse Qualified Immunity Decision

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Dec 4, 2020

The Oklahoman

62-Year-Old Sheila Buck Speaks Out After Arrested While Praying, Wearing 'I Can't Breathe' Shirt Outside Tulsa Trump Rally

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Jun 22, 2020

ABC 7 San Francisco

Video Appears to Show Oklahoma Jail Staff Ignoring Pleas from Dying Inmate

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Feb 10, 2020

CBS News

Video Shows Ottawa County Jail Staff Mocking Dying Oklahoma Inmate Terrall Ellis

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Jan 29, 2020

Washington Post

Lawsuit Claims Oklahoma Man Died After What Happened to Him Inside Jail Walls

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Nov 24, 2019

Fox 23

Tulsa County Jail Faces New Lawsuit After Alleged Rape

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Nov 24, 2019

Fox 23

Oklahoma Lawsuit Over Debtors' Prisons Captures National Attention

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Nov 24, 2019

Fox 23

Family to Get $10 Million After Death of Man Left in Jail Cell With a Broken Neck

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Nov 14, 2019

The New York Times

Motorcyclist beaten by former LeFlore County undersheriff asks for $2 million. Jury awards him $4 million

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Oct 5, 2019

Tulsa World

$3.2 Million Settlement Reached in Carter Co. Jail Death Case

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Aug 22, 2019

The Frontier

Video Shows Police Officer Shooting 14-Year-Old Believed to be Armed with Gun

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May 7, 2019

ABC News

‘I Think it’s a Cap Gun,’ The Police Officer Said. He Opened Fire on an Eighth-Grader Moments Later.

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May 7, 2019

Washington Post

Arkansas man shocked in Oklahoma canal struggles in recovery

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Oct 28, 2018

4029 News

City of Tulsa Pays Female Worker $90,000 to Settle Unequal Pay Claim

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Aug 8, 2018

Tulsa World

Muskogee County Inmates Care for Paralyzed Man as He 'Deteriorated Before... Eyes' of Jail, Medical Staff, According to Lawsuit

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jun 1, 2018

Tulsa World

Lawsuit: Tulsa County Deputies 'Did Nothing' to Prevent Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Man with Knives

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
May 22, 2018

Tulsa World

Estate of Diabetic Man Who Died in Tulsa County Jail Sues County, Health Care Providers

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Apr 18, 2018

Tulsa World

Tulsa County Settles Eric Harris Excessive Force Lawsuit for $6 Million Days After Robert Bates Renews Appeal

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Mar 10, 2018

Tulsa World

Former Tulsa Jail Inmate Sues, Claims an Untreated Staph Infection Site Developed Parasite Eggs

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 8, 2018

Tulsa World

Suit: Oklahoma Sheriffs, Judges Let Company Extort People Over Court Debts

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Feb 7, 2018

Reveal News

Debt Company Makes Sheriffs Rich by Jailing the Poor, Lawsuit Claims

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Nov 9, 2017

Daily Beast

Every Sheriff in Oklahoma Being Sued Over Unpaid Fees Going to Collection

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Nov 6, 2017

Tulsa World

Lawsuit Brewing Over Death of Joshua Barre

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Aug 24, 2017

KTUL

Shooting of Mentally Ill Man in Oklahoma Raises Policing Questions

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jun 17, 2017

The Denver Post

Ex-Volunteer Cop Shoots Man at Gun Show

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Apr 7, 2017

Daily Beast

Tulsa Jail Legal Woes May Burden Taxpayers with Millions More Past $10 Million Elliott Williams Verdict

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 24, 2017

Tulsa World

Jury Awards Millions in Case of Man Left to Die of Broken Neck in Oklahoma Jail

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 22, 2017

The New York Times

Jurors in Jail-Death Lawsuit Told Former Medical Director ‘Stabbed’ Inmates in Neck with Placebos

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 16, 2017

Tulsa World

Video of Elliott Williams’ Final Days in Tulsa Jail ‘Absolutely Disturbing,’ County Commissioner Testifies

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 14, 2017

Tulsa World

Former Oklahoma Sheriff Busted for Bizarre Racial Slur Prior to Black Veteran's Tragic Death in His Jail

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 7, 2017

Raw Story

Black Guards Marked with ‘N’ In the Same Jail Where Black Inmate Died

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 7, 2017

Daily Beast

Shady Sheriff Takes The Stand In Army Vet’s Jail Death

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 3, 2017

Daily Beast

Ex-Sheriff Stanley Glanz Testifies Inmate Elliott Williams Was ‘Acting Up,’ So Mental Exam Was Skipped

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 2, 2017

Tulsa World

An Oklahoma Horror Story

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jan 23, 2017

The Marshall Project

Former Oklahoma Sheriff Will Not Face More Charges in Eric Harris Shooting

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Dec 30, 2016

Chicago Tribune

Attorney: GoFundMe Money Has Still Not Been Provided to Terence Crutcher Estate

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Nov 25, 2016

Tulsa World

Judge Says All GoFundMe Money Raised Must Be Put in Terence Crutcher’s Estate; Common-Law Marriage Arguments Continue

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Oct 27, 2016

Tulsa World

Attorney For Crutcher's Widow Wants To See Shelby's Dash Cam Footage, If It Exists

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Sep 27, 2016

KGOU

Cops Taunted Black Veteran as He Died

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Aug 9, 2016

Daily Beast

Oklahoma Cop Killed Mentally Ill Man in Cold Blood

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Jun 15, 2016

Daily Beast

Jury Rules in Favor of Plaintiff in Tulsa Jail Sexual Assault Case, Recommends $25,000 in Damages

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Mar 3, 2016

Tulsa World

Manslaughter Charges For Tulsa’s Killer Cop

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Feb 11, 2016

Daily Beast

Judge Caputo Recuses Himself from Robert Bates Trial

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Oct 30, 2015

News Channel 8

Oklahoma Sheriff to Step Down After Indictment in Fatal Police Shooting

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Oct 1, 2015

Washington Post

Lawyer: Tulsa County Sheriff to Resign After Indictments Handed Down

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Sep 30, 2015

CBS News

Tulsa Sheriff to Resign Over Killing by Deputy

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Sep 30, 2015

New York Times

Lawsuit Raises Questions About Jail Inmate Treatment, Medical Records

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
May 6, 2015

News Channel 8

Federal Inquiry Launched into the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office

Oklahoma Civil Rights Lawyers
Apr 24, 2015

CBS News

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