KOKH-TV is a television station in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,United States,affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside independent station KOCB. The two stations share studios and transmitter facilities on East Wilshire Boulevard and 78th Street on the city's northeast side.
The Oklahoma State Penitentiary,nicknamed "Big Mac",is a prison of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections located in McAlester,Oklahoma,on 1,556 acres (6.30 km2). Opened in 1908 with 50 inmates in makeshift facilities,today the prison holds more than 750 male offenders,the vast majority of which are maximum-security inmates. They also hold many death row prisoners.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is the parole board of the state of Oklahoma. The board was created by an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution in 1944. The Board has the authority to empower the Governor of Oklahoma to grant pardons,paroles,and commutations to people convicted of offenses against the state of Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. DOC is responsible for the administration of the state prison system. It has its headquarters in Oklahoma City,across the street from the headquarters of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. The Board of Corrections are appointees:five members are appointed by the Governor;two members are appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;and two members are appointed by the Speaker of the house of Representatives. The board is responsible for setting the policies of the Department,approving the annual budget request,and working with the Director of Corrections on material matters of the agency. T. Hastings Siegfried is the current chairman of the board. The director,who serves at the pleasure of the governor,is the chief executive of the department. The current director of Corrections is Steven Harpe,who was appointed in October 2022.
The Oklahoma District Attorneys Council is an agency of the state of Oklahoma that provides professional organization for the education,training and coordination of technical efforts of all Oklahoma state prosecutors and to maintain and improve prosecutor efficiency and effectiveness in enforcing the laws of the state. The Council distinguishes itself from the District Attorneys Association,a private organization,in order to lobby the legislature,though it is composed of the same members.
Joshua Chad Brecheen is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who has served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 6th district in the Oklahoma Senate from 2010 to 2018. He is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation.
Rob Standridge is an American business owner and politician currently representing District 15 in the Oklahoma Senate since his election in 2012.
Charles Adelbert McCall III is an American politician who currently serves as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,he represents the 22nd House District,which is located in southeastern Oklahoma. He is known as the longest reigning Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Justin J. J. Humphrey is an American politician who has served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 19th district,which covers parts of the counties of Choctaw,Pushmataha,Atoka,and Bryan. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected in the 2016 election and sworn in on November 16,2016.
Greg Treat is an American Republican politician from Oklahoma and the current President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. He represents district 47,which includes parts of Oklahoma City,Edmond,Deer Creek,and Bethany. He has served in the Senate since 2011.
George E. Young Sr. is an American pastor and politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 48th district as a member of the Democratic Party since 2019. Prior to his tenure in the state senate he served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 99th district between 2015 and 2019.
Stephanie Irene Bice is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district since 2021. She is the first Iranian American to be elected to Congress. A member of the Republican Party,Bice previously represented the 22nd district in the Oklahoma Senate from 2014 to 2020.
Julie Daniels is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 29th district since 2016.
Kevin McDugle is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 12th district since 2016. He has appeared on Dr. Phil.
Ayshia K. M. Pittman is a Seminole-American politician who currently serves as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 99th district as a member of the Democratic Party. She is the third Seminole to serve in the Oklahoma Legislature.
Robert Manger is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 101st district since 2018. His current term ends on November 20,2024.
Incarceration in Oklahoma is how inmates are rehabilitated and reformed. Incarceration in Oklahoma includes state prisons and county and city jails. Oklahoma has the second highest state incarceration rate in the United States. Oklahoma is the second in women's incarceration in the United States. After becoming a state in 1907,the first prisons were opened and reform began.
Warren Hamilton is an American politician and retired military officer serving as a member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 7th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 5,2021.
Kevin West is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 54th district. Elected in November 2016,he first assumed office on January 9,2017.
John George is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma House of Representatives member from the 36th district since November 16,2022.
