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The new lawsuit is the second filed this year in Oklahoma County District Court over an inmate's death. Andrew Avelar, 27, of Midwest City, died on Feb. 26, 2022, after being taking to a hospital.
The 2023 McCurtain County, Oklahoma audio recording scandal was a political scandal in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, in which multiple county officials (Sheriff Kevin Clardy, Commissioner Mark Jennings, Investigator Alicia Manning, and Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix) were revealed to have made controversial remarks in an audio recording released in April 2023.
Aletia Timmons, a former assistant district attorney in Oklahoma County, says she has filed eight or nine civil suits against the jail on behalf of former inmates alleging officer-on-inmate violence.
Oklahoma’s attorney general is challenging the Muscogee Nation’s right to prosecute an Okmulgee County jailer accused of assaulting a tribal police officer during a dispute over a jail booking.
On October 21, 2011, about 2100 hours, Owasso Police Officers arrested ELLIOTT EARL WILLIAMS on Obstruction Charges at the Marriott Hotel in Owasso, Oklahoma. On October 22, 2011, about 0100 hours, EARL WILLIAMS was transported to the Tulsa County Jail, David L. Moss. WILLIAMS was placed in a holding cell in the booking area.
This section defends and prosecutes civil matters for the state and its agencies, officers and employees. Litigation on behalf of the state is supported in every county, the Oklahoma Supreme Court, every federal district court in the state, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, the U. S. Supreme Court and in other states and foreign jurisdictions.
According to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Oklahoma has 45% fewer correctional officers now than it did six years ago, and the inmate population decreased 20% during that time.
There are two Courts of Appeal in the U.S. state of Oklahoma: Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals hears appeals in civil cases. Decisions from this court may be further appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. [1] Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals hears appeals in criminal cases.