@briOKC

Managing editor for @readfrontier. President for @FOIoklahoma. I report on Oklahoma and live here too. 949-439-4855.

 Oklahoma City/Norman, OK
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A sexual assault survivor and state evidence board member is urging lawmakers to establish deadlines for testing rape kits, saying DNA evidence has helped investigators connect cases across the country and internationally. readfrontier.org/stories/okl…

Oklahoma’s rape kit backlog is larger than previously reported. A survivor wants deadlines.

A sexual assault survivor and state evidence board member is urging lawmakers to establish deadlines for testing rape kits, saying DNA evidence has helped investigators connect cases across the...

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Oklahoma’s rape kit backlog is larger than previously reported. A survivor wants deadlines. readfrontier.org/stories/okl…

Oklahoma’s rape kit backlog is larger than previously reported. A survivor wants deadlines.

A sexual assault survivor and state evidence board member is urging lawmakers to establish deadlines for testing rape kits, saying DNA evidence has helped investigators connect cases across the...

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Two candidates. Two visions for Oklahoma’s energy future. Here’s where they disagree on how to regulate the state’s energy industry. readfrontier.org/stories/two…

Two candidates want to shape Oklahoma’s energy future. They disagree on how to regulate it.

Republican Brad Boles and Democrat Rhonda Eastman are competing for a seat on the Corporation Commission, where commissioners oversee oil companies and utilities amid pollution problems and rising...

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Two candidates want to shape Oklahoma’s energy future. They disagree on how to regulate it. readfrontier.org/stories/two…

Two candidates want to shape Oklahoma’s energy future. They disagree on how to regulate it.

Republican Brad Boles and Democrat Rhonda Eastman are competing for a seat on the Corporation Commission, where commissioners oversee oil companies and utilities amid pollution problems and rising...

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Jail funding, missing money and property taxes: Fact-checking Oklahoma County candidates readfrontier.org/stories/jai…

Jail funding, missing money and property taxes: Fact-checking Oklahoma County candidates

Funding concerns are a key issue in Oklahoma County races this year. The Frontier examined candidates’ claims.

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They went to California for free rehab. After detoxing in a mansion, they had no ride home. A great read by @kayla_branch1 readfrontier.org/stories/the…

They went to California for free rehab. After detoxing in a mansion, they had no ride home.

Recruiters promised Oklahomans struggling with addiction free treatment and housing in Southern California. Patients described sparse therapy, relapses and being left without a way home as insurers...

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Five things to know about Oklahoma’s role in immigration detention readfrontier.org/stories/fiv…

Five things to know about Oklahoma’s role in immigration detention

The Frontier examined how state officials helped reopen the Diamondback Correctional Facility, how the Department of Corrections and a private prison company stand to profit, and what detainees and...

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Lindel Fields inherited an Oklahoma education agency in turmoil. He wanted to make it boring again. readfrontier.org/stories/lin…

Lindel Fields inherited an Oklahoma education agency in turmoil. He wanted to make it boring again.

After taking over for Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s interim state superintendent faced low morale, a backlog of records requests and lawsuits, and an agency consumed by controversy. Fields said his goal...

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NonDoc@nondocmediaOct 19
Prepare before you head to the polls! Join us 5:30 p.m. today at the University of Central Oklahoma Liberal Arts Building Lecture Hall for an Oklahoma County candidate forum. Find details and RSVP within. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ nondoc.com/2026/10/13/oklaho…

Oklahoma County conversation: Candidate forum eyes sales tax, jail talk, budget board

To spur Oklahoma County conversation on the serious topics facing communities, NonDoc and Griffin Media set a candidate forum Oct. 19, 2026.

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The Department of Corrections used an exemption in Oklahoma law for deals with private prison operators, which excluded the agency from state competitive bidding requirements, when it contracted with CoreCivic to run an immigrant detention facility in Watonga.
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@readfrontierOct 15
The state Department of Corrections earns millions to monitor operations at the privately run Diamondback Correctional Facility for compliance with ICE standards and to “perform other administrative functions.” But the state won’t release the contract outlining its responsibilities as detainees and attorneys report problems with staffing, medical care and access to lawyers. readfrontier.org/stories/okl…

Oklahoma helped fast-track a massive immigration detention center. Now questions are mounting over...

The state Department of Corrections earns millions to monitor operations at the privately run Diamondback Correctional Facility for compliance with ICE standards and to “perform other administrative...

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The Oklahoma Department of Corrections earns millions to monitor operations at the privately run Diamondback Correctional Facility for compliance with ICE standards. But the state won't answer questions about the deal or its responsibilities. readfrontier.org/stories/okl…

Oklahoma helped fast-track a massive immigration detention center. Now questions are mounting over...

The state Department of Corrections earns millions to monitor operations at the privately run Diamondback Correctional Facility for compliance with ICE standards and to “perform other administrative...

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Here's more about how Oklahoma makes money from immigrant detention readfrontier.org/stories/det…

Detention for Dollars

After sitting idle for over a decade, a for-profit prison in rural Western Oklahoma is now a key hub in the Trump Administration’s plan to carry out the largest mass-deportation effort in U.S....

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These brothers once shared an Oklahoma death row cell. Now they hope to share a home. by @sierrapfeifer readfrontier.org/stories/the…

These brothers once shared an Oklahoma death row cell. Now they hope to share a home.

After serving more than four decades for a 1983 killing, Tony Mann could soon be released from prison. His younger brother, who was also sentenced to death, has spent the past year rebuilding his...

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Tulsa considers independent oversight system for police and other public safety employees readfrontier.org/stories/tul…

Tulsa considers independent oversight system for police and other public safety employees

The proposed office would review investigations involving deadly force, in-custody deaths and other serious incidents across city public safety departments.

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@readfrontierOct 8
This rural Oklahoma town doesn’t want a data center. It may not be able to stop the project. readfrontier.org/stories/thi…

This rural Oklahoma town doesn’t want a data center. It may not be able to stop the project

With the project outside city limits and little county oversight of unincorporated land, officials are considering measures to gain local control.

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Mike Mazzei and Cyndi Munson debated. We checked the facts. readfrontier.org/stories/mik…

Mike Mazzei and Cyndi Munson debated. We checked the facts.

The candidates sparred over education, health care, housing, the Inola smelter and more. Here’s what the facts show.

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The state spent more than $899,000 clearing encampments in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Providers say many people displaced by the sweeps had nowhere to go, and some are back @readfrontier kosu.org/encampment-clearing…

Oklahoma cleared homeless encampments. One year later, some people are back

The state spent more than $899,000 clearing camps in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Providers say many people displaced by the sweeps had nowhere to go.

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Mike Mazzei and Cyndi Munson debated. We checked the facts. readfrontier.org/stories/mik…

Mike Mazzei and Cyndi Munson debated. We checked the facts.

The candidates sparred over education, health care, housing, the Inola smelter and more. Here’s what the facts show.

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As in all of them. Amarillo Globe-News staff laid off amarillotribune.org/2026/10/…

Amarillo Globe-News staff laid off

Amarillo Globe-News faced staff layoffs last week without warning. Read about the implications for local news.

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