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Oklahoma Department of Corrections to Purchase Lawton Correctional Facility

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Oklahoma Department of Corrections to Purchase Lawton Correctional Facility

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is planning to purchase the Lawton Correction Facility and take over operations by July 25. According to ODOC, the department has entered into an agreement to purchase the facility from the GEO Group. LOCAL NEWS: New affordable housing development under construction in downtown OKC “We look forward to bringing our high-quality operations, processes and compassionate environment t…See the Story

Lawton man found not guilty of robbery

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Lawton man found not guilty of robbery

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LAWTON, OK — On Friday, a Comanche County jury found a Lawton man not guilty of robbing his ex-girlfriend.Read Article

Jury recommends 25 years for lewd acts

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Jury recommends 25 years for lewd acts

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LAWTON, OK — A Comanche County jury found a Lawton man guilty of inappropriately touching a 4 year old girl.Read Article

ODOC to purchase Lawton Correctional Facility, last privately operated prison

ODOC to purchase Lawton Correctional Facility, take over operations July 25OKLAHOMA CITY (June 5th) – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has officially entered an agreement to purchase the Lawton Correctional Facility from The GEO Group. ODOC will assume operational control on July 25, a major milestone in strengthening the agency’s transformative presence.This transition brings the State of Oklahoma one step closer to a fully unified correc…Lawton, Oklahoma · Lawton Read Article

Aptly Named Lawton Woman Arrested Following Bitter Beer Dispute... - The Lost Ogle

Word to the wise — if you owe MaryAnne Roughface a beer, you better pay her back… or face the consequences.” No, that’s not the teaser to a sequel for the Garbage Pail Kids Movie, nor is it the plot to a alcohol-fueled parody of Kill Bill — those are real-life words being uttered right […]Lawton, Oklahoma · Lawton Read Article

Lawton looks at new rules to control panhandling

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LAWTON, OK — City of Lawton attorneys and administrators are working on additional guidelines to control panhandling in the city.Lawton, Oklahoma · Lawton Read Article

Parenting with patience at the park

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LAWTON, OK — Patience was the key word for a weather-perfect Friday, as parents and their children walked and played at Elmer Thomas Park.Parents and their young ones gathered at the park for a day of sunshine, fishing, splashing and…Lawton, Oklahoma · Lawton Read Article

Cameron University - Graduate Assistant, Men's Tennis

POSTED JOB TITLE: Graduate Assistant, Men’s Tennis – Athletics JOB DESCRIPTION: Cameron University’s Men’s Tennis Program is looking for a Graduate Assistant Coach who wants to join a professionally run NCAA Division II athletic program. Duties include, but are not limited to: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: SALARY RANGE: $1,000/semester + tuition (up to nine semester hours for four semesters) and […] The post Cameron University – Graduate Assistant, …Tennis · Lawton Read Article

OKLAHOMA WATCH: Oklahoma’s pending purchase of Lawton prison brings hope of reduced violence

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Felecia Jackson had mixed emotions when she received news that her husband, Eric Jackson, would be transferred from the James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena to a sprawling private prison in Lawton.Lawton, Oklahoma · Lawton Read Article

Oklahoma House committee greenlights purchase of Lawton private prison, pledges no job cuts

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Legislative budget committees on Monday voted to move forward with spending $312 million to purchase a private prison in Lawton that the state uses to house about 2,300 inmates.Lawton, Oklahoma · Lawton Read Article

State Lawmakers Start Approving Items for New $12.5 Billion Budget

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Lawmakers have started the process to vote on each item in the fiscal year 2026 state budget. Governor Kevin Stitt and House and Senate leaders announced the $12.59 billion budget last week. In the House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget, lawmakers voted to move forward with using $312 million in taxpayer dollars to buy the state’s only privately-run prison, the Lawton Correctional Facility. Representative Trey …Humane Society · Lawton See the Story

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