Matt Patterson

22 hours ago | nondoc.com | Matt Patterson

On Friday, members of the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority voted unanimously to embark on a performance review process to assess the body’s long-term viability and effectiveness amid calls for it to disband and return day-to-day jail management duties to the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office.

3 days ago | nondoc.com | Matt Patterson

During oral arguments held Tuesday, attorneys for the Oklahoma Republican Party argued to the Oklahoma Supreme Court that a proposed initiative petition is unconstitutional because it forces political parties to support candidates they may not normally support. In contrast, the petition’s proponents told justices there is precedent to do just that based on past rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court.

2 weeks ago | nondoc.com | Matt Patterson

Former Oklahoma County District Court Judge Aletia Timmons won the special election for House District 97 on Tuesday night, defeating JeKia Harrison to fill the remainder of former Rep. Jason Lowe’s term. Timmons picked up 59.07 percent of the vote. Harrison, currently a legislative assistant in the House, finished with 40.93 after all 17 precincts had reported. Both Timmons and Harrison are Democrats, and no other candidate filed for the special election in HD 97.

2 weeks ago | nondoc.com | Matt Patterson

Richard Glossip has faced nine execution dates since his murder conviction 27 years ago and eaten his “last” meal three times. Now, after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated his conviction and sent the case back to Oklahoma County for a new trial, Glossip appears set to be prosecuted once again. This time, however, prosecutors say he will not face the death penalty if convicted.

3 weeks ago | nondoc.com | Matt Patterson

While outlining their respective paths to becoming candidates for the open House District 97 special election, JeKia Harrison and Aletia Timmons differed on state intervention into the Oklahoma County Jail funding crisis and on a bill that would promote more transparency on why development projects are rejected by municipal governing boards during a debate Tuesday night hosted by NonDoc and News 9 at Metro Tech.