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View this email in your browser THIS WEEK AT THE FRONTIER Have ideas for other stories you'd like to see in The Frontier or want to give us feedback? Please email us. Your financial support for our investigative journalism is now tax deductible. To become a Friend of The Frontier, click here. This newsletter is edited by Brianna Bailey. Contact her at brianna@readfrontier.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  How Oklahoma laws meant to protect children can fail mothers The law known as “enabling child abuse” has been criticized for its unfair sentencing — advocates for criminal justice reform say that women bear the brunt of the punishment while men walk away with lesser sentences. Oversight agency cites 21 policy violations at state juvenile facility following teen’s death Investigators found bullying, a lack of supervision and inappropriate sexual contact between a teenager who later committed suicide and a juvenile center worker  Non-lawyers represented Tulsa County in dozens of criminal cases, report states The Tulsa County DA's Office used employees who were not authorized to practice law to prosecute dozens of misdemeanor cases between November 2017 and November 2018. Segregation and working-class struggle part of Elizabeth Warren’s Oklahoma upbringing Now a multicultural high school of nearly 1,400 students, Northwest Classen of the 1960’s was seen as a haven for white families looking to escape neighborhoods undergoing desegregation efforts.  AG: Oklahoma prepared to ‘aggressively’ defend death penalty in upcoming federal court challenge AG Mike Hunter told about two dozen district attorneys on Thursday he is prepared to fight federal court challenges to the death penalty. Bill to overhaul state government employment could emerge next week, says state employee union head Oklahoma Public Employees Association representatives have been hammering out a deal to move to a mostly unclassified employment system. Copyright © 2019 The Frontier, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive our weekly newsletter. Our mailing address is: The Frontier 302 Reconciliation Way Tulsa, OK, 74120 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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