View this email in your browser Two Oklahoma jails are submitting DNA from recent arrestees to the OSBI; As many as 17 more expected to join them County jails in Oklahoma County and Woods County have sent DNA samples from new arrestees to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the result of a controversial law passed in 2016 that only just got off the ground late last year. Local investigative journalism needs your support. Donate Copyright © 2018 The Frontier, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for news updates from The Frontier. Our mailing address is: The Frontier 302 E Matthew B. Brady Street 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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Illuminating Journalism View this email in your browser Protecting quality journalism is up to all of us. Donate to The Frontier today. Oklahoma finishes 2018 with fourth-most per capita fatal police shootings state had at least 33 fatal officer-involved shootings in 2018, the second-most the state has seen in more than a decade. Police never investigated her case and said her rape kit didn’t exist. 7 years later, they’ve found it. Oklahoma City police told her the kit didn't exist and closed her case. They finally found it just weeks ago. Oklahoma City says it will take action if federal investigation finds recovery program broke any laws Attorneys for the city met this week to discuss the Firstep men’s and women’s recovery program in response to a joint investigation by The Frontier and StateImpact Oklahoma. Oklahoma struggles to keep workloads manageable for child welfare workers In Tulsa County, Just 34 percent of child welfare workers met caseload standards midway through 2018, according to the report. Attacks on police officers would be considered hate crimes under proposed bill The bill would allow someone convicted of a hate crime against an officer to receive a sentence of death or life without parole. 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. ICYMI: The Frontier has new T-shirts Look good and support independent, non-profit journalism in Oklahoma.  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. Copyright © 2018 The Frontier, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to be among the first to join The Frontier. Our mailing address is: The Frontier 36 East Cameron Street Tulsa, OK, 74103 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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View this email in your browser Police never investigated her case and said her rape kit didn’t exist. 7 years later, they’ve found it. Coni knew her rape kit had to be somewhere. She remembered the long, painstaking process of a nurse collecting evidence from her body at a Tulsa hospital in 2011. She recalled a police officer taking the kit from the hospital, and not long after, receiving a $98 bill for the exam. But years later, Oklahoma City Police detectives would tell Coni the kit didn’t exist, and her case had been dismissed for lack of evidence. Local investigative journalism needs your support. Donate Copyright © 2018 The Frontier, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for news updates from The Frontier. Our mailing address is: The Frontier 302 E Matthew B. Brady Street 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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