Oklahoma DHS and The Oklahoma Swamp - JJ Humphrey

JJ Humphrey has tried for months to procure an OSBI investigation of Oklahoma DHS. He has been thwarted at every turn by Oklahoma's elected officials including Governor Stitt and AG Drummond.

In this video clip of the live video from 11.8.24, Humphrey talks about how Oklahoma's very own SWAMP can prevent transparency and become a protectionist racket.

Inexplicably, Governor Kevin Stitt appointed the former head of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, Jeffrey Cartmell to the head of DHS after the departure of Deborah Shropshire who served less than two years in the position.

Under Cartmell's leadership, the Tulsa County Family Center for Juvenile Justice was raided by federal agents in July of this year due to extensive allegations of abuse and neglect. According to Public Radio Tulsa the center was placed on probation and was previously on probation in 2023, "though it's unclear why the status was lifted."

Why would Oklahoma not want to protect children, but instead, protect the SWAMP that appears to be allowing them to be injured?

OK DHS Is Harming Kids But No One Will Investigate - OK Rep. JJ Humphrey

Oklahoma Representative Justin "JJ" Humphrey has been a tireless advocate of families harmed by Oklahoma's DHS system. For years, whistleblowers and families have come forward to tell JJ about the problems they've had with the agency and how their families have been harmed by the policies, programs and individuals within this state agency. September 25th of this year, the House Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections - which Humphrey chairs - sent a letter signed by a majority of the committee, to the OSBI asking them to investigate the agency. Since that time, there has been no investigation started. Governor Stitt has not requested an investigation, nor has AG Drummond and yet Humphrey has continually been given the run-around by every state agency falling all over itself to seemingly prevent an investigation from occurring. Humphrey discusses his attempts and why he thinks they are being refused.