‘I was chained up’: How court debt forgiveness gave one Oklahoman a new life
by Maddy Keyes, The Frontier October 28, 2026 A drop of molten plastic landed on Ernesto Akothe’s back as he slept. He was inside a tent in a wooded area in Harrah with his girlfriend lying beside him. The couple had been without permanent housing for more than 10 years, sleeping in a car or…

