OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A whistleblower who has claimed there have been sexual assaults and rapes inside Oklahoma’s prisons said she was fired in retaliation. She shared her testimony at a Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee hearing at the State Capitol on Monday.
Dr. Whitney Louis said she reported allegations of wrongdoing by corrections staff only to be accused herself of being a problematic employee. She was then fired.
She said there was a pattern of retaliation for speaking out.
“My kids as me why aren’t you going to work and I have to tell them this is what happens when you stick up for yourself,” said Louis during Monday’s hearing.
She tearfully spoke about being a good example for her children after she stood up for those who have no voice inside the Eddie Warrior Correctional Center in Taft.
The reported the assaults and rapes in 2022.
“I let them know about what the inmates were telling me and what I saw firsthand. I’m supposed to be the safe place for them. It was my duty to be able to report that,” said Louis.
A psychologist in prison systems for 17 years, Louis said shortly after reporting the assaults and the concerning behavior by the warden she was accused of being a problematic employee. That was the reason she filed a whistleblower complaint.
“I filed it so I could have some type of protection because I was telling the truth,” said Louis.
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