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| County looks to ease jail crowds |
| By The Oklahoman |
| Published: 08/06/2008 |
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OKLAHOMA - The fallout from a scathing Justice Department report released Monday about conditions at the Oklahoma County jail points to one overriding problem — overcrowding. The responsibility for the jail lies primarily with Sheriff John Whetsel, but overcrowding is not a new problem, and it's not one that can be solved by Whetsel alone, community leaders said Tuesday. Oklahoma County Public Defender Bob Ravitz said since the jail was built in 1991, it has been common practice to put two and three inmates into cells initially built for one. "You can't take a facility that was built for 1,200 people and double-bunk these people and all of the sudden have 2,800 people,” Ravitz said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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