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| OK DOC Cutting Beds, Costs |
| By tradingmarkets.com |
| Published: 08/09/2010 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- In a cost-cutting move, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections is eliminating some of its community-level beds in Tulsa. The agency has canceled a contract with Avalon Correctional Services for beds to house offenders put on public works crews in Tulsa, department Director Justin Jones said. The offenders are being moved to other facilities. Avalon President Brian Costello said the contract involves about 75 offenders. With those beds empty, the company will have trouble keeping its building open, he said. "We are exploring some options to try to find a different population to go in there. It doesn't look promising," Costello said. Read More. |
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