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| Overcrowded Tulsa Jail Sues State Department Of Corrections |
| By newson6.com |
| Published: 07/11/2013 |
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TULSA, Oklahoma - In a rare move, the Tulsa County jail has sued the Department of Corrections. They say DOC isn't taking the inmates that are supposed to be in prison and that's causing overcrowding. It's gotten so bad, the state health department wrote up the jail three times recently for overcrowding. The sheriff's office say drastic times call for drastic measures. They say the overcrowding is so bad they had no choice but to file the lawsuit. They say overcrowding is dangerous for the employees, bad for inmates and is costing taxpayers money. Tulsa County's jail has been dealing with overcrowding for the past year, to the point many inmates are sleeping in "boats," plastic beds placed on the floor. The jail's maximum capacity is 1,714 inmates, but the true working capacity is about 65 below that. Read More. |
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