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Security increased for Oklahoma prisons director
By koco.com
Published: 08/04/2014

OKLAHOMA CITY —The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has increased security for its director following threatening phone calls and emails after a botched execution in April, according to records obtained by a newspaper.

The Tulsa World reported Sunday that records show the department bought a bullet-resistant sport utility vehicle with tinted windows for agency Director Robert Patton at a total cost of $40,587 and he is now accompanied by bodyguards.

Members of the Corrections Department's Office of Inspector General serve as security and drive the vehicle when Patton travels, according to the documents obtained by the newspaper. The state's Office of Management and Enterprise Services approved the purchase of the SUV.

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