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| Inmates' lawsuits allege prison crowding puts them in danger |
| By tulsaworld.com- Barbara Hoberock |
| Published: 08/25/2014 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Two inmates have filed lawsuits against the state, alleging prison overcrowding has created an unsafe environment for inmates and officers. Gov. Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections are named as defendants. The separate suits were filed in the past two months in Oklahoma County District Court. Both offenders are serving sentences at James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena. “The state of Oklahoma, by and through the governor and Department of Corrections, has exercised its power to grossly understaff and overcrowd correctional facilities throughout the state, including the James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena, Ok., where petitioner is located,” states the suit filed June 10 by inmate Stephen Craig Burnett. “This has created an unsafe and unhealthy environment. It is not a temporary situation.” Read More. |
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