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| ‘Watch-Out’ Forum to Feature Corrections Department Chief |
| By oklahomawatch.org |
| Published: 03/22/2016 |
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OKLA. CITY – Oklahoma Watch will hold a public discussion with Oklahoma Department of Corrections Interim Director Joe Allbaugh on April 12 on the challenges of taking over a prison system troubled by overcrowding and rundown conditions. The forum will be from 6-7 p.m. at Kamp’s 1910 Café, located at 10 N.E. 10th Street in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Watch Executive Editor David Fritze will moderate the discussion. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register online and come with questions. The problems in Oklahoma’s corrections system are publicized so often as to seem unsolvable. Incarceration rates are among the highest in the nation. Wages for corrections staff are at fast-food levels, causing staffing shortages. Many facilities are rundown or obsolete. Treatment for mental illness and addiction is limited. Drugs, contraband and gang violence persist. Executions have become a nightmare. Amid all of this, money is tight, with a current-year budget gap and next year’s shortfall looming. Read More. |
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