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| Oklahoma corrections director discusses need to fix overcrowding, 30-year-old record-keeping software |
| By tulsaworld.com- Samantha Vicent |
| Published: 04/13/2016 |
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Joe Allbaugh told fellow professionals Tuesday of what he has learned in his first 96 days on the job as interim director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections: State-run prisons are overcrowded and understaffed, agency operations underfunded, and record-keeping remains three decades behind technological advancements. “This is what runs our system in Oklahoma today,” Allbaugh said, holding up a large folder containing a former inmate’s records. “It’s sad, and I’m here to change it. It’s going to be difficult to do, because software costs a lot of money. “The software that we operate on was 10 years old at the time we bought it 20 years ago. You can’t rely on it for anything. If this (folder) gets misplaced, that person’s life is on hold until we find it.” Allbaugh was a guest speaker during the North American Association of Wardens & Superintendents annual conference, which brought officials from all over the United States and Canada to DoubleTree Tulsa-Downtown for sessions Tuesday and Wednesday. Read More. |
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