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| Oklahoma County's move needed, but will strain Department of Corrections |
| By newsok.com |
| Published: 05/06/2016 |
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THE Oklahoma County jail is a microcosm of the mess the state is dealing with in its criminal justice system. County commissioners have decided, to their credit, that it's time for a change. The state sends so many men and women to prison that the Department of Corrections doesn't have enough space to hold them all within its buildings. Consequently, the DOC has long contracted with the Oklahoma County jail to hold some state inmates, and pays the county $32 per day for its trouble. Those per diem payments from the state add up, to roughly $2 million per year, and become important to jail operations. Therefore Sheriff John Whetsel, understandably, hasn't been keen on altering the arrangement. He has jailers to pay and lights to keep on and numerous other expenses. Read More. |
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