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| Bill Aims At Lowering Costs For Corrections Department |
| By newson6.com- Christy Lewis |
| Published: 04/06/2017 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY - A new bill set for a Senate committee hearing on Thursday could help the state corrections department lower the costs of medical and overcrowding, lawmakers said. Rep. Greg Babinec, R-Cushing, is the author of House Bill 1338. If passed, he said offenders who are 50 years of age or older, deemed “medically frail” by the Department of Corrections, and serving time for a non-violent offense could go before the pardon and parole board. “Take for example, there’s an inmate, maybe at Mabel Bassett, who is medically frail, who has severe osteoporosis. She might be able to lay in bed and then in the morning she might be able to sit up, but she certainly couldn’t stand up,” he explained. Read More. |
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