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| Report details Department of Corrections population, budget and operational crisis |
| By reddirtreport.com |
| Published: 06/28/2017 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY- An overcrowded prison system, understaffed facilities and a plague of maintenance and infrastructure problems are among the operational and financial issues facing the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. If prison population projections continue to rise, the state is facing a possible $1.9 billion price tag to handle the issues. In an almost two-hour presentation to the Oklahoma Board of Corrections on Tuesday, ODOC Director Joe Allbaugh and his staff presented a 58-page report on the challenges facing Oklahoma’s criminal justice system, saying the department is almost at its breaking point. The report, “Department of Corrections – Fiscal Year 2018 and Beyond,” outlined not only the increasing overpopulation of the state’s prisons but problems arising from a flat budget, an aging prison populace, understaffed facilities and a lower rate of parolees. Read More. |
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