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| Oklahoma Department of Corrections Asks for Almost $1.6B Budget |
| By publicradiotulsa.org- Matt Trotter |
| Published: 10/31/2018 |
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The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is asking state lawmakers for $1.57 billion next year. The State Board of Corrections unanimously approved DOC's 2020 budget request on Tuesday at its meeting in Vinita. The request includes $884 million to build and expand facilities that can acommodate 5,200 more inmates, $91.7 million to treat inmates with hepatitis C, and $18.5 million for staff raises. "This request is not a wish list. This is what we need. Oklahoma continues to send more people to prison, and it costs real money to house, look after, and provide those individuals medical care — all of which we are required to do," DOC Director Joe Allbaugh said in a statement. Read More. |
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