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| Senate Panel OK's Return of Prison Release Cap Law |
| By The Oklahoman |
| Published: 03/18/2003 |
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The Oklahoma Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill last week to restore the controversial prison cap law, which requires the governor to order the release of some inmates when the prison population reaches a certain level. Under the bill, the Corrections Department will request the governor to declare a state of emergency when the prison population exceeds 95 percent of the total number of state-owned prison bed space for 30 consecutive days. During the state of emergency, inmates will get 60 days cut off their sentences and those within 60 days of release will get out of prison. The cap law, which was appealed in 2001, was written by Sen. Dick Wilkerson, D-Atwood, who is also the author of the bill to reinstate it. |
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