Looking at cost of moving youth inmates from Oklahoma County jail to Pawnee County jail Share Updated: 10:43 PM CDT Jul 27, 2021 Share Updated: 10:43 PM CDT Jul 27, 2021
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Show Transcript THE TAXPAYER. 65 DIFFERENT JAILS WERE CONSIDERED BUT OKLAHOMA COUNTY DECIDED PAWNEE COUNTY WAS THE BEST. FIT TO PUT INMATES WHO ARE STAYING HERE. I THINK THE DECISION WAS MADE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A GATRE FACILITY AND IT’S VERY UNDERUTILIZED HERE IN PAWNEE COUNTY. WE HAD LOTS OF BED SPACE AVAILABLE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 10 BOYS AND ONE GIRL SERVING TIME IN THE PAEEWN JAIL. THEY HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC. THEY’VE BEEN IT’S A GREAT BUNCH OF KIDS. THEY’RE VERY RESPECTFUL. IT’LL COST OKLAHOMA COUNTY $45 PER INMATE PER DAY COVERS EVERYTHING WHAT IT COST TO FEED THEM WHAT IT COSTS TO CLOTHE THEM. KEEP THEM COOL. KEEP TMHE WARM. MAKE SURE THAT MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE IN. BEEN SECURE ENVIRONMENT IN TOTAL. IT’LL COST OKLAHOMA COUNTY ABOUT 55 TO 65,000 OUT O