Oklahoman
The Oklahoma County Jail Trust signed an agreement Monday with the Pawnee County Sheriff s Office for use of Pawnee County s detention facilities for housing youthful offenders.
The contract came after the trust was forced to relocate juvenile detainees after a failed Oklahoma State Department of Health jail inspection. The June 23 inspection, an unplanned follow-up to one in February, cited 35 deficiencies at the Oklahoma County jail.
The Pawnee County Detention Center was chosen after Oklahoma County administrators contacted numerous facilities across the state and did a tour, according to releases from the two counties. They came and inspected the jail and decided we fit those needs, said Pawnee County Sheriff Darrin Varnell.
By: Storme Jones
OKLAHOMA CITY -
Following a slew of growing problems at the Oklahoma County Detention Center, a group of Oklahoma lawmakers are calling on the federal government to take over.
Members of the Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus sent a letter Monday morning to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, asking the Department of Justice to take over operations of the jail.
“It is clear what has taken place at the Oklahoma County jail are civil rights violations that deserves the attention of our federal government,” said Rep. Jason Lowe, D-Oklahoma City.
Lowe said it s only a coincidence that his call comes the same day Garland is in town for the 26th year anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.
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