OKDOC Wants Escape Clause With Private Prisons
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is seeking an exit clause in a proposed contract to house inmates at private prisons. Report from KFSM.
The state is ending a five-year contract with the private Corrections Corporation of America and hopes to have a new deal in place by July 1. Under the new proposal, the Corrections Department is requesting clauses allowing it to end the contract for any reason or to buy a private prison. The proposed contract would also require private prisons housing Oklahoma inmates to offer access to psychologists, substance abuse services and basic behavioral counseling.
According to Corrections Department data, Oklahoma currently has about 4,300 state inmates in private prisons at a cost of $53 per inmate per day.
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