Oklahoma DOC population surpasses 61,000 for first time in agency history
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December 18, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY – For the first time in the 49 year history of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, the population of individuals who are incarcerated, on supervision or are currently in a county jail awaiting transfer has surpassed 61,000 this week.
Today’s system-wide count is 61,012.
There are 26,619 inmates being housed in state-run and private prisons or halfway houses; 32,564 being supervised on GPS monitors, community supervision or by probation and parole officers; and 1,829 in county jail backup.
Corrections Director Joe M. Allbaugh calls the numbers a sobering reminder of how overpo...
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