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Jun 30, 2019 · The nine members of the recently created Oklahoma County Jail Trust will determine the future of the struggling county jail, playing a key role in identifying problems and implementing solutions. The experiences of trustees range from elected officials and police officers to city managers, lawyers and community advocates.
- Kayla Branch
Jail Roster. The Oklahoma County Detention Center is located in Oklahoma City and has the capacity for nearly 3,000 inmates. The Chief Executive Officer is Brandi Garner, and the Chief Operating Officer is Tony Towery. The jail is managed by the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority.
- Feb. 4, 2021: Oklahoma County Jail Fails Health Inspection
- Oct. 18, 2021: Oklahoma County Grand Jury Seated
- January 2022: Multicounty Grand Jury Impaneled
- Nov. 9, 2022: Oklahoma County Jail Trustees Testify
- Dec. 5, 2022: Oklahoma County Jail Administrator Greg Williams Resigns
- Jan. 11, 2023: Prater Testifies Before The Multicounty Grand Jury
Two inspectors from the Oklahoma State Department of Health make an unannounced visit to the 13-story facility just west of downtown Oklahoma City. They find dozens of health violations, including moldy showers, a bedbug infestation, cockroaches, overcrowded cells, insufficient staffing and other health violations. Their report becomes public in Ma...
A dozen Oklahoma County residents are chosen at random to serve on the new grand jury. Also chosen are three alternates.
Special prosecutor Jack Thorp chooses to have the multicounty grand jury take up the jail investigation. The Oklahoma County grand jury continues to look at the parole board.
Five of the nine trustees who oversee jail operations testify before the multicounty grand jury. Their appearances are reported by The Oklahoman and come to be viewed as a significant development in the investigation. Other jail witnesses testified earlier in the year without media attention.
The jail administrator, Greg Williams, announces he is resigning.His announcement comes a month after a new trustee, the Rev. Derrick Scobey, called for him to be fired. It also comes after discussions that involved the special prosecutor.
The multicounty grand jury hears testimony about the jail from Prater, who retired after spending 16 years as DA. Grand jurors also hear more from Scobey and the former trust chairman, Jim Couch.
Oklahoma County provides an online jail roster that lists inmates currently housed in the county's detention facilities. This tool is designed to offer up-to-date information and is accessible to the public. CLICK HERE to Search for Incarcerated Friends or Family Members.
Oct 8, 2024 · The county jail advisory task force now has leadership with direct experience in criminal justice after being led by Oklahoma City business leaders since its founding seven years ago in response to jail overcrowding. District Attorney Vicki Behenna is now chairman of the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council, succeeding co-founder ...
- Richard Mize
- Senior Business Writer
Oklahoma County is the most populous county in Oklahoma with just under 800,000 residents in 2020;ii furthermore, its jail population is the largest of county jails in the state. Similar to jail populations across the country that have grown
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Apr 6, 2021 · OKLAHOMA CITY — The Detention Center Action Committee (DCAC), a fledgling subcommittee of the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority (more commonly known as the Jail Trust), met Monday to induct a slate of new committee members (see list below) and discuss goals.
