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OK SB1076
Bill
Status
2/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Anderson
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AI Summary
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Amends Oklahoma prison transfer procedures when the state prison system exceeds 95% capacity, limiting transfers from county jails to only inmates convicted of crimes requiring 85% of sentence served
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Requires the Pardon and Parole Board to consider all nonviolent offenders for parole who are within 6 months of their scheduled release when all correctional facilities reach maximum capacity
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Mandates the Department of Corrections notify all county jails when overflow bed space is needed before contracting with private prison operators, allowing sheriffs to enter housing agreements at negotiated per diem rates
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Establishes that county jails may house state inmates when facilities reach capacity, with reimbursement at no less than the statutory per diem rate specified in Section 38
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Effective date: November 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Prisons; modifying requirements. Effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Public Safety Committee then to Appropriations Committee
2/2/2016