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OK SB595

Bill

Status

Passed

4/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Darrell Weaver

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act, consolidating and codifying standards for detention facilities and lockup facilities operated by counties and municipalities in Oklahoma

  • Requires the State Department of Health to conduct annual inspections of detention facilities and authorizes the State Commissioner of Health to promulgate rules implementing jail standards

  • Establishes detailed requirements for detention facilities including minimum 40 square feet per initial inmate, 24-hour supervision, at least 3 meals daily (2 hot), staff training (24 hours first year, 4-8 hours annually thereafter), and smoke detection/sprinkler systems

  • Defines staffing requirements based on facility size: facilities with 40 or fewer prisoners need only one detention officer on-site; facilities with 41-74 prisoners require one detention officer plus one CLEET-certified person

  • Sets standards for juvenile detention including prohibition on holding juveniles in holding or lockup facilities, requirement for sight and sound separation from adults, and limits juvenile detention in adult facilities to 6 hours for processing (extendable to 24 hours in rural areas)

Legislative Description

Jail standards; creating the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act. Emergency.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 04/28/2025

4/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Safety4/1/2025
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight4/1/2025
Public Safety2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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