By Bob Gibbins,
Tahlequah Daily Press
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Okla. -- It shouldn’t be long before an inmate work program starts in Cherokee County, said Loyd Bickel, Cherokee County Detention Center administrator.
Bickel gave a report Wednesday morning to the county’s Governmental Building Authority. CCGBA members previously approved such a program, but Bickel said there are still minor issues to work out before it starts.
“I’m going to meet with [Assistant DA] David Pierce and Judge [Bruce] Sewell to figure how many credits to give [inmates] for working,” he said. “We’ve got someone picked to supervise the work detail.”
Bickel said the inmates picking up trash on county roads will be wearing road vests. Their exact uniform was not known at the meeting.
The local program is patterned some after a similar program in Wagoner County.
Bickel also told the board the jail had 80 inmates Wednesday morning. Twelve have been sentenced; some of the 12 are sentenced to time in the county jail, which can house an inmate for up to a year.
What’s next
The Cherokee County Governmental Building Authority will to meet Wednesday, July 30 at 9 a.m. in special session at the Detention Center.
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