Halfway Houses
Police officials, prosecutors and halfway house operators had condemned the policy as jeopardizing public safety
City officials will pursue short-term contracts while they look for alternatives to the community corrections services that the companies provided until their contracts were unexpectedly ended this month
If the companies had decided to close their halfway houses, the current residents likely would have returned to jail or prison
A new councilwoman led the opposition because of objections to how the facilities owners’ operate immigrant detention facilities and private prisons nationwide
DOC will move about 25 offenders per week until the center reaches 150 people
A state lawmaker and Gov. Mary Fallin’s office believe Oklahoma DOC isn’t properly releasing offenders to lower levels of supervision as they near the end of their sentences