OKLAHOMA CITY (Free Press) — Now, the entire thought of a Jail Belief appears to be in query for Oklahoma County Commissioners who will meet Monday morning at 9 a.m.
To this point, the Oklahoma County Felony Justice Authority or Jail Belief has had a fraught, brief life since its formation by the commissioners in Could 2019, after which taking on the Oklahoma County Detention Middle (Jail) on July 1, 2023.
Commissioners have an merchandise on their agenda for Monday to think about the “dissolution” of the Jail Belief.
This comes after the latest drastic scenario on the Jail the place a detention officer was taken hostage. One detainee, Curtis Montrell Williams, was shot and killed by two Oklahoma Metropolis Law enforcement officials who have been on the workforce despatched in to rescue the hostage.
The common assembly of the Board of County Commissioners has an merchandise listed for the chief session. Merchandise 78 on the packed agenda says:
Motion relating to confidential communications between the general public physique and its lawyer
regarding a pending investigation or declare relating to the dissolution of the Oklahoma
County Felony Justice Authority and the place on recommendation of its lawyer, the board has
decided that disclosure will significantly impair the flexibility of the general public physique to course of
the declare or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or continuing within the public
curiosity.
Additionally on the agenda is to switch almost $100,000 from two Sheriff’s funds to the Jail Belief.
Additionally on the agenda is a request by Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III to permit the a Cops-type program to be filmed in ride-alongs with county deputies out serving warrants. Part of the request reads, “This settlement permits the Good Caper Content material Manufacturing Firm to journey together with Oklahoma County Deputies to supply a Tv Present on the apprehension of needed individuals.”
TV reveals like Cops have been criticized prior to now for giving the impression that every one of these individuals stopped by regulation enforcement personnel are criminals or responsible when arrested. Filming whereas serving warrants for a variety of causes has obtained the harshest criticism prior to now. Warrants could be for any cause that the court docket has to require an individual to seem. In some circumstances deputies must serve warrants just because the courts haven’t been capable of contact the people being served in different methods.
With many price range objects on the agenda and different heavy county enterprise the assembly is shaping as much as be an extended one.
“A number of” of the commissioners could also be attending nearly, so there isn’t a solution to anticipate who shall be there in particular person.
Residents might use the next data to enroll to talk.
Residents participation enroll: [email protected]
Webex: https://oklahomacounty.webex.com/meet/publicmeetings
1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Entry code: 963 595 547
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz_5jEcl6kV8f6Y71exwfJA
Watch this area for Marty Peercy’s report on the assembly later within the day, Monday.
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