OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – KFOR continues to listen to horror tales from contained in the Oklahoma County Jail. This time, the fiancé of a most cancers affected person contacted Information 4, claiming he’s being pressured to sleep in a cell coated in feces.
“He stated that they’ve mattress bugs. He stated the situations are simply horrible,” Tracy Perry informed Information 4.
Perry known as Information 4 final week in regards to the horrifying situations that she stated her fiancé is battling contained in the Oklahoma County Jail.
“He’s within the third stage of most cancers, you understand, and you bought to sleep on the ground? Or sharing a bunk with one other man? Come on now,” Perry stated.
These are issues contained in the jail that Information 4 has reported on time and time once more.
“He stated he hasn’t received his medication. He informed me within the cell, there’s human feces everywhere in the flooring,” Perry stated.
Final month, a surprise inspection from the Oklahoma State Division of Well being led to a report that detailed an extended checklist of “repeat deficiencies.”
These deficiencies embody a mattress bug infestation, inmates not being fed thrice a day, medical and psychological well being screenings not being carried out and juvenile inmates solely seeing employees throughout dinner time.
OSDH additionally found that the jail was not complying with a state requirement, that juvenile inmates are to be separated by sight and sound from grownup inmates.
Finally, the jail lost its certification to house juveniles.
“It’s like a joke in there,” stated Perry. “They should shut that county down. They should do one thing.”
Final week, the 11 juvenile inmates who had been nonetheless contained in the jail, who’re all charged with first diploma homicide, had been moved to the Pawnee County Jail after the Pawnee County commissioners voted to approve a brand new contract with the Oklahoma County Felony Justice Authority, which operates the Oklahoma County Jail.
Information 4 received a tour of the Pawnee County Jail and spoke with just a few of the Oklahoma County juvenile inmates who informed our crew that “they’re handled a lot better right here” and that “the meals is definitely edible.”
“To them, our jail is the 4 seasons, in comparison with what they’ve,” Chief Deputy Nicholas Mahoney, with the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Workplace, informed Information 4 final week.
Oklahoma County Felony Justice authority officers have repeatedly informed Information 4 that they’re engaged on fixing a whole lot of the issues contained in the jail. They’ve additionally stated they don’t agree with a few of the “deficiencies” listed in that OSDH report.
“I’m damage as a result of I do know what he’s going by way of and to be in that state of affairs, it hurts,” Perry stated.
