A. In the city and county jails in this state, there shall be provided sufficient and convenient apartments for confining prisoners of different sexes and classification separate and apart from each other. The sheriff of each county of this state shall notify the Department of Corrections of the prisoner capacity of the county jail by July 1, 2003. After that date, changes in prisoner capacity shall be reported within thirty (30) days of the change. For purposes of this section, “prisoner capacity” means the capacity determined by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 317 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. In the city and county jails in this state, there shall be a system of classifying prisoners, based upon the severity of the charges, past criminal history and other relevant factors.
C. In the city and county jails in this state, prisoners classified pursuant to subsection B of this section may be confined two per cell or barrack-style, provided the living space meets the square footage requirements set forth in Section 192 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. All funds used by the Department of Corrections to contract with private contractors for the building of prisons and pre-release centers will be subject to appropriations by the Legislature.
E. Nothing in this section shall authorize contracts with private contractors for construction of prison facilities, unless authorized by the Legislature.
R.L. 1910, § 4595. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 307, § 1, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 367, § 4, emerg. eff. June 9, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 1, § 19, emerg. eff. March 2, 1995; Laws 2003, c. 82, § 2, emerg. eff. April 15, 2003.
NOTE: Laws 1994, c. 368, § 1 repealed by Laws 1995, c. 1, § 40, emerg. eff. March 2, 1995.
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