Tulsa Attorney Blog 5 Posts Tagged 'jail population'

• Surge in Oklahoma Prison Intakes Did Not Ease Tulsa Jail Crowding

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., August 19th, 2014

  Jail Population Trending Upward A move to transfer prison-bound inmates from county jails has not reduced ongoing overcrowding at Tulsa County jail. The last time the Tulsa jail population dipped below the jail’s rated capacity of 1,700 inmates was more than a month ago, on July 18, 2014. While Tulsa County jail remains crowded, inmates […]

• Could ICE Money Lead to Ethnic Profiling in Oklahoma?

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., May 5th, 2014

  ICE pays twice as much as the DOC to rent local jail cells.

• Tulsa County Jail Dangerously Overcrowded – Again

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., April 30th, 2014

  Dangerous overcrowding continues at Tulsa County’s David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center, according to online jail records. With 1,751 inmates in custody on Monday, April 28, 2014, the Tulsa County lockup housed 37 more residents than the jail’s maximum rated capacity. The recent Monday-morning population was about 100 inmates more than than the jail can […]

• Tulsa Jail Population Dips After Judge Orders 25 Inmates Released

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., April 22nd, 2013

  Efforts to reduce the number of inmates in Tulsa jail could bode well for those who have served the majority of a sentence and may be eligible for early release. Inmates detained on questionable grounds may also be due for a welcome surprise. A Sheriff’s Department spokesperson told the Tulsa World jail staff has been […]

• An Oklahoma Debtors Prison: Tulsa Jail Overcrowded by Indebted Inmates

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., April 15th, 2013

  The Tulsa County jail is growing dangerously overcrowded. The facility has exceeded its official capacity for the past eight months. According to a report this month in the Tulsa World, the jail’s population could soon exceed official capacity by nearly 20 percent: 300 more than the 1,700 inmates the jail is designed to hold. What […]