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Mar 7, 2021 · For the 2021 fiscal year, which runs July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, the film commission estimates that the 33 film and TV productions using the state's incentive program will create 10,218 local jobs with a direct fiscal impact of $161.7 million. That doesn't include the more than 150 productions that lensed in Oklahoma that didn't use ...
Aug 5, 2023 · Ben McKenzie as Ryan Atwood on season one of "The O.C." Fox The series kicked off with Ryan getting caught stealing a car with his older brother, Trey (played by Logan Marshall-Green).
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- ‘If You Lock Them Up, We’Ll Build You A Jail’
- Why A Tower?
- Problems with Tower Designs
- The Three Options
- ‘What A Medieval Dungeon Would Be Like’
- A Wish List For The Future
- Will This Time Be Different?
In 1987, voters approved a temporary one-cent sales tax to fund construction of a new $43 million jail. The measure passed with 80 percent of the vote. The result may have been a reflection of the times. The late 1980s began a “tough on crime” era in the United States that played out culturally and politically. For instance, the 1988 presidential e...
One reason behind the jail’s woes is its tower design, which also distinguishes it from other facilities in Oklahoma. Tulsa County’s two-story David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center, for instance, opened in 1997 with a capacity for about 1,700 people. In 2017, the addition of a mental health unit and two open-air-style dormitories brought that capac...
Engineer John Semtner works for FSB, the firm contracted by CJAC to study options for what the jail might look like in the future. He said it’s not surprising the jail’s 30 year history has been so troubled. “Any high-rise building adds additional challenges to the design and construction,” Semtner said. “And it also adds to the maintenance require...
FSB is examining three options for the jail: a completely new structure, a substantial renovation, or the addition of an annex to ease some of the strain on the present building. The annex and the renovation are the more complicated ideas, because they involve maintaining the present facility. Semtner said an annex is a viable option but doesn’t ad...
Jess Eddy has spent plenty of time inside the Oklahoma County Jail, both as part of his work at an attorney’s office and also because his activism has landed him there on more than one occasion. “It strikes you as what a medieval dungeon would be like,” Eddy said. “The stench there is a profound stench that permeates the place. There is peeling pai...
No one knows what the future holds, but there are many hopes for what any change might achieve. Jail trust member Francie Ekwerekwu also works at TEEM, an Oklahoma Cityorganizationthat aims to break the cycle of incarceration. She sees the annex as the most likely step forward in the short term. “I think what we’re seeing in reality, versus what I ...
FSB is due to present its report to CJAC this fall, Tardibono said. At a recent listening event hosted by CJAC at 5th Street Baptist Church in northeast Oklahoma City, several dozen people spoke about their experiences with the jail. There were references to bed bugs, a lack of blankets and bad plumbing. And there was also plenty of cynicism and di...
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Jun 30, 2019 · The nine members of the recently created Oklahoma County Jail Trust will determine the future of the struggling county jail, playing a key role in identifying problems and implementing solutions. The experiences of trustees range from elected officials and police officers to city managers, lawyers and community advocates.
- Kayla Branch
Apr 7, 2019 · Oh, I almost forgot poor old Jud Fry (Patrick Vaill), the slightly, well, weird handyman who’s sweet, in a sour way, on Laurey. Everybody forgets Jud, or tries to.
Jan 3, 2023 · The CEO of the Jail Trust and administrator of the Jail, Greg Williams, resigned the first week in December. The chair, Jim Couch, resigned December 16 and was the second person to hold that position in the three-year history of the trust. Two new trustees were added in September 2022, and are now in place to influence who is elected to be the ...
May 17, 2021 · The trust approved the nomination of former Oklahoma City City Manager Jim Couch as its new chairman by a 9-0 vote. Couch has been a member of the jail trust since its inception last year. He ...
