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Most mobile phones are smuggled in by prison staff, who often do not have to go through security as rigorously as visitors.Security of staff is often less intense because this would be time-consuming on the part of the staff, unionized prison employees are paid for this time, and it would thus increase the overall cost of operations, [6] also, prison staff are often reluctant to diligently ...
According to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Oklahoma has 45% fewer correctional officers now than it did six years ago, and the inmate population decreased 20% during that time.
Many inmates experience a lack of access to computer equipment and security routines in prisons interfere with their education. Inmates can also use the internet for other, illegal purposes. It has been recorded that through smuggling smart phones, inmates have called up phone directories, maps, and photographs for criminal activities.
Oklahoma legislators are considering bills that would offer incentives to school districts for development of cellphone-free policies for students.
The bills — House Bill 3913 and Senate Bill 1321 — would provide grants to public middle schools, junior high schools and high schools to “incentivize phone-free spaces for student learning.”
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC or ODOC) is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. DOC is responsible for the administration of the state prison system . It has its headquarters in Oklahoma City , [ 2 ] across the street from the headquarters of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety .
The Oklahoma State Penitentiary, nicknamed "Big Mac", [3] is a prison of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections located in McAlester, Oklahoma, on 1,556 acres (6.30 km 2). Opened in 1908 with 50 inmates in makeshift facilities, today the prison holds more than 750 male offenders, [1] the vast majority of which are maximum-security inmates. They ...
Shidler Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Shidler, Oklahoma.It includes W. G. Ward Elementary School, [1] [2] and Shidler Middle and High Schools. [3]The district boundary is mostly in Osage County and includes Shidler, Foraker, Grainola, Webb City, and a portion of Burbank. [4]