Prison measures' price tag placed at $266M

 
By Josh Rabe
Published: February 24, 2007

Criminal justice bills being debated in the Legislature could cost as much as $266 million a year if approved, according to analysis presented Thursday to the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission .

The analysis by the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center found 78 bills being considered that would affect the time convicts would spend in prison or that could increase the number of criminals sent to prison. Of those bi...


You have selected to view an article that is older than 60 days. There are several ways to unlock access to NewsOK historical content.

Please sign in. (You might already have access)


If you are a print subscriber to The Oklahoman, activate your Digital Pass for free access.


Purchase any of The Oklahoman's digital products (digital replica, archives, iPad and smartphone apps), and access to historical NewsOK content is free.