Jail growth puts strain on county
Oklahoma County locks people up at a higher rate than all but eight counties in the United States despite chronic overcrowding at its jail, a study released Tuesday shows.
In the past two decades, the number of people sent to county jails nationwide has nearly doubled, according to the Justice Policy Institute 's study.
This has put a strain on the pocketbooks of counties, which are forced to commit bigger ch...
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