Oklahoma County jail officials dispute Department of Justice report

 
BY MICHAEL BAKER AND VALLERY BROWN | Modified: July 9, 2010 at 11:27 am | Published: July 8, 2010   

The Oklahoma County jail had a higher homicide rate than any other large local jail in the nation during a seven-year period beginning in 2000, according to a U.S. Justice Department study that is being criticized by local officials.

photo - The exterior of the Oklahoma County jail. Photo by Doug Hoke, Oklahoman archive
The exterior of the Oklahoma County jail. Photo by Doug Hoke, Oklahoman archive

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Jul 9The hits keep coming for the Oklahoma County jail.

"Statistics are statistics,” said Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department spokesman Mark Myers.

"Honestly, if you look at the number of people who come here every year and...
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