Oklahoma Department of Corrections wants private prison companies to share information, official says

The actions of a private prison company that took months to turn over investigative materials to local agencies after a 2011 riot at the North Fork Correctional Facility in Sayre could lead to a change in Oklahoma law.

 
BY ANDREW KNITTLE | Modified: December 8, 2012 at 11:30 pm | Published: December 9, 2012   

The actions of a private prison company that took months to turn over investigative materials to local agencies after a violent prison riot last year in Sayre could lead to a change in Oklahoma law.

photo - On Oct. 11, 2011, emergency vehicles and authorities standby near the entrance to the North Fork Corrections Facility in Sayre. North Fork is owned by Corrections Corporation of America. The company owns and operates dozens of prisons across the nation, including three others in Oklahoma.
On Oct. 11, 2011, emergency vehicles and authorities standby near the entrance to the North Fork Corrections Facility in Sayre. North Fork is owned by Corrections Corporation of America. The company owns and operates dozens of prisons across the nation, including three others in Oklahoma.

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Jerry Massie, a spokesman for the state Corrections Department, said the agency will propose an amendment to an existing law dealing with private prison companies during the upcoming legislative...
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