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   

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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In December 2011, however, Harrold said he had received little information about the North Fork riot from Corrections Corporation of America and implied that the company had “been giving us the...
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