Oklahoma's private detention contracts to be cut
With the state Corrections Department’s funding cut 5 percent for the remainder of this fiscal year, contracts with private prisons will be cut by the same rate, a legislative leader said Tuesday.
It will not result in a breach of contract, said Rep. Randy Terrill, chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee.
State contracts with private prison vendors include clauses allowing for a reduction in state ...
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