Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel supports jail trust proposal
Putting the finances of the Oklahoma County jail in the hands of a trust should make funding increases more acceptable to voters, County Commissioner Ray Vaughn said last week.
A tax proposal likely will be needed to fund improvements at the jail to ward off a federal takeover.
In 2003, a two-fifths cent sales tax proposal by Sheriff John Whetsel was overwhelmingly defeated by 81 percent of voters. The tax w...
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