The entire jail operates on computers including the locks that keep criminals in. Tonight, how the jail is preparing for the worst. The Oklahoma County Jail has never had a comprehensive plan to deal with worst case scenarios, like power or equipment failures. At the touch of a button, guards can see every entrance, every exit and every inmate in the oklahoma county jail. That includes these computers which keep track of book-ins, releases, and inmates histories.
Deputies can also control cell doors by hand.
That plan also includes having generators for electricty and tanker trucks lined up to bring in water. All vacations for jail employees will be suspended 72 hours prior to January first and 24 hours after.