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57 OK Stat § 57-357 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-357. Professional investigators - Qualifications - Waiver - Attorneys.

|Professional investigators shall have a four-year degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in psychology, sociology, criminal justice or related areas of study. Provided that the agency may, at its discretion, waive the requirement of a specific major and may substitute criminal justice experience for the requirement of a major in psychology, sociology, criminal justice or related areas of study. |Provided, however, nothing in this act shall disqualify any persons currently holding the position of investigator from continuing to act in that capacity.At least one of the employees of the Office of the Pardon and Parole Board shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Oklahoma.Added by Laws 1974, c. 286, § 3, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 233, § 3, emerg. eff. May 30, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 172, § 3, emerg. eff. June 1, 1976; Laws 1985, c. 215, § 3, emerg. eff. July 8, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 182, § 4, operative july 1, 1986.
57 OK Stat § 57-358 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-358. Office space for interviewers - Access to inmate records.

|The Department of Corrections shall provide adequate office space at the institutions under their control for use by the professional investigators and shall provide access to inmate records including, but not limited to, records pertaining to institutional conduct and criminal history. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 286, § 4, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 233, § 4, emerg. eff. May 30, 1975; Laws 1987, c. 156, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
57 OK Stat § 57-359 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-359. Certain employees to become classified and subject to Merit System - Exceptions - Salary increases.

|Effective July 1, 1982, all employees of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board shall become classified employees and subject to the Merit System of Personnel Administration, except as otherwise provided by law. All incumbent employees of the Board shall be classified without the need to pass examinations. Incumbent employees shall receive not less than an eight percent (8%) wage and salary increase based on salaries received for the month ending June 30, 1982, pending final classification; provided that salary increases which fall between steps on the established salary schedule shall be advanced to the next regular salary step. All classification procedures shall be completed no later than October 1, 1982, and any salary adjustment which exceeds the salary increase granted these employees on July 1, 1982, shall be paid retroactive back to July 1, 1982. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 215, § 3, emerg. eff. April 29, 1982.
57 OK Stat § 57-360 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-360. Notification of pardon or parole.

|A. Upon the granting of a parole by the Governor, and release of the inmate to the community, the Pardon and Parole Board shall provide written notification to the following: |1. The sheriff of the county in which the parolee is to reside;2. The district attorney of the county in which the parolee is to reside;3. The chief law enforcement officer of any incorporated city or town in which the parolee is to reside;4. The sheriff of the sentencing county as defined in Section 513.2 of this title;5. The district attorney of the sentencing county as defined in Section 513.2 of this title;6. The chief law enforcement officer of any incorporated city or town in the sentencing county who has requested such notification; and7. Any victim of the crime for which the parolee was convicted by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim, if such information is requested by the victim. The Pardon and Parole Board shall not give the address of the parolee to any victim of the crime for which the parolee was convicted.B. Upon the granting of a pardon by the Governor, the Pardon and Parole Board shall provide written notification to the following:1. The sheriff of the sentencing county as defined in Section 513.2 of this title;2. The district attorney of the sentencing county as defined in Section 513.2 of this title;3. The chief law enforcement officer of any incorporated city or town in the sentencing county who has requested such notification; and4. Any victim of the crime for which the person receiving the pardon was convicted by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim, if such information is requested by the victim. The Pardon and Parole Board shall not give the address of the person receiving the pardon to any victim of the crime for which the person receiving the pardon was convicted.C. Said notification shall be made on a monthly basis by the tenth day of the month following the granting of the pardon or parole.Added by Laws 1987, c. 117, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 141, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 105, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
57 OK Stat § 57-360.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-360.1. Notice to victim notification service provider of projected date of release.

|The Department of Corrections shall provide notice of the projected date of release of an inmate to the designated Oklahoma victim notification service provider within sixty (60) days but not less than seven (7) days prior to the projected date of release of the inmate. |Added by Laws 2017, c. 380, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
57 OK Stat § 57-365 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-365. Specialized parole.

|A. Persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections sentenced for crimes committed prior to July 1, 1998, who meet the following guidelines may be considered by the Pardon and Parole Board for a specialized parole: |1.a.who are within one (1) year of projected release date and are serving a sentence for a crime listed in Schedule A, B, C, D or D-1 on the main sentencing matrix or S-1, S-2 or S-3 on the sex crimes matrix; orb.who are within two (2) years of projected release date and are serving a sentence for an offense that is in a different schedule of the main matrix or is on the drug crimes or intoxicant crimes involving a vehicle matrix; and2. Who have completed at least one of the following:a.general education diploma, orb.adult literacy program, orc.residential substance abuse program, ord.participation in a prison public works program for ninety (90) consecutive days, ore.a vocational-technical education program, orf.other educational or rehabilitation program available in the department; and3. Who are not incarcerated for an offense for which parole is prohibited pursuant to law.B. Upon an inmate becoming eligible for specialized parole it shall be the duty of the Pardon and Parole Board, with or without application being made, to cause an examination to be made of the criminal record of the inmate and to make inquiry into the conduct and the record of the inmate during confinement in the custody of the Department of Corrections.C. Upon a favorable finding by the Pardon and Parole Board, the Board shall recommend to the Governor that the inmate be placed on specialized parole. If approved by the Governor, notification shall be made to the Department of Corrections that said inmate has been placed on specialized parole.D. Prior to the placement of an inmate on specialized parole, the Pardon and Parole Board shall provide written notification to the sheriff and district attorney of the county in which any person on specialized parole is to be placed and to the chief law enforcement officer of any incorporated city or town in which said person is to be placed of the placement of the person on specialized parole within the county or incorporated city or town. The Board also shall provide written notification of the placement of the person on specialized parole within the county or incorporated city or town to any victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim, if such information is requested by the victim. The Board shall not give the address of the inmate to any victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted.Added by Laws 1988, c. 310, § 8, operative July 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 306, § 1, emerg. eff. May 25, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 105, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 291, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 125, § 7, emerg. eff. April 29, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 28, eff. July 1, 1997.
57 OK Stat § 57-400 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-400. Acute psychiatric care units.

|The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to establish units at one or more institutions for the care and treatment of inmates who are or become in need of acute psychiatric care. The Department shall have the following powers and duties in the operation thereof: |1. The Department shall establish procedures to outline means of identification of inmates who are or become in need of acute psychiatric care and for assignment of such inmates to the units described in this subsection. Prior to assignment there shall be a due process hearing conducted by the Department of Corrections to determine whether the inmate is in need of acute psychiatric care. The inmate shall be entitled to have a staff representative appointed to represent the inmate, if he or she so requests, but shall not have an attorney appointed or paid by the Department to represent the inmate at the administrative hearing; and2. Once an inmate has been assigned to a unit described in this subsection, treatment and medication may be administered to the inmate as provided in Section 5-204 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1990, c. 245, § 4, emerg. eff. May 21, 1990. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 41, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 149, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
57 OK Stat § 57-501 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-501. Citation.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the Oklahoma Corrections Act of 1967. |Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 1, operative July 1, 1967.
57 OK Stat § 57-503 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-503. Board - Creation - Members - Terms - Removal.

|There is hereby created the State Board of Corrections which shall be the governing board of the Department of Corrections. The Board shall consist of the following nine (9) members: |1. Five members appointed by the Governor;2. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and3. Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.Each member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing authority and may be removed or replaced without cause. Any member of the Board shall be prohibited from voting on any issue in which the member has a direct financial interest. The Director of Corrections shall be an ex officio member of the Board, but shall be entitled to vote only in case of a tie vote.Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 3, emerg. eff. May 8, 1967. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 364, § 5, emerg. eff. June 4, 1992; Laws 2002, c. 375, § 6, eff. Nov. 5, 2002; Laws 2019, c. 3, § 1, emerg. eff. March 13, 2019.NOTE: Laws 2002, c. 81, § 2 repealed by Laws 2003, c. 3, § 46, emerg. eff. March 19, 2003.
57 OK Stat § 57-504 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-504. Board - Officers - Rules and regulations - Travel expenses - Powers and duties.

|(a) The Board shall elect from its members a chairman, vice chairman and a secretary. It shall adopt rules and regulations for its government and may adopt an official seal for the Department. Members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act while attending meetings of the Board or while performing other official duties. |(b) The Board shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To establish policies for the operation of the Department;(2) To establish and maintain such institutions as are necessary or convenient for the operation of programs for the education, training, vocational education and rehabilitation of prisoners under the jurisdiction of the Department;(3) To lease, from time to time, without restriction as to terms, any property which said Board shall determine advisable to more fully carry into effect the operation of prison industries;(4) To acquire, construct, extend, improve, maintain and operate any and all facilities of all kinds which in the judgment of the Board shall be necessary or convenient to foster the prison industries program;(5) To require the Director and any other personnel of the Department, when deemed necessary by the Board, to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties;(6) To appoint and fix the salary of the Director;(7) To enter into contracts with private prison contractors; and(8) To provide training to employees of private prison contractors and other governmental entities on a fee basis.Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 4, operative July 1, 1967. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 152, § 2, emerg. eff. May. 14, 1973; Laws 1974, c. 211, § 1, emerg. eff. May. 15, 1974; Laws 1984, c. 137, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 26, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1987, c. 80, § 2, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1991, c. 145, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
57 OK Stat § 57-504.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-504.7. Kate Barnard Community Corrections Center - Female inmates.

|The Kate Barnard Community Corrections Center will house only female inmates. No inmate who is deemed dangerous or violent by the Department Classification Committee shall be placed in such center. |Added by Laws 1978, c. 273, § 20, emerg. eff. May 10, 1978. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 405, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992.
57 OK Stat § 57-505 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-505. Department - Creation - Divisions.

|There is hereby created the Department of Corrections which shall consist of divisions, subdivisions, institutions, and such sections, offices and positions as may be established by the Director, subject to the approval of the Board, or by law. |Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 5, operative July 1, 1967. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 366, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1980, c. 210, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
57 OK Stat § 57-506 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-506. Director - Qualifications - Appointment – Removal.

|There is hereby created the position of Director of Corrections. The Director shall be qualified for such position by character, knowledge, skill, ability, education, training and successful administrative experience and shall have five (5) years of professional level work. The Director of Corrections shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Director shall be determined by the Governor. The Director may be removed from office by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and constituting each chamber of the Legislature. |Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 6, operative July 1, 1967. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 83, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1971; Laws 1974, c. 211, § 2, emerg. eff. May 15, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 366, § 10, emerg. eff. June 12, 1975; Laws 1980, c. 210, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1987, c. 205, § 22, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 32, § 1, emerg. eff. March 18, 1988; Laws 2012, c. 267, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2016, c. 386, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2019, c. 3, § 2, emerg. eff. March 13, 2019.
57 OK Stat § 57-507 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-507. Director - Status - Powers and duties.

|The Director shall be the executive officer of the Department and shall have the following general powers and duties: |(a) To supervise the activities of the Department and, subject to the policies established by the Board, to act for the Department in all matters, except as may be otherwise provided in this act.(b) To prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the Department, consistent with the general policies established by the Board.(c) To appoint and fix the duties and salaries of such personnel for the Department as may be necessary to administer and carry out the provisions of this act. The Department and the employees thereof, except the members of the Board and the Director shall be subject to the provisions of the State Merit System of Personnel Administration, but the Governor may by Executive Order exempt positions therefrom as authorized by Section 802 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, except as may be otherwise provided in this act.(d) To accept, use, disburse and administer grants, allotments, gifts, devises, bequests, appropriations and other monies and property offered or given to the Department, or any component or agency thereof, by any agency of the federal government or any corporation or individual for the use of the Department.Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 7, operative July 1, 1967. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 246, § 1, emerg. eff. May. 31, 1979.
57 OK Stat § 57-508 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-508. Divisions - Deputy Directors - Compensation - Qualifications of deputy directors.

|The Director, subject to the approval of the Board, is hereby authorized to create divisions within the Department of Corrections as he may deem appropriate to effectively manage the Department. The divisions shall be under the immediate supervision and control of the Director. The Director is hereby authorized to appoint Deputy Directors for the divisions of the Department, who shall be exempt from the Merit System of Personnel Administration Act, and to fix the salaries and duties thereof; provided, the salary ranges of said Deputy Directors shall be set by the Legislature in the Department’s annual appropriation. The Deputy Directors shall have at least a master’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least four (4) years of professional level work experience in corrections; or a bachelor’s degree and at least five (5) years of work experience in corrections. Provided, however, that for the position of Deputy Director of administrative services, professional level administrative experience may be substituted for work experience in corrections. The provisions of this act shall not apply to those presently serving as Deputy Director as herein defined. |Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 8, operative July 1 1967. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 83, § 2, emerg. eff. April 16, 1971; Laws 1973, c. 221, § 5, emerg. eff. May. 24, 1973; Laws 1974, c. 210, § 1, emerg. eff. May. 15, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 336, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1980, c. 210, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1983, c. 81, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 2012, c. 267, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
57 OK Stat § 57-508.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-508.1. Legal Division.

|There is hereby created within the Department of Corrections a Legal Division. The Director may employ or contract with attorneys as needed and determine their salaries. These attorneys may advise the Director, the Board of Corrections, administrative supervisors of facilities and Department personnel on legal matters and may appear for and represent the Director, the Board of Corrections, administrative supervisors of facilities and Department personnel in administrative hearings and other legal actions and proceedings. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 35, § 1, emerg. eff. March 25, 1982.
57 OK Stat § 57-508.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-508.3. Construction Division.

|A. There is hereby created the Construction Division within the Department of Corrections. The purpose of the division shall be to provide inmate construction crews for construction projects of the Department of Corrections. |B. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall adopt and promulgate such rules as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Construction Division and shall appoint a Director of the division who shall administer the activities of the division.C. 1. An inmate working for the Construction Division of the Department of Corrections shall be subject to all rules established for inmate work by the State Board of Corrections and subject to all statutes governing the operation of the Construction Division of the Department of Corrections.2. Inmates working for the Construction Division are not state employees, and are specifically forbidden from organizing into unions or other associations in connection with their work or from engaging in any strike, work stoppage, slowdown or collective bargaining process. This prohibition applies to any inmates forming a union local or similar organization at any Construction Division project or location; provided, however, it shall not prohibit any inmate from otherwise achieving or retaining status as a union member.3. The claims of the state against an inmate to cover the costs of incarceration of an inmate shall be prior to the unsecured claims of any creditor.4. The authorization for an inmate to work for the Construction Division is a privilege granted to the inmate by the state which may be revoked by the Director of the Department of Corrections.5. As used in paragraph 3 of this subsection, "costs of incarceration" shall include all costs associated with maintaining an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections and shall include costs paid by the state for medical care for the inmate.Added by Laws 1996, c. 166, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.
57 OK Stat § 57-508.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-508.4. Investigations Division.

|A. There is hereby created the Investigations Division within the Department of Corrections. The purpose of the Division shall be to investigate allegations of criminal acts by inmates, offenders or employees of the Department, as well as to investigate allegations of constitutional or policy violations. |B. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall employ the proper personnel and adopt the necessary procedures to carry out the duties of the Investigations Division and shall appoint a Director of the Division who shall administer the activities of the Division.C. The Investigations Division of the Department of Corrections shall have the jurisdiction and authority to investigate all allegations of criminal behavior at any facility owned or operated by the Department, or any private prison facility or other facility with which the Department contracts to house inmates from the State of Oklahoma.D. The Investigations Division shall have jurisdiction and authority to investigate any escape committed by prisoners under the custody and control of the Department of Corrections. If it is determined that a prisoner has escaped the custody of the Department, in violation of Section 443 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Department is authorized to issue a warrant for the arrest of the escapee and the warrant shall have the force and effect of any warrant of arrest issued by a district court in the state. Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of a district attorney to issue an arrest warrant for the escapee.E. All officers, investigators, agents and immediate supervisory staff of listed positions assigned to the Investigations Division shall be deemed peace officers and shall possess the powers granted by law to peace officers. Officers, investigators, agents and supervisory staff of the Investigations Division shall meet all of the training and qualifications for peace officers required by Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 2002, c. 88, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 372, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 144, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.