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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-58.2. Order of jail administrator for prisoner labor - Supply of guards.

The jail administrator, upon the request of the county commissioners or the sheriff, shall issue an order requiring the prisoners to perform such duties under the direction of the maintenance superintendent or janitor of the county courthouse, upon the request of the maintenance superintendent or janitor, and shall supply such guards as may be necessary to prevent an escape by the prisoners.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 299, § 2. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 367, § 6, emerg. eff. June 9, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-58.3. Sentence and fine or cost credits for prisoner labor.

Prisoners employed as provided herein shall be given a credit of two (2) days on a jail sentence for each day worked, and a credit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per day upon the payment of a fine or court cost, if sentenced for nonpayment of a fine or court cost. The sheriff shall be authorized to order the credit be given to the prisoner on the records of the court where the conviction of the prisoner is filed.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 299, § 3. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 367, § 7, emerg. eff. June 9, 1994; Laws 2008, c. 413, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-59. Grand juries shall examine prisons.

The grand jury at each term of the district court, shall make personal inspection of the condition of the county prison, as to the sufficiency of the same for the safekeeping of prisoners, their convenient accommodation and health, and shall inquire into the manner in which the same has been kept since the last term, and the court shall give this duty in special charge to such grand jury, and lay before them all rules and regulations in force relating to county jails and prison discipline; and it shall be imperative upon the board of county commissioners to issue the necessary orders, or cause to be made the necessary repairs, in accordance with the complaint or recommendation of the grand jury.
R.L. 1910, § 4597.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-61. Sheriff to keep copy of order of confinement.

When a prisoner is confined by virtue of any process directed to the sheriff, and which shall require to be returned to the court whence it issued, such sheriff shall keep a copy of the same, together with the returns made thereon, which copy, duly certified by such sheriff, shall be prima facie evidence of his right to retain such prisoner in custody.
R.L. 1910, § 4599.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-62. Commitments and discharges to be filed.

All instruments of every kind, or attested copies thereof, by which a prisoner is committed or liberated, shall be regularly endorsed and filed, and safely kept in a suitable box by such sheriff, or by his deputy, acting as a jailer.
R.L. 1910, § 4600.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-64. County without prison.

When there is no sufficient prison in any county, every judicial or executive officer of such county who has power to order or sentence any person to the county jail, may, upon application of the sheriff, order any person charged with a criminal offense whereof such officer has jurisdiction, and ordered to be committed to prison, to be sent to the jail of the county nearest having a sufficient jail, and the sheriff of such nearest county shall, on exhibit of such order, receive and keep in custody, in the jail of his county, the prisoner ordered to be committed as aforesaid, at the expense of the county from which said prisoner was sent, and the said sheriff shall, upon the order of the officer committing such prisoner, redeliver such prisoner when demanded.
R.L. 1910, § 4602.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-65. Credit for good behavior and blood donations - Duty of sheriff.

Any person in this state convicted of a crime, who is serving time as a prisoner in the county jail of any county in the State of Oklahoma as a result of said conviction of crime, shall be entitled to receive five (5) days' credit for every four (4) days' time in said county jail provided said prisoner shall have obeyed the rules and regulations promulgated by the sheriff in charge of said county jail in a satisfactory manner. Each prisoner shall also, in addition thereto, be entitled to a deduction of three (3) days for each pint of his blood he donates during his first thirty (30) days of confinement in the county jail, and to five (5) days for each pint of his blood he donates during any sixty-day period thereafter to the American Red Cross or to a hospital approved for such purpose by the sheriff. And the sheriff of said county is hereby authorized to order said credit to be given to said prisoner on the records of the court out of which said conviction is had.
Added by Laws 1933, c. 123, p. 271, § 3. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 204, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1969.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-68. Jail facilities operated by private prison contractor - Application of state law.

A. Except as otherwise provided, any state law governing jails shall apply to jail facilities operated by a private prison contractor.
B. Any offense which would be a crime if committed within a county jail also shall be a crime if committed in a jail facility operated by a private prison contractor.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 80, § 9, operative July 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-69. Meals for county jail and correctional facilities personnel.

In order to protect the health and safety of certain law enforcement personnel and the citizens of this state, and to provide the state with the benefit of proper security within the county jails and correctional facilities of this state, all jailers, jail directors, keepers of the jail, sheriffs, deputies, correctional employees, or any other law enforcement personnel working within the county jail or correctional facility may, upon the approval of the sheriff or facility head, be served the same meals served to the prisoners within such county jail or correctional facility. There shall be no cost to the law enforcement personnel for such meals. The county sheriff or facility head shall pay for these meals out of the funds appropriated to the county sheriffs or the State Department of Corrections. The county and all of its officers and agents are hereby prohibited from recouping the cost of such meals either directly or indirectly or otherwise considering such costs or their impact when establishing the charges to municipalities for housing municipal prisoners in the county jail; provided, a municipality may negotiate the manner of establishing such charges.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 81, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 229, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-96. Foreign convicted offenders - Transfer or exchange.

If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the Governor may, on behalf of the state and subject to the terms of the treaty, authorize the Director of the Department of Corrections to consent to the transfer or exchange of offenders and take any other action necessary to initiate the participation of this state in the treaty.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 20, § 1, operative July 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-97. Department of Corrections Offender Transport Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Corrections to be designated the "Department of Corrections Offender Transport Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of any monies designated to the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Corrections for the purpose of reimbursing the counties for the transport of offenders from county facilities to the Department upon conviction and sentencing.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 309, § 2, emerg. eff. May 7, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-138.1. Meritorious acts - Credit.

Every inmate of a state correctional facility may be entitled to a deduction of no more than one hundred (100) credits for each meritorious act performed and approved by the Department of Corrections. Such a deed, performed by an inmate, shall be within the public interest in enhancing public safety and life. The Department of Corrections shall not have the authority to revoke such credit awarded to an inmate.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 65, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-211. Occupational rosters.

The warden of each state penal institution shall establish and maintain occupational rosters of prisoners incarcerated in their respective institutions, showing prisoners who have special skills and talents in institutional maintenance, including but not limited to dairying, cooking, electrical work, steam boiler work, bricklaying, carpenter work, heat and air conditioning work, and common labor.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 382, § 1. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 238, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-212. Requisition of service of prisoners - Direction to furnish prisoner personnel.

When there is a need therefor at any state eleemosynary institution, maintenance services of prisoners may be requisitioned by the governing body of such institution. Such requisition shall be submitted to the Director of Corrections or the designee of the Director and shall state the services desired and the number of prisoners necessary therefor, and there shall be incorporated therein or attached thereto a detailed statement showing arrangements for quarters, subsistence, and security of the prisoners. If the Director of Corrections or the designee of the Director, after considering such requisition, finds that there is a need for the services desired or any part thereof, the Director or designee may thereupon direct the appropriate warden or superintendent to furnish qualified prisoner personnel to perform the services found to be needed at the institution for which the requisition was made.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 382, § 2. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 30, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1991, c. 145, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-213. Sending qualified prisoners to requisitioning institution -Limited clemency - Receipts - Return of prisoners.

Upon being directed to do so by the Director of Corrections or the designee of the Director, the appropriate warden or superintendent shall send to the institution for which the requisition was made, current qualified prisoners to perform the services found by the Director or the designee to be needed at such institution, and shall furnish the names of such prisoners to the State Pardon and Parole Board for the purpose of securing limited clemency for such prisoners for the performance of services at such institution. Any such prisoner shall be returned to the institution from which he was sent, upon order of the Director or the designee or the head of such institution, either with or without notice, and the return of a prisoner shall be compulsory for a violation of any law or a violation of his parole agreement.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 382, § 3. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 31, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1991, c. 145, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-214. Immunity from civil suits.

The Director of Corrections and responsible officials at a state institution shall be considered individually and collectively to enjoy the sovereign immunity of the state, as provided in The Governmental Tort Claims Act, for civil suits which might arise from their administration of Sections 211 through 214 of this title when acting in their regular course of duty, and in good faith under the provisions of Sections 211 through 214 of this title.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 382, § 4. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 32, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 1991, c. 145, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-214.1. High-voltage electric security fence system - Liability of electricity provider and parts suppliers.

A. The Department of Corrections may design and install high-voltage electrified security fence systems at all existing and proposed medium and maximum security prisons. At the time of installation there shall be posted universal danger signs on all sides of the system clearly visible to inmates and the public and also displaying in English the warning "Deadly Voltage”. The installation of these electric fence systems shall be between double, twelve-foot high, security perimeter fences, with the exception of those locations where a building or wall constitutes a part of the security perimeter.
B. A provider of electricity for the electric fence system authorized by this section or the providers of parts for construction of the system shall not be liable for any accident, injury or death which may occur as a result of the construction or operation of the system, unless the accident, injury or death was caused by the gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of the provider or the provider’s employee or agent.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 11, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-216. Definitions.

In this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Director" shall mean the Director of the Department of Corrections.
2. "Public works project" means a project that has been determined by the State Board of Corrections to be of necessity for the public well-being conducive to rehabilitation and the reduction of recidivism among participating inmates by the written request of a majority of the board of county commissioners, the governing body of any municipality or any agency of the State of Oklahoma or of the United States or any subdivision thereof.
3. "Prisoner" shall mean any person who is under the custody and control of the Department of Corrections. No prisoner shall be assigned to any public works project if the inmate:
a.
is deemed by the Director to be a threat to public safety,
b.
has escaped or attempted to escape from a correctional institution within the last ten (10) years, or
c.
has been convicted, whether upon a verdict or plea of guilty or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or received a suspended sentence or any probationary term for a crime or an attempt to commit a crime provided for in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation as those terms are defined in Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 741, 843.1, if the offense included sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, 865 through 869, 885, 886, 888, 891, 1021, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1040.13a, 1040.51, 1087, 1088, 1111.1, 1114 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 211, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 145, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2000, c. 224, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 146, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-217. Lists of prisoners eligible for public work projects.

Upon approval by the Board of Corrections, the Director shall determine which prisoners shall be eligible for said public project, and shall establish and may modify lists of prisoners eligible for the said public projects. Upon the approval of said project by the Board of Corrections, the Director may send to the place and at the time designated the number of prisoners mutually agreed upon as necessary for the timely completion of said project.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 211, § 3, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-218. Expense of prisoners.

The Department of Corrections may contract with any requesting public agency to provide inmate labor for public works projects. The Department of Corrections shall promulgate and adopt rules which may require the requesting agency for the public works project to pay up to the base cost plus ten percent (10%), on a monthly billing. The rules shall provide guidelines which establish the criteria for how said charges are determined and the amounts the agencies are to be charged. The requesting agency shall furnish all tools and materials, unless otherwise agreed upon, necessary in the performance of said public works project. The prisoner, while assigned on said public works project, shall, for the purpose of punishment for escape, be deemed to be on a trusty status and shall be under the custody and control of the Department of Corrections.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 211, § 4, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975. Amended by Laws 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 25, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977; Laws 1991, c. 145, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-220. Civil rights not restored.

This act is not intended to restore, in whole or in part, the civil rights of any prisoner used hereunder and said act shall not be so construed. No prisoner so used shall be considered as an employee of the requesting agency; nor shall any such prisoner come within any of the provisions of the Labor Code or be entitled to any benefits thereunder whether on behalf of himself or that of any other person.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 211, § 6, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-221. Violation of rules and regulations.

Whenever a prisoner willfully violates rules and regulations for the public works project as promulgated by the Director, the Director may, after proper hearing, determine what portion, if any, of the time credits earned shall be forfeited.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 211, § 7, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-222. Use of prison labor on private property prohibited - Exceptions - Definitions - Purpose of work performed.

A. It shall be unlawful to use prisoners assigned to said public works project on any property other than public property, except that inmate labor may be used on private property for a public purpose.
B. As used in this section "public purpose" means a purpose affecting the inhabitants of the state or political subdivision utilizing the inmate labor, as a group, and not merely as individuals. The work performed shall be essentially public and for the general good of the inhabitants of the state or political subdivision, and may include eradication of graffiti on private buildings or harvesting Eastern Red Cedar trees. For purposes of this section:
1. "Graffiti" shall include but not be limited to any inscription, slogan or drawing, crudely scratched, drawn, printed, painted or scribbled on a wall or other surface visible to the public and which is likely to endanger the health or safety of the public. Provided, however, that this definition shall never be construed to include any sign or advertising device lawfully erected or installed by the owner of property, lessee or authorized agent; and
2. "Owner" means the owner of record as shown by the most current tax rolls of the county treasurer.
C. The purpose of the work performed shall be to aid the federal government, a state agency or a political subdivision, utilizing the inmate labor in the exercise of a governmental function. Any person convicted of willfully violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 211, § 8, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 92, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 145, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 160, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 504, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2012, c. 219, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 504 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-224. Service or maintenance work for other state, county, municipality or federal agency.

A. An inmate of a state correctional institution may be assigned to a state agency other than the Department of Corrections, to a county or municipal jail, or to a federal agency, for service and maintenance work for the federal agency, the state, county or municipality. Such transfer shall be subject to the approval of the chief administrative officer of the federal or state agency, sheriff of the county or the chief of police of a municipality, which will employ the inmate. Preference shall be given to inmates who, while incarcerated in a state correctional institution, have attained a high school diploma or equivalent general education diploma or completed a literacy program approved by the Department of Corrections. Such federal or state agency, county or municipality, shall be responsible for the security, lodging, food costs, and personal expense money of each inmate under the care of the chief administrative officer of the federal or state agency, county sheriff or the chief of police of such municipality. Any expense monies shall be approved by the chief administrative officer, sheriff or the chief of police.
B. The Department of Corrections shall reimburse the state, county or municipality for the actual costs paid for any emergency medical care for physical injury or illness of the inmate retained under this act. The Director may transfer any inmate required to have extended medical care back into the custody of the Department.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 62, § 1, eff. April 7, 1980. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 56, § 1; Laws 1988, c. 122, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1991, c. 145, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-226. Disposition of monies received for providing primary health care and outpatient services for prisoners in county jails.

All monies received by the Department for providing primary health care and outpatient services to prisoners in county jails shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Department of Corrections Revolving Fund. All counties are permitted to negotiate with the Department the cost of providing onsite primary health care services for their respective jails. Monies deposited in the fund as a result of fiscal year negotiated and notarized agreements shall be expended to provide health care personnel, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, medical training of jailers, medical record forms, and an integrated system of health assessment and screening of county prisoners.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 47, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 266, § 9, operative July 1, 1983.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-227. Application - Exemption from Workers' Compensation Act - Liability for injuries.

A. All provisions of this section and Section 228 of this title, except as otherwise noted herein, shall apply to eligible offenders who are:
1. Assigned to a work program for any government entity of this state pursuant to a municipal court order;
2. Assigned to a community service program pursuant to a deferred prosecution agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 305.2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Assigned to a public works project pursuant to the provisions of Sections 58, 58.1 or 58.2 of this title;
4. Assigned to community service pursuant to a sentence ordered pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph c of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a, Section 991c or Section 995.3 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Assigned to a public works project pursuant to the provisions of Section 215 et seq. of this title;
6. Assigned to community service as a condition of parole pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma;
7. Assigned to an eleemosynary institution pursuant to the provisions of Section 212 et seq. of this title;
8. Assigned to any work release or private prison industry programs pursuant to the provisions of this title;
9. Assigned to the Community Service Sentencing Program pursuant to the provisions of Section 991a-4 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or
10. Assigned to a work program of a nonprofit organization with or without compensation.
B. Any eligible offender described in subsection A of this section shall be exempt from the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act, Section 1 et seq. of Title 85 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Provided, such exemption shall not apply to employment of such person by a private for-profit employer. Provided further, such exemption shall not apply to those inmates employed in private prison industries involving a for-profit employer which deal in interstate commerce or which sell products or services to the federal government.
C. All state and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, community service agencies, educational programs and other treatment programs are hereby immune from liability for torts committed by or against any eligible offender described in subsection A of this section; provided, those entities having court-mandated jurisdiction over the persons described in paragraphs 3, 5, 7 and 8 of subsection A of this section shall provide basic or necessary medical and dental care to said persons in such instances.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 96, § 1, emerg. eff. April 4, 1984. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 133, § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 150, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1992, c. 405, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-228. Tort immunity - Waiver - Insurance.

A. The State of Oklahoma, all counties and municipalities of this state and all of their officers, agents, servants and employees, and all nonprofit organizations are hereby immune from liability for torts committed by or against any eligible offender described in subsection A of Section 227 of this title. The state, counties and municipalities waive their immunity from liability for all torts committed by any eligible offender described in subsection A of Section 227 of this title to the extent of liability expressly and directly established in the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, Section 151 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Provided, in no event shall the state, counties or municipalities be held liable for a decision to place an eligible offender in any of the programs described in subsection A of Section 227 of this title.
The waiver of immunity of the state shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 1985.
B. As provided by law, the State of Oklahoma or any county or municipality of this state is authorized to purchase insurance policies or bonds or to self-insure to indemnify the state, county or municipality from any liability incurred pursuant to subsection A of this section. The state, county or municipality shall determine the daily cost of any such insurance policy, bond or self-insurance and such cost may be taxed and collected as costs from the client participant.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 96, § 2, emerg. eff. April 4, 1984. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 405, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332. Pardons and paroles - Power of Governor.

The Governor shall have power to grant, after conviction, reprieves, commutations, paroles and pardons for all offenses, except cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and such restrictions and limitations as may be deemed proper by the Governor, subject, however, to the regulations prescribed by law and the provisions of Section 10 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution.
Added by Laws 1915, c. 57, § 6. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 25, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 25 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.1. Professional investigators, clerical and administrative personnel.

The Pardon and Parole Board created by Article VI, Section 10, of the Oklahoma Constitution is authorized to employ professional investigators and such clerical and administrative personnel as may be required to carry out the duties and responsibilities under the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 1943, p. 250, § 1. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 172, § 2, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1987, c. 156, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.1A. Training for the members of the Pardon and Parole Board.

A. Each member of the Pardon and Parole Board shall receive at least twelve (12) hours of training for the first year and six (6) hours of training per year thereafter on matters relating to the duties of the Board. The training shall be provided by personnel of the Pardon and Parole Board.
B. Each member of the Pardon and Parole Board shall complete annual training based on guidance from organizations that provide training and technical assistance related to the probation and parole process. Annual training curriculum shall include, but not be limited to, identifying, understanding and targeting criminogenic needs, the principles of effective intervention, core correctional practices and how to support and encourage offender behavior change.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 347, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 263, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.1B. Pardon and Parole Board – Member eligibility.

A. To be eligible for appointment as a Pardon and Parole Board member, a person shall possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and have at least five (5) years of experience in one or more of the following fields:
1. Criminal justice;
2. Parole;
3. Probation;
4. Corrections;
5. Criminal law;
6. Law enforcement;
7. Mental health services;
8. Substance abuse services; or
9. Social work.
B. At least two members of the Pardon and Parole Board shall have five (5) years of training or experience in mental health services, substance abuse services or social work.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 218, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 263, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.4. Selection of Chairman - Compensation and expenses.

A. The Chair of the Pardon and Parole Board shall be selected by the Board. The Chair of the Pardon and Parole Board shall receive Twenty-four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($24,800.00) per annum, payable monthly, in the following allotment:
1. Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for preparation for said meeting; and
2. One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($1,667.00) for the regular monthly Board meeting.
B. The members of the Board shall receive Twenty-two Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($22,800.00) per annum, payable monthly in the following allotment:
1. Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for preparation for said meeting; and
2. One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for the regular monthly Board meeting.
C. 1. Failure of any member to attend one Board meeting in any calendar year, except for justifiable excuse as determined by the Chair pursuant to written policy established by the Board, shall preclude the right of the member to receive his or her monthly compensation established by subsection A or B of this section.
2. In addition, any member who fails to attend two or more Board meetings in any calendar year except for extraordinary circumstances as determined by the Chair pursuant to written policy established by the Board shall be deemed to have committed official misconduct as such term is defined by Section 93 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. To initiate a removal from office pursuant to this paragraph, the Board shall pass a resolution by a majority of the members of the Board detailing the alleged misconduct. Such removal shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
3. Failure to attend meetings of the Board, pursuant to the policy established by the Board, shall constitute cause for removal pursuant to Section 10 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution.
Added by Laws 1945, p. 185, § 1. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 211, § 1, emerg. eff. April 22, 1968; Laws 1973, c. 172, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1975, c. 233, § 5, emerg. eff. May 30, 1975; Laws 1979, c. 47, § 31, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 1980, c. 243, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 1980; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 25, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1988, c. 257, § 3, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1992, c. 293, § 2, emerg. eff. May 25, 1992; Laws 1998, c. 51, § 7, emerg. eff. April 2, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 415, § 16, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 292, § 17, emerg. eff. May 31, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 7, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 2002.
NOTE: Laws 2001, c. 433, § 75 repealed by Laws 2002, c. 7, § 4, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.4a. Pardon and Parole Board - Reimbursements.

The Chair and members of the Pardon and Parole Board shall receive reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses, according to the State Travel Reimbursement Act, while attending and going to and from meetings of the Board and in performing their official duties. Such compensation shall be paid by the State Treasurer by state warrant drawn against funds appropriated for such purpose by the Legislature. Hours worked by Board members shall be exempt from full-time-equivalent employee limits.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 7, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.6. Administration of oaths.

The Chairman and members of the Pardon and Parole Board and the Executive Revocation Hearing Officers shall have the authority, and are empowered, to administer oaths to witnesses appearing before the Pardon and Parole Board at any meeting of said Board or any executive parole revocation hearing.
Added by Laws 1945, p. 186, § 3. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 156, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.7a. Crimes related to controlled dangerous substances - Reporting procedures - Consideration by Board.

A. The Department of Corrections shall establish procedures for obtaining drug-related information, pursuant to Section 1 of this act, and shall establish a method of reporting such information in relation to any person convicted and incarcerated in the State Penitentiary or placed on probation or parole.
B. The Pardon and Parole Board shall be provided any drug-related information on any person eligible for parole by the Department of Corrections prior to such person's consideration.
C. The Pardon and Parole Board shall consider the nature and relationship of the offense and offender to any controlled dangerous substance.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 361, § 2, emerg. eff. June 2, 1989.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.8. Conditions for parole - Employment and residence assistance.

No recommendations to the Governor for parole shall be made nor any paroles granted by the Board in relation to any inmate in a penal institution in the State of Oklahoma unless the Pardon and Parole Board considers the victim impact statements if presented to the jury, or the judge in the event a jury was waived, at the time of sentencing and, in every appropriate case, as a condition of parole, monetary restitution of economic loss as defined by Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, incurred by a victim of the crime for which the inmate was imprisoned. In every case, the Pardon and Parole Board shall first consider the number of previous felony convictions and the type of criminal violations leading to any such felony convictions, then shall consider either suitable employment or a suitable residence, and finally shall mandate participation in education programs to achieve the proficiency level established in Section 510.7 of this title or, at the discretion of the Board require the attainment of a general education diploma, as a condition for release on parole. The Board shall consider the availability of programs and the waiting period for such programs in setting conditions of parole release. The Board may require any program to be completed after the inmate is released on parole as a condition of parole. A facsimile signature of the inmate on parole papers that is transmitted to the Board shall be an accepted means of acknowledgement of parole conditions. The probation and parole officer shall render reasonable assistance to any person making application for parole, in helping to obtain suitable employment or enrollment in an education program or a suitable residence. Any inmate who fails to satisfactorily attend and make satisfactory progress in the educational program in which the inmate has been required to participate as a condition of parole, may have his or her parole revoked. If an inmate's parole is revoked, such inmate shall be returned to confinement in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 343, § 2. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 73, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1979; Laws 1983, c. 38, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 1983; Laws 1992, c. 136, § 6, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 325, § 22, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 2, § 19, emerg. eff. March 2, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 27, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 13, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 437, § 28, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2013, c. 124, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
NOTE: Laws 1993, c. 125, § 6 repealed by Laws 1994, c. 2, § 34, emerg. eff. March 2, 1994.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 27 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.15. Board members not to represent inmates - Voting prohibited in certain cases.

A. From and after the effective date of this act, no member of the Pardon and Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or associate may represent in a legal capacity any inmate incarcerated in any state penal institution. If a member of the Pardon and Parole Board, or his law partners or associate or any member of his law firm undertakes the representation of an inmate in violation of this prohibition the member of the Board shall forfeit his office. In any case in which an inmate requesting a pardon or parole was represented in a legal capacity by any member of the Pardon and Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or associate prior to imposition of a prison term, the Board member who represented such inmate shall be disqualified from voting on such inmate's request for a pardon or parole.
B. A member of the Pardon and Parole Board shall uphold and promote the independence, impartiality, fairness, and integrity of the Board, and should avoid impropriety or the appearance of impropriety.
C. If any Pardon and Parole Board member determines circumstances would cause a reasonable person with knowledge of all the relevant facts to question his or her impartiality in a specific matter, or creates the appearance of impropriety, the Pardon and Parole Board member shall disclose any potential conflict of interest and shall withdraw from participation in the matter.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 49, § 1. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 339, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.19. Action by Governor on application for pardon.

Within thirty (30) days after approval of an application for pardon, the Pardon and Parole Board shall forward all relevant documentation to the Governor. Upon receipt, the Governor shall have ninety (90) days to grant or deny the application for pardon. If an application for pardon is not approved by the Pardon and Parole Board, the application for pardon shall be deemed denied. If no action is taken by the Governor, the application shall be deemed denied. The Pardon and Parole Board shall notify the person making application for pardon of all actions taken by the Pardon and Parole Board or the Governor regarding the application for pardon.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 115, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.20. Two-stage parole consideration process - Tracking effects - Data collection.

The Department of Corrections, in conjunction with the Pardon and Parole Board, shall implement a method for tracking the success and recidivism of persons who are required to have a two-stage parole consideration process pursuant to subsection C of Section 332.7 of this title for the first three (3) years following their individual release from incarceration or release to parole. Included in the annual and cumulative data to be collected for this category of offenders shall be offender demographics and statistics including:
1. Offense type;
2. Sentence length;
3. Release information, indicating parole including the offense to which parole applied and whether multiple offenses or concurrent offenses were reviewed for purposes of parole or timed-out sentence and the percent of sentence served;
4. Number of persons by offense type eligible for parole consideration in the first and second stages of parole consideration in the calendar year;
5. Number of persons by offense type actually recommended for parole in the calendar year;
6. Number of persons by offense type granted parole by the Governor in the calendar year;
7. Rearrest data in the calendar year and cumulatively over the offender’s three-year data collection period;
8. Reincarceration data in the calendar year and cumulatively over the offender’s three-year data collection period;
9. Employment data for the calendar year cumulatively over the offender’s three-year data collection period; and
10. Other information deemed beneficial to analyzing the success and recidivism of this category of offenders annually and cumulatively over the offender’s three-year data collection period.
The information collected shall be made available to the members of the Legislature, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the Governor, by the Department of Corrections or the Pardon and Parole Board annually upon request, but not later than March 1 following the first data collection period.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 149, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 178, § 12.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-332.21. Power of Board to parole certain prisoners.

A. The Pardon and Parole Board is empowered to parole a prisoner who:
1. Is sixty (60) years of age or older;
2. Has served, in actual custody, the shorter of ten (10) years of the term or terms of imprisonment, or one-third (1/3) of the total term or terms of imprisonment;
3. Poses minimal public safety risks warranting continued imprisonment;
4. Is not imprisoned for a crime enumerated in Section 13.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 571 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
5. Has not been convicted of a crime that would require the person to be subject to the registration requirements of the Sex Offenders Registration Act.
B. The authority to grant parole under Section 332.2 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall rest with the Pardon and Parole Board.
C. The Pardon and Parole Board shall use an evidence-based risk-assessment instrument to assess the public safety risk posed by aging prisoners upon release.
D. Unless eligible for release at an earlier date, an aging prisoner who has been committed to the Department of Corrections for a term or terms of imprisonment shall have the ability to request a parole hearing before the Pardon and Parole Board if the prisoner has served, in actual custody, the shorter of:
1. Ten (10) years of the term or terms of actual imprisonment; or
2. One-third (1/3) of the total term or terms of imprisonment.
E. Once a prisoner requests a parole hearing under subsection A of this section, the Pardon and Parole Board may place the prisoner on the next available docket.
F. The Pardon and Parole Board may grant parole to a prisoner if the Board finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the prisoner, if released, can live and remain at liberty without posing a substantial risk to public safety.
G. The Pardon and Parole Board may use the selected evidence-based risk-assessment instrument to make the determination provided for in subsection F of this section.
H. The Pardon and Parole Board may provide the prisoner the opportunity to speak on his or her own behalf and the option of having counsel present at the parole hearing.
I. For purposes of this section:
1. "Aging prisoner" means any person imprisoned by the Department of Corrections who is sixty (60) years of age or older; and
2. "Evidence-based" means programs or practices that have been scientifically tested in controlled studies and proven to be effective.
Added by Laws 2018, c. 117, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-349.1. Notification to sending state as to need for retaking or reincarceration - Hearing - Reports - Detention prior to hearing.

Where supervision of a parolee or probationer is being administered pursuant to the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers, appropriate judicial or administrative authorities in this state shall notify the Compact Administrator of the sending state whenever, in their view, consideration should be given to retaking or reincarceration for a parole or probation violation. Prior to the giving of any such notification, a hearing shall be held in accordance with this act within a reasonable time, unless such hearing is waived by the parolee or probationer. The appropriate officer or officers of this state shall, as soon as practicable following termination of any such hearing, report to the sending state, furnish a copy of the hearing record and make recommendations regarding the disposition to be made of the parolee or probationer by the sending state. Pending any proceeding pursuant to this section, the appropriate officers of this state may take custody of and detain the parolee or probationer involved for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing and, if it appears to the hearing officer or officers that retaking or reincarceration is likely to follow, for such reasonable period after the hearing or waiver as may be necessary to arrange for the retaking or reincarceration.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 191, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 1973.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-349.2. Hearing officer.

Any hearing pursuant to this act may be before the Administrator of the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers, a deputy of such Administrator or any other person authorized pursuant to the laws of this state to hear cases of alleged parole or probation violation, except that no hearing officer shall be the person making the allegation of violation.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 191, § 2, emerg. eff. May 17, 1973.