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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-510.8c. Criminal Justice Pay for Success Revolving Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be designated the "Criminal Justice Pay for Success Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies appropriated to the Criminal Justice Pay for Success Revolving Fund and monies which may otherwise be available to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for use as provided for in this section.
B. All monies appropriated to the fund shall be budgeted and expended by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the purpose of funding contracts for those criminal justice programs that have outcomes associated with reducing public sector costs. Pursuant to contract, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide payment to social service providers for the delivery of predefined criminal justice outcomes. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall approve only those contracts that meet the following requirements:
1. The social service provider can provide not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in capital to fund the delivery of services necessary to achieve the predefined criminal justice outcomes;
2. The social service provider can provide verifiable evidence of successful completion rates of persons who participated in the diversion or reentry program offered by the service provider; and
3. Persons participating in the diversion or reentry programs offered by the service provider are not under the custody or control of the Department of Corrections.
C. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon verification by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services that successful completion of the diversion or reentry program was achieved by the participant pursuant to contract. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 198, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-510.10. Electronic monitoring of inmates.

A. The Department of Corrections and the Pardon and Parole Board are hereby authorized to use electronic monitoring devices for any inmate sentenced for a crime, any person granted parole, or as disciplinary sanction as authorized by law.
B. The electronic monitoring of an inmate pursuant to this section shall be in addition to active supervision required by law. An inmate assigned to electronic monitoring shall be required to pay the Department of Corrections or the Pardon and Parole Board for all or part of any monitoring equipment or fee, supervision cost, or other costs while assigned to electronic monitoring. The Department of Corrections or the Pardon and Parole Board shall determine whether the person has the ability to pay all or part of such costs or fee.
C. From and after the effective date of this act, any person in the custody of the Department of Corrections who is assigned to a community corrections center, community work center, or halfway house, and who has any current or previous convictions for a crime which would require the person to register as a sex offender pursuant to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act, shall be assigned to a global position monitoring system for the duration of the registration period. Any offender paroled who is subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act shall be assigned to global position monitoring.
D. As used in this section, "electronic monitoring" means monitoring of an inmate within a specified location or locations by means of a global positioning device approved by the Department of Corrections or the Pardon and Parole Board with active supervision by correctional officers, employees of the Department of Corrections, or probation and parole officers of the Pardon and Parole Board. A global position monitoring system must utilize a backup data storage collection system.
E. The Department of Corrections and the Pardon and Parole Board shall promulgate and adopt rules and procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 276, § 15, emerg. eff. May 27, 1993. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 31, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 15, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 242, § 2, emerg. eff. May 5, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 188, § 3, emerg. eff. May 17, 2005; Laws 2015, c. 312, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 510.6 of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-510A. Department of Corrections Offender Management System 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 Management System Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies directed for deposit by law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Corrections for the purpose of implementing and administering an offender management system. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 534, § 1, emerg. eff. May 25, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-512. Supervision of inmates paroled from state institutions - Conditions for release - Violations.

Any inmate in a state penal institution who has been granted a parole shall be released from the institution upon the following conditions:
1. That he comply with specified requirements of the Division of Community Services of the Department of Corrections under the active supervision of a Probation and Parole Officer. Such active supervision shall be for a period not to exceed three (3) years, except as provided in paragraph 2 of this section.
2. That he be actively supervised by a Probation and Parole Officer for an extended period not to exceed the expiration of the maximum term or terms for which he was sentenced if convicted of a sex offense or upon the determination by the Division of Community Services that the best interests of the public and the parolee will be served by such an extended period of supervision.
Provided, for the purposes of this section, the term "sex offense" shall not include a violation of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 1021 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
The Probation and Parole Officer, upon information sufficient to give him reasonable grounds to believe that the parolee has violated the terms of and conditions of his parole, shall notify the Deputy Director of the Division of Community Services in accordance with Section 516 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 12, operative July 1, 1967. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 236, § 1; Laws 1993, c. 166, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-512.1. Credits for compliance with terms and conditions of parole supervision.

A. Every offender released to parole supervision may be eligible to earn credits for compliance with the terms and conditions of parole supervision that reduce the term of supervision. For every calendar month of compliance with the terms and conditions of parole supervision, the Department of Corrections may award the offender earned credits equal to thirty (30) calendar days to be applied toward a reduction of the parole supervision period. For the purposes of this section, "compliance" may be defined as the absence of a violation report submitted by a probation and parole officer during a calendar month. No person convicted of an offense under Section 13.1 or subsection C, D, E, F, G, or J of Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be eligible for earned credits pursuant to this section.
B. The Department of Corrections may develop written policies and procedures necessary for the implementation of earned credits as authorized pursuant to this section. The policies and procedures developed by the Department of Corrections may include, but are not limited to, written guidelines regarding the process to earn credits and the application of the credits toward the reduction of the term of supervision, the collection of data related to who earns credit, how much is applied and how much of the supervision period is reduced.
C. The Department may maintain a record of credits earned by an offender under this section. At least every six (6) months from the date the offender is placed on parole supervision, the Department may notify the offender of the current parole supervision termination date.
D. The Department may notify the Pardon and Parole Board of the impending parole supervision termination date not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expected date. However, nothing in this section may prohibit the Department from requesting an earlier parole supervision termination date.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 273, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-513. Discharged prisoners - Clothing, transportation and funds.

A. When any prisoner shall be discharged from the institution, the warden or superintendent shall furnish the prisoner with proper and necessary clothing and a railroad or bus ticket to the home community of the prisoner within the State of Oklahoma, if it is not in the county in which the institution is located; and if the home community of the prisoner is outside the State of Oklahoma, the warden or superintendent may furnish the necessary tickets to the home community of the prisoner or the county in which the sentence was imposed; and if the inmate trust account of the prisoner does not have at least a credit balance of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), the warden, superintendent or Chief Financial Officer may furnish such additional sum from the petty cash fund as will afford the prisoner Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
B. Funds necessary to provide said clothing, transportation and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) allowed in subsection A of this section shall be drawn from a petty cash fund established by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Section 513.1 of this title.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 13, operative July 1, 1967. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 285, § 16, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974; Laws 2008, c. 171, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-513.1. Petty cash fund.

To satisfy the requirements of subsections A and B of Section 513 of this title, and to timely acquire goods and services that cannot be secured through normal purchasing and invoice processes, there is hereby created a petty cash fund within the Department of Corrections. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Director of the Department of Corrections are authorized to fix the maximum amount of the petty cash fund, and the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall prescribe the rules and procedures for the administration of the petty cash fund. The Department of Corrections is directed to develop a written policy to specify which units, facilities and institutions within the Department are authorized to make disbursements from the petty cash fund.
Added by Laws 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 12, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 273, § 12, emerg. eff. May 10, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 315, § 11, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1982, c. 346, § 11, emerg. eff. June 2, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 266, § 12, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1984, c. 296, § 52, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 202, § 8, emerg. eff. June 28, 1985; Laws 1985, c. 327, § 18, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 314, § 15, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 205, § 24, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 303, § 14, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 258, § 18, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 291, § 16, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 277, § 3; Laws 1995, c. 266, § 3, emerg. eff. May 25, 1995; Laws 2000, c. 415, § 8, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2006, c. 294, § 6, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2008, c. 171, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 247.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-513.2. Notification of completion of sentence or discharge of inmate from custody.

The Department of Corrections shall notify the district attorney or requesting law enforcement agency of the sentencing county whenever an inmate completes his sentence or is otherwise discharged from the custody of the Department, except those discharged under the procedures and supervision of the Pardon and Parole Board. The notification shall be on a monthly basis and shall be made within ten (10) days following the month reported upon. The notification shall include the names of those inmates released under the provisions of the Oklahoma Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act, Section 570 et seq. of this title. For the purposes of this section, "sentencing county" shall mean the county from which the inmate received the last sentence served prior to release but shall not refer to any sentences received which include inmate status as an element of the offense. Should the inmate be released from concurrent sentences then each sentencing county district attorney shall receive the notification. The district attorney shall disseminate the information provided herein to any and all law enforcement agencies deemed appropriate by the district attorney and to any victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted. Notification shall be made to a victim by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim, if such information is requested by the victim. The district attorney shall not give the address of the inmate to any victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted. The notifications required herein shall commence within ten (10) days following the first full month subsequent to the effective date of this act.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 112, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 117, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1990, c. 105, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 276, § 6, emerg. eff. May 27, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-513.2a. Failure to give notification - Improper disclosure - Immunity from liability.

Neither the Pardon and Parole Board, District Attorney's office, Department of Corrections, nor their members, agents, servants or employees shall be liable for any civil claim of damages, alleged to have arisen from a failure to give any notice under this act, nor from a disclosure of the whereabouts of any person who had been convicted, paroled or pardoned.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 105, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-515. Probation-parole officers.

All probation-parole officers shall be deemed peace officers and shall possess the powers granted by law to peace officers. Probation-parole officers shall meet all of the training and qualifications for peace officers required by Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Qualifications for probation-parole officers shall be good character and a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university including at least twenty-four (24) credit hours in any combination of psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, criminal justice administration, penology or police science.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 15, operative July 1, 1967. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 83, § 4, emerg. eff. April 16, 1971; Laws 1974, c. 155, § 2, emerg. eff. May. 4, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 106, § 1; Laws 1975, c. 366, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 188, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 1976; Laws 1986, c. 314, § 17, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 156, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 310, § 11, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 2012, c. 267, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-516. Parole violators.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the probation and parole officer shall, upon information sufficient to give the officer reasonable grounds to believe that the parolee has violated the terms of and conditions of parole, notify the Department of Corrections. If it is determined that the facts justify revocation action, the Department shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the parolee and the warrant shall have the force and effect of any warrant of arrest issued by a district court in this state. The parolee shall, after arrest, be immediately incarcerated in the nearest county jail, intermediate sanctions facility, or a Department of Corrections facility to await action by the Governor as to whether the parole will be revoked. Parole time shall cease to run after the issuance of a warrant for arrest by the Department of Corrections, and earned credits shall not be accrued during any period of time when the parolee is incarcerated pending revocation action by the Governor.
B. Any parolee determined to have violated any terms or conditions of parole by the supervising parole officer may be given the option, at the discretion of the Department of Corrections, to be placed in an intermediate sanctions facility for disciplinary sanction and programmatic services in lieu of revocation or when revocation action by the Governor is deemed unnecessary for the nature of the violation. Any parolee for whom a warrant for arrest issues as provided in subsection A of this section may, at the discretion of the Department or the Governor, be placed in an intermediate sanctions facility pending or following any action by the Governor as to revocation of parole or required additional conditions to remain on parole. A parolee may be received and processed into the custody of the Department on an expedited basis through any facility serving such purpose or may be processed directly by the intermediate sanctions facility.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 16, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 366, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1980, c. 210, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1985, c. 132, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1985; Laws 1987, c. 156, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 2002, c. 211, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-517. Probation violators.

A. A Probation and Parole Officer, upon information sufficient to give the officer reasonable grounds to believe that a probationer has been charged with or found guilty of committing a felony or misdemeanor offense, or has escaped from custody as provided in Section 443 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall notify the Department. If it is determined that the facts justify revocation action, the Department shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the probationer and the warrant shall have the force and effect of any warrant of arrest issued by a district court in this state. A probationer shall, after arrest, be immediately incarcerated in the nearest county jail or intermediate sanctions facility to await action by the court as to whether the probation will be revoked.
B. A Probation and Parole Officer, upon information sufficient to give the officer reasonable grounds to believe that a probationer has violated the terms or conditions of probation, may notify the Department. If it is determined that the facts justify disciplinary sanctions, the Department shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the probationer and the warrant shall have the force and effect of any warrant of arrest issued by a district court in this state. The probationer shall, after arrest, be immediately incarcerated in the nearest county jail or intermediate sanction facility to await action by the court as to whether disciplinary sanctions shall be imposed. Upon approval of the court and the Department of Corrections, the probationer shall be placed in an intermediate revocation facility for disciplinary sanction and intensive programmatic services in lieu of a first revocation. Repeated violations by the probationer of the terms and conditions of probation may result in a revocation proceeding.
C. Any probationer for whom a warrant for arrest issues as provided in subsection A of this section may, at the discretion of the court, be placed in an intermediate sanctions facility pending or following any action by the court as to revocation of probation or required additional conditions to remain on probation. A probationer may be processed by the Department on an expedited basis through any facility serving such purpose or may be processed directly by the intermediate sanctions facility.
D. Nothing in this section shall preclude a district attorney from initiating an application to revoke a suspended sentence pursuant to subsection A of this section without a recommendation from the Department or from initiating an application to revoke a suspended sentence and referring the person to an intermediate revocation facility without a recommendation from the Department pursuant to subsection B of this section, when the district attorney believes that competent evidence justifies the revocation of the suspended sentence.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 17, operative July 1, 1967. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 366, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1980, c. 210, § 8, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 2002, c. 211, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2012, c. 228, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-525. Offices and residences for wardens.

On and after October 1, 1982, the Board of Corrections shall provide offices and residences for the wardens at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and the Oklahoma State Reformatory and shall furnish and maintain them but shall not provide allowance for actual subsistence expenses for their families and guests therein, out of appropriated funds.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 228, § 7, emerg. eff. June 12, 1971. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 132, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1985, c. 56, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-528. Employees - Duties and compensation.

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall appoint and fix the duties and compensation of employees necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon the Department of Corrections by law. The State Board of Corrections shall appoint the Director of the Department of Corrections with the advice and consent of the Senate. The salary of the Director shall be set by the Legislature in the annual appropriation bill.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 221, § 4, emerg. eff. May. 24, 1973. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 246, § 3, emerg. eff. May. 31, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 340, § 18, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1987, c. 205, § 25, operative July 1, 1987.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-528.1. Additional sick leave benefits.

A. Whenever employees of the Department of Corrections are injured in the line of duty and have used all their sick leave, the Director of the Department of Corrections shall determine if the injured employee was actually injured in the line of duty and whether the injured employee should be granted additional sick leave because of the injury. The Director may advance the injured employee not more than an additional forty-five (45) days' sick leave when necessary. Such sick leave advanced shall be accumulated back to the Department from the employee at the rate of five (5) days per year until the advanced number of days are repaid.
B. Such additional sick leave benefit shall be available to an employee, shall not be cumulative and shall be available for each separate injury incident.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 51, § 1, operative July 1, 1982.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-528.3. Repair and replacement of employee's personal property.

A. The Department of Corrections is authorized to repair or replace an employee's personal property if said personal property is damaged, destroyed or stolen by an offender while the employee is engaged in the performance of his duties. Any personal property repaired or replaced shall be comparable in kind, quality and cost. Reimbursement shall not duplicate insurance coverage carried by the employee in his individual capacity.
B. Provisions contained in subsection A of this section shall be applied to all claims filed after July 1, 1985.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 310, § 13, operative July 1, 1988.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-528.4. On-the-job safety and performance programs - Awards.

A. In order to establish a public employee benefit program to encourage safety in the workplace, the Department of Corrections is hereby directed to establish an on-the-job employee safety program which encourages work unit safety and reduces lost productivity and compensation costs. In order to promote job safety in work units and provide recognition for work units with exceptional or improving safety records, the Department of Corrections is authorized to expend from monies available in the Department of Corrections operating funds so much thereof as may be necessary for the purchase of recognition awards for presentation to the members of work units or individual employees with exceptional or improving safety records or for other significant contributions to achievement of safety-related goals. Recognition awards shall consist of distinctive wearing apparel, service pins, or U.S. Savings Bonds, the value of which shall not exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per employee, which recognize the safety achievement of the work unit or individual employees.
B. In order to establish a public employee benefit program to encourage outstanding performance in the workplace, the Department of Corrections is hereby directed to establish an on-the-job employee performance recognition program which encourages outstanding job performance and productivity. In order to promote excellence in job performance and provide recognition for work units with exceptional performance, the Department of Corrections is authorized to expend from monies available in the Department of Corrections operating funds so much thereof as may be necessary for the purchase of recognition awards for presentation to the members of work units or individual employees with exceptional job performance records or for other significant contributions to the operation of the Department. Recognition awards shall consist of distinctive wearing apparel, service pins, or U.S. Savings Bonds, the value of which shall not exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per employee, which recognize the achievement of the work unit or individual employees.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 120, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 38, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-528.5. Reimbursement for cost of commercial driver license.

A. The Department of Corrections is authorized to reimburse an employee of the Department of Corrections for any cost associated with initially obtaining or renewing a commercial driver license, if a commercial driver license is necessary for that employee's performance of official duties for the Department of Corrections.
B. Any employee who has received reimbursement pursuant to subsection A of this section may be required to reimburse the Department of Corrections a prorated amount of the cost of the commercial driver license upon leaving the employment of the Department of Corrections.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 221, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-528.6. Critical incidents - Paid administrative leave.

When an employee of the Department of Corrections has been exposed to, but not injured by, a critical work-related incident such as the death, injury or hostage-taking of another employee, the Director may, at the Director’s discretion, place the employee on paid administrative leave for a period not to exceed three (3) working days or twenty-four (24) hours in a calendar year. The leave granted pursuant to this section shall not be charged to annual leave or sick leave.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 26, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-528.7. Hourly wage increase for Department personnel.

Effective July 1, 2019, all personnel of the Department of Corrections in the following job classifications who were employed by the state on the last working day of June 2019 shall be awarded an increase of Two Dollars ($2.00) per hour over their current hourly wage, or an equivalent amount if not receiving an hourly wage:
1. Chief of Security;
2. Construction/Maintenance Administrator;
3. Construction/Maintenance Technician;
4. Correctional Case Manager;
5. Correctional Chief of Security;
6. Correctional Records Officer;
7. Correctional Security Manager;
8. Correctional Security Officer;
9. Correctional Unit Assistant;
10. Customer Service Representative;
11. Food Service Manager;
12. Food Service Specialist;
13. Linen and Clothing Specialist;
14. Materiel Management Officer;
15. Materiel Management Specialist;
16. Unit Manager (DOC);
17. Advanced Practice Nurse;
18. Clinical Coordinator;
19. Correctional Health Service Administrator I;
20. Correctional Health Service Administrator II;
21. Correctional Health Service Administrator III;
22. Correctional Health Service Administrator IV;
23. Dental Care Assistant;
24. Dental Hygienist;
25. Dentist;
26. Health Information Technician;
27. Laboratory Technician;
28. Lead Psychiatrist;
29. Lead Staff Physician II;
30. Licensed Clinical Social Worker;
31. Licensed Practical Nurse;
32. Nursing Manager;
33. Optometrist;
34. Patient Care Assistant;
35. Psychiatrist;
36. Psychological Clinician;
37. Psychologist;
38. Regional Supervising Physician;
39. Registered Nurse;
40. Social Services Specialist; and
41. Staff Physician.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 452, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-528.8. Hourly wage increase for Department personnel at certain facilities.

A. On the effective date of this act, all personnel of the Department of Corrections pursuant to subsection C of this section, who are employed by the state on the last working day of June 2020, and whose assigned work location on the date is either North Fork Correctional Center, Oklahoma City Community Correctional Center, or a facility listed in Section 509 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be awarded an increase of up to Two Dollars ($2.00) per hour over their current hourly wage, or an equivalent amount if not receiving an hourly wage.
B. The two-dollar raise as provided for in subsection A of this section shall be reduced for personnel of the Department of Corrections by an amount proportional to the raise that was received pursuant to Enrolled House Bill No. 2771 of the 1st Session of the 57th Oklahoma Legislature.
C. Personnel of the Department of Corrections that qualify pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section are:
1. Accountant;
2. Accounting Technician;
3. Administrative Assistant;
4. Administrative Programs Officer;
5. Administrative Specialist;
6. Administrative Technician;
7. Alcohol and Drug Counselor;
8. Business Manager;
9. Business Process Analyst;
10. Chaplain;
11. Chief Dental Officer;
12. Community Corrections Center Director;
13. Correctional Activates Officer;
14. Correctional Training Officer;
15. Deputy Warden;
16. Director of Classification/Population;
17. Electrician;
18. Executive Secretary;
19. Facility Classification Manager;
20. Fleet Specialist;
21. Human Resources Management Specialist;
22. Maintenance Technician;
23. Mechanical Systems Technician;
24. Offender Program Coordinator;
25. Physical Plant Operator;
26. Population Coordinator;
27. Program Facilitator;
28. Program Manager;
29. Secretary;
30. Substance Abuse Program Coordinator;
31. Warden; and
32. Wastewater Treatment Operator.
Added by Laws 2020, c. 71, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-529. Medical research program - Expenses.

The Department of Corrections is authorized to pay expenses incurred in carrying out the medical research program at the State Penitentiary from funds received pursuant to such research program. Provided, however, that any funds not expended in carrying out such research program can only be expended for goods, services, personnel and capital improvement at the State Penitentiary at McAlester, the McLeod Honor Farm, the Stringtown Subprison and the Granite Reformatory. Provided, further, that the Department of Corrections be permitted to receive federal funds that may be available from the Federal Omnibus Crime Act.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 221, § 7, emerg. eff. May 24, 1973.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-530. Receiving center for new prisoners.

It is the intent of the State Legislature that all new prisoners sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections will be processed through the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center or at a place determined by the Director of the Department of Corrections. The Department of Corrections shall ensure administration of a risk and needs assessment, as defined in Section 502 of this title, physical and psychological examinations, mental health and substance abuse screens, inventory vocational skills, and assess educational and training needs. A risk and needs assessment shall not be required for any inmate who had a risk and needs assessment administered by personnel certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services within six (6) months of being sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections. The Department of Corrections shall determine initial security and custody classifications, plan for immediate or possible future assignment to an institution, community treatment center or other alternative to incarceration authorized by law, provide orientation and instruction with respect to rules and procedures for prisoners, and perform other such activities deemed necessary by the Department of Corrections.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 285, § 10, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 13, § 3, emerg. eff. Feb. 14, 1978; Laws 1993, c. 276, § 8, emerg. eff. May 27, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 89, § 7, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2017, c. 388 § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-530.2. Designating persons to receive personal property and remains of deceased inmate.

Within three (3) days after entry into the custody of the Department of Corrections, every inmate shall complete a notarized form provided by the Department of Corrections designating the name and address of any person who is to receive the personal property of the inmate held by any state correctional facility if the inmate dies. Each inmate shall have the opportunity to change the designation if he or she desires. In the event of the death of an inmate, the Department of Corrections shall deliver all money and personal property found within any state correctional facility belonging to the inmate to any person designated pursuant to the provisions of this section. In the event the inmate’s designee declines to accept the inmate’s remains and the Department of Corrections pays for cremation, the costs of the cremation shall be deducted from any balance due to the inmate’s designee.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 149, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1983. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 81, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-530.3. Aliens in custody of Department of Corrections - Identification - Assistance to the United States Department of Justice.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Corrections vigorously provide assistance to the United States Department of Justice:
1. For the identification of foreign-born nationals who are in the custody of the Department of Corrections;
2. In conducting interviews of and processing foreign-born nationals or suspected foreign-born nationals who are in the custody of the Department of Corrections; and
3. In conducting and completing the deportation process of inmates whom the United States Department of Justice determines to be aliens deportable from the United States. The Department of Corrections shall assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service in obtaining court certified copies of any records requested for use in official criminal or administrative proceedings.
The Department of Corrections shall implement rules for the determination of the place of birth of all inmates in the custody of the Department. This determination shall be completed by January 1, 1997. Upon completion of this determination, the Department of Corrections shall report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives how many inmates in the custody of the Department are not citizens of the United States. The Department of Corrections shall submit updated reports to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on a quarterly basis.
The Department of Corrections shall also implement rules for the notification of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the identity of all inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections who are foreign-born nationals or that the Department of Corrections suspects are foreign-born nationals. The Department of Corrections shall convene a working group and include the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the formulation of rules for implementation of this section.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 168, § 3, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-530.4. Oklahoma Criminal Illegal Alien Rapid Repatriation Act of 2009.

A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Director of the Department of Corrections may release a prisoner to the custody and control of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, provided the Department has received an order of deportation for the prisoner from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the prisoner has served at least one-third (1/3) of the total amount of incarceration imposed by the court, and the prisoner has not been convicted of an offense as provided in Section 13.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Director shall consider all sentences being served when calculating the total amount of incarceration, but shall not consider the suspended portion of any sentence.
B. If a prisoner released pursuant to this section returns illegally to the United States, upon notice from any federal or state law enforcement agency that the prisoner is incarcerated, the Director shall revoke the release of the prisoner and the prisoner shall serve the remainder of the incarceration originally imposed by the court. The prisoner shall not thereafter be eligible for parole on any sentence affected by the release provided above.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 455, § 2, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-530.5. Inmate rehabilitation case plans.

A. The Department of Corrections shall develop a case plan for each inmate to guide the inmate's rehabilitation while in the Department's custody in order to reduce the likelihood of recidivism.
B. Within sixty (60) days of admission, the Department shall complete a case plan for each inmate which shall include:
1. Programming and treatment requirements based on the results of a validated risk and needs assessment administered pursuant to Section 530.1 of this title;
2. Programming or treatment requirements mandated by the sentencing order; and
3. Requirements in accordance with the rules and policies of the Department.
C. The Department shall make every effort to ensure that the case plan is achievable prior to the inmate's parole eligibility date calculated under subsection A of Section 332.7 of this title, if applicable.
D. The Department shall provide each inmate with a written copy of the case plan and the inmate's caseworker shall explain the conditions set forth in the case plan.
E. For any parole-eligible inmate, the Department shall electronically submit a progress report on each parole-eligible inmate's case plan to the Parole Board.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 388, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-531. Disposition of monies derived from inmate work release program - Transfer of funds in Work Release Centers Revolving Fund.

Beginning July 1, 1983, all monies received by the Department for institutional care from wages earned by inmates while participating in the work release program shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Corrections Revolving Fund, and expenditures for operations of the work release centers may be made from said fund. On July 1, 1983, any cash remaining in the Work Release Centers Revolving Fund in excess of allotment balances or encumbrances for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1983, shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections Revolving Fund and on November 15, 1983, all cash remaining in the Work Release Centers Revolving Fund shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections Revolving Fund.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 285, § 13, emerg. eff. May. 29, 1974. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 47, § 32, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 1983, c. 266, § 13, operative July 1, 1983.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-533. Centralized food buying - Management of agricultural and livestock services.

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall develop and promulgate a policy that will centralize, at the Department of Corrections, the procurement of all items of food supplies, other than fresh food local buys, for all institutions within the Department of Corrections. The Department shall manage all agricultural and livestock services so the maximum quantity and quality of fruit, vegetables, herbs, grasses, seeds, meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products are produced for institutional consumption with inmate or volunteer labor, which may include, but shall not be limited to, any type of work release labor, community or intermediate sanctions labor, jail labor or otherwise. Any excess food or product produced shall be sold at competitive prices to the public or private markets or sold or traded with other states or political subdivisions or state and local agencies for goods and services beneficial to the Department, this state, its political subdivisions, jails or any state or local agency of this state. The agricultural services division of the Oklahoma State University shall provide services to the Department for improved land utilization and product and livestock enhancements at least annually. The Department shall develop a detailed plan to implement the provisions of this section and shall submit the plan to the Legislature by January 15 of each year.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 325, § 4, emerg. eff. June 12, 1975. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 294, § 7, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-535. Filling of a designated grade in next lower grade.

Where there is more than one grade within a specific occupational class, as authorized in Section 11 of this act, the Director of the Department of Corrections, each warden or each superintendent is authorized to fill a designated grade in the next lower authorized grade, provided the total number of employees in the specific occupational class does not exceed the total number of employees authorized for all grades of that specific occupational class.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 325, § 18, emerg. eff. June 12, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-537.1. Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare and Canteen System Support Revolving Fund.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Corrections to be designated the "Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare and Canteen System Support Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all profits generated from the canteen system, any inmate telephone system and any inmate electronic mail system. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Corrections and the Canteen System Board of Directors for the benefit of inmates of the various institutions and personnel of the Department and to support canteen system operations according to written Department policy, welfare budget limitations, and upon approval of the Canteen System Board. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. All expenditures from this fund shall comply with the applicable provisions of The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, unless specifically exempted by subsection E of Section 537 of this title.
B. All cash balances credited to the various Department canteen fund accounts that were previously budgeted and approved for inmate and staff welfare expenditures prior to November 1, 2008, but are not encumbered or expended as of June 30, 2008, shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare and Canteen System Support Revolving Fund upon implementation of the Department of Corrections consolidated canteen, trust and restitution accounting system. Effective November 1, 2008, profits generated from the canteen system, any inmate telephone systems, and any inmate electronic mail systems shall be identified and deposited in the Department of Corrections Inmate and Employee Welfare and Canteen System Support Revolving Fund.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 171, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 250.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-538. Vocational-technical education policies and programs.

A. The Department of Human Services, through the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, and the State Board of Career and Technology Education shall implement policies and programs consistent with available funds and applicable federal statutes, rules and regulations, to provide appropriate education, rehabilitation and vocational-technical training for persons in custody of the Department of Corrections who are candidates for work release programs, parole or release. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that such programs will be available so that said education and training will reasonably be expected to be completed before parole, release or work release begins.
B. The Department of Corrections shall work cooperatively with the State Department of Rehabilitation Services and the State Board of Career and Technology Education to provide suitable candidates to allow reasonable cost effectiveness in the operation of said education, rehabilitation and training programs. This shall be accomplished through development of a method for screening and classification of persons in all facilities operated by the Department of Corrections, such screening and classification to be done cooperatively with the above named agencies.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 325, § 21, emerg. eff. June 12, 1975. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 42, eff. July 1, 2001.