Oklahoma County Jail

Turn Key Health Clinics said it would leave the jail in a matter of days without a new contract in place. Jail officials also approved plans to seek bids from other medical providers and could seek an early exit to the Turn Key deal.

Oklahoma County officials are considering how to pay for a new jail, including the first sales tax the county has ever seen.

Turn Key’s contract with the Oklahoma County jail trust has expired and a vote on a new deal has been delayed. The company is now working on a month-to-month basis at the jail.

This week, the Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to break ground on a Behavioral Care Center to operate in tandem with the county jail, without a site for that jail nailed down.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health has issued an order requiring the Oklahoma County jail to allow inspectors into the facility with no advanced notice.

The latest failed inspection comes after jail staff refused to let the Oklahoma State Department of Health inside Tuesday morning.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics' panel discusses the upcoming primary elections, Gov. Kevin Stitt's call for a special session to consider his nomination of Mike Holder to the Board of Regents for A&M Colleges and Oklahoma County Commissioners moving forward with the purchase of land near Del City for a new jail.

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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses the State of Oklahoma facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice over its new immigration law, the Oklahoma City Council denying a special permit for a new Oklahoma County Jail near Del City and a budget agreement from state lawmakers.

The Oklahoma City Council voted 7-1 against the proposed site for the new county jail following a public hearing.