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Board members flag commissary prices, Benchmark contract and county jail funding shortfall

5844277 · September 24, 2025
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Members of the Oklahoma County Citizens Advisory Board questioned commissary pricing, asked for the vendor contract and urged the jail trust to press county leaders for increased funding to address staffing and maintenance shortfalls at the county jail.

Members of the Oklahoma County Citizens Advisory Board questioned commissary pricing, asked for the vendor contract and asked the jail trust to press county leaders for increased funding to address staffing and maintenance shortfalls at the county jail.

A staff member told the board the detention center contracted with Benchmark for both food service and commissary. CAB member Jeff said residents provided examples of high commissary prices — a bar of…

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