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Oklahoma County jail reports staffing shortfalls, proposes pay increases and adds two transport vans
Summary
County jail officials told the budget board the jail is short-staffed, reported 12 employee losses so far this month, and proposed pay adjustments estimated to cost about $3.4 million per year. The jail also secured two 12-passenger transport vans to address inmate transportation bottlenecks.
Jail leadership told the Oklahoma County Budget Board that the county jail faces critical staffing shortages and proposed a countywide pay adjustment for detention staff that officials estimate would cost about $3.4 million per year.
The jail official reported a current employee count of 338, down from 348 a few weeks earlier, and said 47 of those positions are medical staff. The speaker reported 12 resignations or terminations so far in the month and said the facility had started a training academy with 23 cadets but had lost nine and had 14 remaining who are…
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