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Oklahoma County detention center reports lower population, more medical staff and fewer overdoses
Summary
At a Citizens Advisory Board meeting, an Oklahoma County Detention Center representative reported a December snapshot showing a reduced average daily population, new medical hires, a steep drop in Narcan administrations versus a year earlier, and plans to expand tablet access through a contract with NCIC.
Mark Oplgrand, a representative of the Oklahoma County Detention Center, told the Citizens Advisory Board that the jail’s December snapshot showed meaningful operational improvements and several planned changes.
Oplgrand said the facility’s population was 1,481 with 97 people in judgment-and-sentence status awaiting transfer to the Department of Corrections. “We have gotten that number down … from about 225 in September/October to 97,” he said, attributing the decline to coordination with DOC and the county’s purchase of three transport vans. Average daily population fell month to month, which he said eased pressure on operations.
The presentation detailed staffing and security moves. Oplgrand said an active detention officer academy started with 13 recruits and now has nine; he called early attrition preferable to losing officers after assignment. He said recruitment relies on online job listings and…
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