Jail trust hears operations update; sheriff’s transportation change prompts special meeting

The Oklahoma County Jail Trust received a March operations update from Jail Administrator Tim Kimry and scheduled a special meeting after the sheriff notified the trust it would end detainee transportation within 30 days.

Kimry told trustees the detention center’s average daily population is about 1,460 and reported personnel cost controls implemented roughly two to three weeks earlier: overtime is being converted to compensatory time (medical overtime is still accruable), nonessential purchases have been curtailed and complimentary employee meals were suspended. When asked, Kimry confirmed a final stipend overtime payment was issued for the current pay period and that further overtime is expected to cease under the new controls.

On commissary, Kimry said the trust is working to bring commissary operations back in‑house and hopes to be operating by July 1. He reported that e‑cigarettes (vapes) recently added to commissary offerings have sold nearly 1,000 units in about 20 days and that the trust projects roughly $500,000 in additional annual net revenue from expanded commissary sales (projection described as an estimate). "We're hoping that we can generate about 500,000 extra dollars a year on commissary," Kimry said.

Kimry also reported operational metrics: March had 1,434 Oklahoma City Police Department bookings (529 released in under 10 hours), 17,603 total bookings through the first nine months of 2026, and a mental‑health contact total of 3,616 for the month. He announced one ongoing death investigation (Sheila Prince) with an expected medical‑examiner timeline of about six months; the trust expressed condolences and said the matter is under investigation.

Regarding medical services, the jail hired psychiatrist Dr. Chandler Hicks to consult with mental‑health nursing staff and reported Narcan administrations fell to one in March from 21 at the same time last year. A trustee asked whether Narcan administrations receive post‑review for opioid confirmation; Kimry said staff do review reports and that officers may administer Narcan when inmates are unresponsive, at times before opioid presence is confirmed.

A trustee raised a public report that the sheriff’s office would end detainee transportation in 30 days. The sheriff told the trust the decision was a cost‑savings measure and offered operational assistance: the sheriff said his office would donate four well‑maintained 2017 vehicles (about 30,000 miles) to the trust and that sheriff’s staff would stand by to help coordinate a transition if the trust opts to assume transportation duties. Trust members agreed a special one‑item meeting at 4 p.m. the coming Thursday would be convened to consider options and next steps.

The trust also recognized detention staff who performed life‑saving interventions (Khloe Collins, Morgan Louderdermilk, Sophia Roland, Moses Menara, Britney Tyler) and acknowledged two award recipients present at the meeting (Joshua Sulamon and Taran Prince).

Procedural actions recorded in the meeting included motions to receive the jail administrator’s report, accept invoices and claims, amend a commissary contract with Benchmark, approve a Capella University clinical affiliation and renew an MOU with the Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City; most motions passed with a recorded single opposed vote in voice votes noted on multiple items.

Next steps: trustees scheduled the special meeting to address detainee transportation and asked staff to provide options; trustees also created finance and bylaws committees to strengthen fiscal oversight and governance.