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An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 595 By: Weaver of the Senate and Hardin and Turner of the House An Act relating to jail standards; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 192, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 35, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 192), which relates to the inspection of city and county jails; creating the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act; providing short title; authorizing the State Commissioner of Health to promulgate rules to implement jail standards; directing all detention and lockup facilities to comply with certain standards; clarifying jail inspection requirement; removing certain jail standards and procedures; making jail standards subject to certain exceptions and limitations; defining terms; providing list of standards when facilities develop policies; specifying standards for detention facilities; directing facility administrators to develop and implement certain written policies for detention facilities and lockup facilities; directing detention facilities to have certain written policies subject to certain act; requiring notification to the State Department of Health of certain incidents; providing guidelines and procedures for the movement, security, and supervision of inmates; directing facility administrators to develop and implement written policies for classifying and segregating inmates; directing facility administrators to develop and implement written policies for emergency medical and health care services; providing for the utilization of certain medical personnel; authorizing the deduction of certain monies for medical payments; specifying standards for the incarceration or holding of juveniles; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 37, which relates to maximum capacity of correctional facilities; modifying statutory references; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Sections 47, 52, 53, 55, and 57, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 35, O.S.L. 2023 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 57), which relate to the operation of county jails by county sheriffs; making language gender neutral; removing obsolete language; modifying statutory references; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 472, which relates to conditions of municipal jails; modifying statutory reference; amending 69 O.S. 2021, Section 617, which relates to the food and medical attention for inmates working upon public roads; modifying statutory reference; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 193, which relates to inspections of jail premises by the State Department of Health; modifying statutory reference; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Jail standards

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David Hardin (R)*,  Darrell Weaver (R)*,  Tim Turner (R), 

Approved by Governor 04/28/2025 (on 04/28/2025)

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