1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 121 By: Gollihare
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Department of Corrections;
7 amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 509, as amended by
8 Section 1, Chapter 17, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp.
8 2022, Section 509), which relates to penal
9 institutions; updating certain institutional facility
9 name; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 502, which
10 relates to definitions; updating certain
10 institutional name; updating statutory language; and
11 providing an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 509, as
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16 amended by Section 1, Chapter 17, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2022,
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17 Section 509), is amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 509. A. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is
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19 authorized to maintain the following facilities in Oklahoma this
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21 1. Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester;
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22 2. Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite;
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23 3. Oklahoma City Community Corrections Center in Oklahoma City;
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24 4. Lexington Assessment and Reception Center in Lexington;
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 1 5. Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester;
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2 6. Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington;
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3 7. Howard C. McLeod Correctional Center in Atoka;
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4 8. Mack H. Alford Correctional Center in Stringtown;
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5 9. Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center in Hodgen;
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6 10. Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McLoud;
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7 11. R.B. “Dick” Conner Correctional Center in Hominy;
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8 12. James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena;
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9 13. Jess Dunn Correctional Center in Taft;
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10 14. Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Community Corrections
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11 Center in Vinita;
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12 15. North Fork Correctional Center in Sayre;
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13 16. John Lilley Correctional Center in Boley;
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14 17. Dr. Eddie Walter Warrior Correctional Center in Taft;
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15 18. Clara Waters Community Corrections Center in Oklahoma City;
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16 19. Lawton Community Corrections Center in Lawton;
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17 20. Enid Community Corrections Center in Enid;
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18 21. Union City Community Corrections Center in Union City; and
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19 22. Charles E. “Bill” Johnson Correctional Center in Alva.
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20 B. The Department shall be the legal successor of and, except
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21 as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Corrections Act of 1967, shall
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22 have the powers and duties vested by law in the Office of Management
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23 and Enterprise Services in all matters relating to penal
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24 institutions, heretofore or hereafter established by the Department,
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 1 which institutions and community corrections centers shall be under
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2 the administrative direction and control of the Department.
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3 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 502, is
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4 amended to read as follows:
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5 Section 502. As used in this title, unless the context
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6 otherwise requires:
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7 1. “Board” means the State Board of Corrections;
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8 2. “Department” means the Department of Corrections of this
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9 state;
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10 3. “Director” means the Director of the Department of
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11 Corrections;
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12 4. “Halfway house” means a private facility for the placement
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13 of inmates in a community setting for the purpose of reintegrating
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14 into the community inmates who are nearing their release dates. The
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15 term shall not include private prisons;
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16 5. “Institutions” means the Oklahoma State Penitentiary located
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17 at McAlester, Oklahoma; the Oklahoma State Reformatory located at
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18 Granite, Oklahoma; the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center
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19 located at Lexington, Oklahoma; the Joseph Harp Correctional Center
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20 located at Lexington, Oklahoma; the Jackie Brannon Correctional
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21 Center located at McAlester, Oklahoma; the Howard C. McLeod
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22 Correctional Center located at Farris Atoka, Oklahoma; the Mack H.
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23 Alford Correctional Center located at Stringtown, Oklahoma; the Jim
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24 E. Hamilton Correctional Center located at Hodgen, Oklahoma; the
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 1 Mabel Bassett Correctional Center located at McLoud, Oklahoma; the
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2 R.B. “Dick” Conner Correctional Center located at Hominy, Oklahoma;
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3 the James Crabtree Correctional Center located at Helena, Oklahoma;
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4 the Jess Dunn Correctional Center located at Taft, Oklahoma; the
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5 John Lilley Correctional Center located at Boley, Oklahoma; the
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6 William S. Key Correctional Center located at Fort Supply, Oklahoma;
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7 the Dr. Eddie Walter Warrior Correctional Center located at Taft,
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8 Oklahoma; the Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Community Corrections
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9 Center located at Vinita, Oklahoma; the Clara Waters and Kate
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10 Barnard Community Corrections Centers located at Oklahoma City,
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11 Oklahoma; the Community Corrections Centers located at Lawton, Enid,
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12 Oklahoma City and Union City; the Charles E. “Bill” Johnson
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13 Correctional Center, located east of Alva, Oklahoma; the Southern
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14 Oklahoma Resource Center located at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma; and
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15 other facilities under the jurisdiction and control of the
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16 Department of Corrections or hereafter established by the Department
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17 of Corrections;
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18 6. “Intermediate revocation facility” means a corrections
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19 center operated by the Department of Corrections or a private
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20 facility or public trust operating pursuant to contract with the
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21 Department of Corrections which provides housing and intensive
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22 programmatic services for offenders who have violated the terms or
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23 conditions of probation as determined by a supervising probation
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24 officer. “Intensive programmatic services” offered by the
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 1 Department of Corrections includes, but shall not be limited to,
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2 alcohol and substance abuse counseling and treatment, mental health
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3 counseling and treatment and domestic violence courses and treatment
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4 programs;
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5 7. “Intermediate sanctions facility” means a community
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6 corrections center operated by the Department of Corrections or a
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7 private facility or public trust operating pursuant to contract with
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8 the Department of Corrections which provides for the housing and
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9 programmatic services of offenders such as probation or parole
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10 violators or community sentenced offenders placed in the facility
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11 for disciplinary sanctions, work release offenders, offenders who
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12 need intensive programmatic services, or offenders who have
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13 demonstrated positive adjustment while in an institutional setting
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14 who need additional programmatic services to enhance their reentry
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15 into society upon release from a prison term; and
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16 8. “Private prison contractor” means:
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17 a. a nongovernmental entity or public trust which,
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18 pursuant to a contract with the Department of
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19 Corrections, operates an institution within the
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20 Department other than a halfway house or intermediate
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21 sanctions facility, or provides for the housing, care,
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22 and control of inmates and performs other functions
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23 related to these responsibilities within a minimum,
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 1 medium, or maximum security level facility not owned
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2 by the Department but operated by the contractor, or
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3 b. a nongovernmental entity or public trust which,
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4 pursuant to a contract with the United States or
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5 another state, provides for the housing, care, and
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6 control of minimum or medium security inmates in the
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7 custody of the United States or another state, and
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8 performs other functions related to these
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9 responsibilities other than a halfway house or
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10 intermediate sanctions facility within a facility
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11 owned or operated by the contractor.
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12 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 57-509
Floor (House): 57-509
Floor (Senate): 57-509
Engrossed: 57-509
Enrolled (final version): 57-509