SB595

Jail standards; creating the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act. Emergency.

Complete·4/28/25

Oklahoma SB595 establishes the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act, setting standards for city and county jail facilities.

Oklahoma SB595 creates the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act, which sets standards for city and county jail facilities. The act mandates that all detention facilities comply with specific rules, including uniform admission and release procedures, adequate medical care, and proper, fit, and sanitary conditions. It also requires facilities to have showers, toilets, and water basins in a certain ratio to prisoners. The act allows counties to build temporary tent jails and barrack-style jails for minimum security inmates.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

68 Yea

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17 Nay

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13 Absent

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History

Apr 28, 2025

Senate

Approved by Governor 04/28/2025

Apr 24, 2025

Senate

Enrolled, to House

Apr 24, 2025

House

Signed, returned to Senate