Title 57 — Title 57 — Prisons and Reformatories

If any person imprisoned pursuant to a sentence of imprisonment in a county or city jail, or any person committed to a county or city jail for the purpose of detaining him for trial, for any misdemeanor or traffic offense, escapes therefrom, either while actually confined therein…

The Department of Corrections is hereby prohibited from contracting with any architectural firm for a specific project on which the architectural firm has been involved in any work preliminary to said project. Added by Laws 1979, c. 254, § 22, emerg. eff. June 5, 1979.

department facilities - Services offered - Standards - Private prison contractors. A. The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to provide for incarceration, supervision, and residential treatment at facilities other than those operated by the Department of Corrections. …

negotiated contracts. A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection K of this section, prior to entering into a contract with any private prison contractor for construction or operation, or both, of a correctional facility, the Department of Corrections shall establish a process …

process. A. The Department of Corrections shall develop criteria for selection of a site upon which to construct the correctional facilities described in subsection B of Section 183 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The criteria shall include, but shall not be limited to, the…

Every contract entered into on and after July 1, 2000, between the Department of Corrections and a private prison operator which provides for the housing of inmates under the custody or supervision of the Department of Corrections, shall require that the private prison operator f…

Revolving Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Corrections to be designated the "Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitation…

Capacity Development Revolving Fund. A. The Department of Corrections shall not make any distributions from the Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund except as required by this section. B. The Department of Corrections may utilize the monies in the …

The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to employ Correctional Officer Cadets that will meet all the qualifications established for correctional officers in Section 510 of this title. After successful completion of the probationary period required in subsection D of Se…

Approval of Legislature - Inmate work centers - Location. A. Except as otherwise authorized by Section 183 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, before any correctional facility other than an inmate work center as authorized in subsection B of this section or an inmate drug offen…

A. The location of any prison facility which is not operated by the Department of Corrections, a county, or a city: 1. Shall be subject to the nondiscriminatory zoning ordinances of the town or city in which located; and 2. Is specifically prohibited within one (1) mile of any pu…

A. Except as provided for in subsection B of this section, a private prison contractor may contract with the federal government or another state to provide for housing, care and control of inmates, as provided in this section, who are in the custody of the United States or anothe…

Department of Corrections which house federal inmates or inmates of another state. A. All private prison contractors and vendors operating in Oklahoma shall provide construction plans to the Department of Corrections for approval prior to commencement of construction of any new p…

Definition. A. No transitional living facility that houses sex offenders or persons convicted of a capital offense shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school, secure facility for juveniles or residential …

An inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections shall completely exhaust all available administrative remedies on all potential claims against the state, any governmental entity, the Department of Corrections, a private company providing services to the Department of Co…

Requirements – Procedures. A. In those instances of prison disciplinary proceedings that result in the revocation of earned credits, the prisoner, after exhausting administrative remedies, may seek judicial review in the district court of the official residence of the Department …

deposited funds. In determining whether or not an inmate shall be allowed to use an affidavit in forma pauperis, the court shall consider the amount of funds an inmate has on deposit with the Department of Corrections. Added by Laws 1985, c. 57, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.

frivolous or malicious claims - Judgment - Liability for costs and fees. A. Any action by an inmate initiated against any person, party or entity, the state, the Department of Corrections, an entity contracting with the Department of Corrections to provide correctional services, …

A. Any inmate as defined in paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section 566 of this title who successfully obtains a final court order or settlement agreement awarding damages for any cause of action in any federal or state proceedings against the state, a state agency, the Department…

upon which relief could be granted – Prepayment of fees. A. A prisoner who has, on three or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, or while on probation or parole, brought an action or appeal in a court of this state or a court of the United States …

court costs - Affidavit of inability to pay - Dismissal - Grievance procedures. A. 1. If an applicant for in forma pauperis is a prisoner and the prisoner brings an action of any kind, upon filing, the court shall order the prisoner to pay, as a partial payment of any court costs…

claims - Public records - Default judgment - Venue - Administrative fees - Judgments - Special report prior to answer - Appeals. A. No action may be brought in a court of this state by a prisoner or former prisoner for mental or emotional injury allegedly suffered while under arr…

In any legal proceeding filed by an inmate, full and complete exhaustion of all administrative and statutory remedies on all potential claims against the state, the Department of Corrections, private entities contracting to provide correctional services, or an employee of the sta…

incarceration, or supervision of inmate. A. Claims in the form of a lien from an inmate or from a former inmate which arise from the prosecution, incarceration, or supervision of the inmate shall not be accepted by any county clerk, court clerk, county treasurer, or any official …

57 O.S. § 567 Repealed by Laws 2007, c. 151, § 5, eff. July 1, 2007

program. The Department of Corrections may establish a Hospice Care and Certified Nurse Assistant training program administered through the Health Services Division under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer. The program shall be designed to provide inmate education, traini…

Classifying prisoners – Double-celling barrack-style living space - Construction contracts with private contractors. A. In the city and county jails in this state, there shall be provided sufficient and convenient apartments for confining prisoners of different genders and classi…

57 O.S. § 570 Repealed by Laws 2001, c. 437, § 33, eff. July 1, 2001

OS 57-571v1 (HB 3936, Laws 2024, c. 59, § 40) OS 57-571v2 (SB 541, Laws 2025, c. 162, § 3)

As used in the Oklahoma Statutes, unless another definition is specified: 1. "Capacity" means the actual available bedspace as certified by the State Board of Corrections subject to applicable federal and state laws and the rules and regulations promulgated under such laws; and 2…

As used in the Oklahoma Statutes, unless another definition is specified: 1. “Capacity” means the actual available bedspace as certified by the State Board of Corrections subject to applicable federal and state laws and the rules and regulations promulgated under such laws; and 2…

57 O.S. § 572 Repealed by Laws 2001, c. 437, § 33, eff. July 1, 2001

57 O.S. § 573 Repealed by Laws 2001, c. 438, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001

57 O.S. § 574 Repealed by Laws 2001, c. 437, § 33, eff. July 1, 2001

57 O.S. § 574.1 Repealed by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 609, eff. July 1, 1997

57 O.S. § 575 Repealed by Laws 2001, c. 437, § 33, eff. July 1, 2001

57 O.S. § 576 Repealed by Laws 2001, c. 437, § 33, eff. July 1, 2001

Wherever any person shall be confined in any jail pursuant to the sentence of any court, if such sentence or any part thereof shall be that he be confined at hard labor, the sheriff of the county in which such person shall be confined shall furnish such convict with suitable tool…

From and after the effective date of this act, any and all prisoners committed to the county jail pursuant to sentence of any state or municipal court for nonpayment of a fine or jail time shall upon the order of the county commissioner or sheriff be required to assist in maintai…

of guards. The jail administrator, upon the request of the county commissioners or the sheriff, shall issue an order requiring the prisoners to perform such duties under the direction of the maintenance superintendent or janitor of the county courthouse, upon the request of the m…

Prisoners employed as provided herein shall be given a credit of two (2) days on a jail sentence for each day worked, and a credit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per day upon the payment of a fine or court cost, if sentenced for nonpayment of a fine or court cost. The sheriff shall be…

A. Sections 581 et seq. of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Sex Offenders Registration Act". B. The Legislature finds that sex offenders who commit other predatory acts against children and persons who prey on others as a result of mental illness pose a high ris…

OS 57-582v1 (HB 3936, Laws 2024, c. 59, § 41). OS 57-582v2 (HB 3450, Laws 2024, c. 151, § 14).

release. Before a person, who will be subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, is due to be released from a correctional institution, the Department of Corrections shall determine the level of risk of the person to the community using the sex offender scre…

assignment - Suspended sentences or probation - Duties of court. A. No less than seven (7) days prior to the date on which a person, who will be subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, is to be released from a correctional institution, the person in charg…

Upon receipt of notice pursuant to the provisions of Section 24 of this act, that a person subject to registration is to be released from a correctional institution, has been placed on any form of probation or parole, or intends to move to a new residence in this state, the Depar…

to override or increase level assignment – Release of records. A. The Department of Corrections shall establish a sex offender level assignment committee composed of at least five members, each of whom is a state employee whose service on the committee is in addition to the regul…

A. The provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall apply to any person residing, working or attending school within the State of Oklahoma who, after November 1, 1989, has been convicted, whether upon a verdict or plea of guilty or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or rec…

A. The provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall apply to any person residing, working or attending school within the State of Oklahoma who, after November 1, 1989, has been convicted, whether upon a verdict or plea of guilty or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or rec…

release from registration requirement - Information to be provided to offender. A. Any person who becomes subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act on or after November 1, 1989, shall register, in person, as follows: 1. With the Department of Corrections wit…