Title 57, Title 57 — Prisons and Reformatories

County commissioners shall inspect the jails in their respective counties at least once each year, and shall fully examine the health, cleanliness and discipline conditions of the jail. The person responsible for the administration of such jail shall provide the county commission…

The officer having such prisoner in charge shall protect him from insult and annoyance and communication with others while at labor, and in going to and returning from the same, and he may use such means as are necessary and proper therefor, and any person persisting in insulting…

A. A reentry program is hereby authorized to be created within the Department of Corrections by January 1, 2005, for offenders who need structured release prior to completion of the sentence. The reentry program shall be designed to provide structure and control as offenders near…

If any person committed to prison, for the purpose of detaining him for trial, for a capital offense, shall break prison and escape, he shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of th…

OS 57-138v1 (HB 3936, Laws 2024, c. 59, § 38) OS 57-138v2 (SB 690, Laws 2025, c. 132, § 1)

Every inmate of a state correctional facility may be entitled to a deduction of no more than one hundred (100) credits for each meritorious act performed and approved by the Department of Corrections. Such a deed, performed by an inmate, shall be within the public interest in enh…

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, every inmate of a state correctional institution shall have their term of imprisonment reduced monthly, based upon the class level to which they are assigned. Earned credits may be subtracted from the total credits accumulated by an inmate,…

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, every inmate of a state correctional institution shall have his or her term of imprisonment reduced monthly, based upon the class level to which they are assigned. Earned credits may be subtracted from the total credits accumulated by an in…

If any prison, or any building thereof, shall be on fire, and the prisoners shall be exposed to danger by such fire, the keeper may remove such prisoners to a place of safety, and there confine them, so long as may be necessary to avoid such danger, and such removal and confineme…

When any poor convict shall have been confined in any prison for the space of six (6) months, for nonpayment of fine and costs only, or either of them, the sheriff of the county in which such person shall be imprisoned shall make a report thereof to any two justices of the peace …

When a prisoner shall be delivered to a sheriff or keeper of any jail by the authority of the United States, the sheriff or keeper shall receive the prisoner, and commit him accordingly; and every sheriff or keeper of the jail refusing or neglecting to take possession of a prison…

Immigration detainer requests. A. All sheriffs, jailers, prison keepers, and their deputies, within this state, to whom any persons shall be sent or committed, by virtue of legal process, issued by or under the authority of the United States, shall receive such persons into custo…

The United States shall be liable to pay for the support and keeping of said prisoners the same charges and allowances as are allowed for the support and keeping of prisoners committed under authority of this state. R.L. 1910, § 4620.

Before every stated term of the United States court, to be held within this state, the said sheriffs, jailers and prison keepers shall make out, under oath, a calendar of prisoners in their custody, under the authority of the United States, with the date of their commitment, by w…

Juvenile prisoners shall be treated with humaneness and in a manner calculated to promote their reformation and they shall be kept separate from more experienced and hardened criminals. Visits of parents, guardians and friends who desire to exert a moral influence over them shall…

No sheriff, jailer or keeper of any jail shall, under any pretense, give, sell or deliver to any person committed to any jail for any cause whatever, any spirituous liquor, or any mixed liquor, part of which is spirituous, or any wine, cider or strong beer, under the penalties pr…

good behavior. Every county, city or town convict in this state, whether required to work upon the public highways of the county, city or town, in accordance with the laws of this state, or merely confined in the county, city or town prison, shall receive credit upon his or her f…

A. Any person who, without authority, brings into or has in his or her possession in any jail or state penal institution or other place where prisoners are located, any gun, knife, bomb or other dangerous instrument, any controlled dangerous substance as defined by the Uniform Co…

The warden of each state penal institution shall establish and maintain occupational rosters of prisoners incarcerated in their respective institutions, showing prisoners who have special skills and talents in institutional maintenance, including but not limited to dairying, cook…

prisoner personnel. When there is a need therefor at any state eleemosynary institution, maintenance services of prisoners may be requisitioned by the governing body of such institution. Such requisition shall be submitted to the Director of Corrections or the designee of the Dir…

-Limited clemency - Receipts - Return of prisoners. Upon being directed to do so by the Director of Corrections or the designee of the Director, the appropriate warden or superintendent shall send to the institution for which the requisition was made, current qualified prisoners …

The Director of Corrections and responsible officials at a state institution shall be considered individually and collectively to enjoy the sovereign immunity of the state, as provided in The Governmental Tort Claims Act, for civil suits which might arise from their administratio…

of electricity provider and parts suppliers. A. The Department of Corrections may design and install high- voltage electrified security fence systems at all existing and proposed medium and maximum security prisons. At the time of installation there shall be posted universal dang…

This act may be cited as the Prisoners Public Works Act. Added by Laws 1975, c. 211, § 1, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.

In this act, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Director" shall mean the Director of the Department of Corrections. 2. "Public works project" means a project that has been determined by the State Board of Corrections to be of necessity for the public well-being conducive …

Upon approval by the Board of Corrections, the Director shall determine which prisoners shall be eligible for said public project, and shall establish and may modify lists of prisoners eligible for the said public projects. Upon the approval of said project by the Board of Correc…

The Department of Corrections may contract with any requesting public agency to provide inmate labor for public works projects. The Department of Corrections shall promulgate and adopt rules which may require the requesting agency for the public works project to pay up to the bas…

The Director shall have full jurisdiction at all times over the discipline and control of prisoners performing work under this article. Added by Laws 1975, c. 211, § 5, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.

benefit of inmate – Penalties. A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any detention officer, deputy sheriff, or other person employed as jail operations staff by a county, city, or other entity that operates a jail who receives compensation from any person other than th…

This act is not intended to restore, in whole or in part, the civil rights of any prisoner used hereunder and said act shall not be so construed. No prisoner so used shall be considered as an employee of the requesting agency; nor shall any such prisoner come within any of the pr…

Whenever a prisoner willfully violates rules and regulations for the public works project as promulgated by the Director, the Director may, after proper hearing, determine what portion, if any, of the time credits earned shall be forfeited. Added by Laws 1975, c. 211, § 7, emerg.…

Exceptions - Definitions - Purpose of work performed. A. It shall be unlawful to use prisoners assigned to said public works project on any property other than public property, except that inmate labor may be used on private property for a public purpose. B. As used in this secti…

municipality or federal agency. A. An inmate of a state correctional institution may be assigned to a state agency other than the Department of Corrections, to a county or municipal jail, or to a federal agency, for service and maintenance work for the federal agency, the state, …

health care and outpatient services for prisoners in county jails. All monies received by the Department for providing primary health care and outpatient services to prisoners in county jails shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Department of Correctio…

Liability for injuries. A. All provisions of this section and Section 228 of this title, except as otherwise noted herein, shall apply to eligible offenders who are: 1. Assigned to a work program for any government entity of this state pursuant to a municipal court order; 2. Assi…

A. The State of Oklahoma, all counties and municipalities of this state and all of their officers, agents, servants and employees, and all nonprofit organizations are hereby immune from liability for torts committed by or against any eligible offender described in subsection A of…

It shall be unlawful for any person to administer any corporal punishment of any kind to any inmate of any penal or corrective institution of the State of Oklahoma. Added by Laws 1951, p. 59, § 1. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 231, § 1.

Any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Added by Laws 1951, p. 60, § 2.

The Governor shall have power to grant, after conviction, reprieves, commutations, paroles and pardons for all offenses, except cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and such restrictions and limitations as may be deemed proper by the Governor, subject, however, to the regul…

personnel. The Pardon and Parole Board created by Article VI, Section 10, of the Oklahoma Constitution is authorized to employ professional investigators and such clerical and administrative personnel as may be required to carry out the duties and responsibilities under the provi…

prohibited in certain cases. A. From and after the effective date of this act, no member of the Pardon and Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or associate may represent in a legal capacity any inmate incarcerated in any state penal institution. If a member of the …

OS 57-332.16v1 (HB 3936, Laws 2024, c. 59, § 39). OS 57-332.16v2 (HB 3450, Laws 2024, c. 151, § 12).

Exceptions. A. No recommendation to the Governor for parole shall remain under consideration and in the possession of that office for a time longer than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days. Except as provided for in subsection B of this section, if upon expiration of the thirty…

Exceptions. A. No recommendation to the Governor for parole shall remain under consideration and in the possession of that office for a time longer than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days. Except as provided for in subsection B of this section, if upon expiration of the thirty…

A. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall have the authority to request the Executive Director of the Pardon and Parole Board to place an inmate on the Pardon and Parole Board docket for a medical reason, out of the normal processing procedures. Documentation of the …

Within thirty (30) days after approval of an application for pardon, the Pardon and Parole Board shall forward all relevant documentation to the Governor. Upon receipt, the Governor shall have ninety (90) days to grant or deny the application for pardon. If an application for par…

Board. A. Each member of the Pardon and Parole Board shall receive at least twelve (12) hours of training for the first year and six (6) hours of training per year thereafter on matters relating to the duties of the Board. The training shall be provided by personnel of the Pardon…

A. To be eligible for appointment as a Pardon and Parole Board member, a person shall possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and have at least five (5) years of experience in one or more of the following fields: 1. Criminal justice; 2. Parole; 3. Pro…

commutation - Notice of dockets and recommendations. A. The Pardon and Parole Board, which shall meet only on the call of the Chair, is authorized, if and when an application made to the Governor for a reprieve, commutation, parole, pardon, or other act of clemency is certified t…

effects - Data collection. The Department of Corrections, in conjunction with the Pardon and Parole Board, shall implement a method for tracking the success and recidivism of persons who are required to have a two-stage parole consideration process pursuant to subsection C of Sec…