Okla. Admin. Code § 170:15-1-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 170:15-1-2 - Scope: initial point of contact

Section E of 57 O.S., Section 563.3 requires the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to promulgate and adopt rules for the implementation of this section.

This Chapter is concerned with:

(1) Approval by the department of internal and perimeter security;

(2) Adequate food, housing, and medical care in the private prisons;

(3) Financial condition of the private contractor;

(4) The ability of the private prison contractor to comply with American Correctional Association standards; and

(5) Adequate insurance coverage to indemnify the state, its political subdivisions, and its officers, agents, and employees for expenses or losses incurred in intervening in the operation of the private prison, and to indemnify and hold harmless the stat, its political subdivisions, its officers and employees for acts resulting in liability by inmates, officers, and employees of the private contractor or stockholders;

(6) Requirement to obtain written authorization for operation of a private prison from the governing board of the municipality in which the facility is located or from the county commissioners if the facility is located outside a municipality;

(7) Conducting FBI and OSBI felony record searches of all employees;

(8) Provision for regular on site monitoring by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Private Prison Administration unit for statutory, contractual and operational compliance. Access shall be unrestricted;

(9) Collection of fees for monitoring compliance with statutory requirements;

(10) The creation of a continuing compliance process and a process for closing the private facility for noncompliance.

Okla. Admin. Code § 170:15-1-2

Added at 10 Ok Reg 2669, eff 7-1-93; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2350, eff 7-11-05

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/11/2020