NEW JAIL ON THE HORIZON AFTER VOTERS STRONGLY ENDORSE BOND PACKAGE
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designed for direct supervision, and facilitates the diversion of populations that are better served with mental health, addiction, and job training services. Now that the voters have approved the bond package, which will keep the same average tax rate as existing bonds, the work of actual design and building commences. One of the first steps will be appointing a citizen’s oversight committee to provide accountability and transparency to the process of site selection, construction and fiscal management. This oversight committee will provide advice and assistance to county commissioners as they authorize the numerous necessary steps needed to go from the new jail concept, to being ready to turn ground, to opening the doors. As for timeline, the graphic below shows a proposed timeline under ideal conditions. Any changes in bond market rates, supply chain, trades workforces, site selection/sale, etc. will delay the timeline. As the graphic
After three decades, numerous taskforces, committees, studies, and multiple proposals, Oklahoma County voters finally took control of a chronic community problem: the OK County jail. On June 28, 2022, Oklahoma County voters strongly approved a $260 million bond proposal for a new jail with nearly 60% voter support. The process of getting to the ballot box began over a year ago when CJAC’s Facilities Subcommittee worked with CJAC consultant Frankfurt Short Bruza (FSB) to study the jail facility with a goal of answering the seminal question: Should the county build a new jail, renovate the old jail, or build an annex to the old jail to facilitate program and health services that are not possible in the current jail? The answer is a new jail that is not a high-rise, includes proper medical and mental health facilities and services, is
Jail and MAPS 4 Construction Timeline
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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
New Facility
Design
PRE
Construction
Study
County Elections
PRE
Diversion Hub
MAPS 4
PRE
Restoration Center
MAPS 4
PRE
MH Crisis Center
MAPS 4
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MH Crisis Center
MAPS 4
Transitional Housing
PRE
MAPS 4
Bond Vote
Go Bonds Expire
ARPA Deadline
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