Oklahoma County Jail

some times the gards would not do what you asked them even after 3 times asking them and sleepin on the floor for 2 days i though we were given a bunk and mat but that was to much to ask for and people up all through the night o cant for get the lights always on but i guess ill have to get use to all that because i got 5 to life comen up over some bull

Oklahoma County Jail if the filthiest place I've ever seen. Especially at the beginning when you're waiting to see the judge via video monitor. They take you to the to one of the top floors and put you in this ball court with upwards of 60 other inmates. I personally waited 10 or 12 hours up there. The ball court was covered in urine and feces. There was almost no place to sit that hadn't been pee'd on so everyone just walked around in circles stirring up the smell of human waste under their feet.

I have a nephew in there first time and gay they put him in with no security, how is that protecting him from harm.

tongia, talk to his attorney. maybe they don't know he is gay but i don't think i'd advise HIM telling anyone, not even the guards. maybe the attorney can talk to someone higher up and let them know your nephew is gay and in the general population and needs to be separated from the general population. i think they really do keep the gays separate for their safety. i wish you and your nephew luck and will pray for you and him. god bless, shelly

Oh!!!! I bet he is innocent too….. How about this? If he would have abided by the laws of this state he would not have been arrested! And besides he is gay. Wouldn’t that be like a child going to Disney Land? It’s a big party for him on the 5th floor…. Tell him to just suck it up (no pun intended) and stay on the straight and narrow when he gets out. You ought to send him a bucket of ice so he might be able to sit down after they get done….

I get a sick churning feeling everytime i go doqwn the highway past the gloomy building, to know what goes on in there and how many good people who dont need to be there.

You said that they can be arrested for probable cause, what exactly does that mean? Can someone say hey, Joe Smo over there robbed a bank and then the police can just arrest him w/o evedience? I am just curious how that works.

Most jail facilities perform prisoner sight checks by visual, verbal or video monitors. The most affective way to perform a sight check is by visual, physical and verbal verification. Some jail standards require that sight checks be performed every hour. In one hour, a lot can happen. In my career on some occasions, sight checks were performed by ghost officers and documented for record as being performed. The jailer or detention officer figures everything is quiet and peaceful, so documents the roster as making a check. These officers when caught doing such acts are dismissed or reprimanded.

In any large long-term jail facility, something is always going on behind the steel doors and concrete walls like prisoners plotting escape, prisoners changing living locations for the night so that they can have sex with a fellow prisoner, or moving into a cell they know has a door jam rarely checked by guards. Making prisoner sight checks can be very dangerous at times. Generally only one officer makes the checks in a particular jail area. There may be a prisoner hiding out in a shower area hoping for a guard to walk by, or an officer can walk into a whole pod of one-hundred prisoners who were not locked down properly. This can be a scary situation when attempting to lock them all back down. Some prisoners will refuse to lock down and have to be physically escorted to their living area. I have seen a hundred or more prisoners cause a jail disturbance and threatening harm on all jail staff. These are just a few things that can happen during a normal sight check.

To perform a correct bed or sight check is to count the prisoners in each cell, have the prisoners verify their names against a current roster, and that the officer clearly observes each prisoner for injuries, skin, hair and breathing. Their cell is visually inspected as well as a physical count. Cells are inspected for signs of damage or contraband. The cell door should always be pulled and pushed to determine that the door is locked and secure. If the cells are located in a pod, then all of the doors should show locked on the electronic control panel board, showing that there are no security breeches. A sight check is not performed if the officer fails to inspect the prisoners and cell areas. Jail personnel have been known to have falsified a document to save time in order to catch up on their other duties. If the officer making the sight checks suspects anything irregular or unusual occurring, they should call for immediate backup assistance. Officers should never assume everything is secure or safe. At no time should any officer open a prisoner's locked door without assistance present.


Sight checks are vital for the protection of each officer and prisoner housed, preventing escapes, further damage to a facility, and for controlling contraband, and will reduce most prisoner plots if they know they are being checked properly. If prisoners know that they are not being checked regularly, they will attempt to dig through the walls, plot a hostage taking action or in some cases, injure or kill a fellow prisoner or a member of the jail staff. Every officer who works in a small or large jail facility should take their job seriously at all times. Remember, neglecting your duties or doing your duties incorrectly can get your fellow officer hurt or killed. Neglect or not paying attention to your job can also get a prisoner injured, or could create the opportunity for a prisoner escape or major damage to your facility.

there alpha baker charlie delta pods.
ya'll p*s arent s* i sat in there for ten months.

Sir....10 month's?
Then be advised there is no Alpha Pod...It's ADAM Pod.
It's best to know the correct address in case your assigned to A Pod next time.

PODS are alphabetised or numbered for location and security reasons.

Seems to me that all the inmates everywhere are locked up for something they "didn't do". Why is that?

taz, if you really believe that, let me sell you some beach property in arizona. EVERY inmate says "I didn't do it" you are not going to find one single inmate say "yes, i had drugs on me" or "yes, i beat my wife" or "yes i raped that child" .. get serious. get real. they ALL say they are there by mistake. anyone who truly believes the police go out and arrest innocent people from grins and giggles is just living in the freaking twilight zone

I have so many friends that were in prison hey had no problemconfessing saying that they did the crime such as drugs or drinking while driving or beating the hell out of someone. i am sorry but that statement was a little too broad. there are people that do admit to the shit they do.

ok i know that not everyone is innocent. but my husband is. because on said date that he was suppose to be doing something he was at home with me and our son

taz , think about it, everyone in jail is not guilty. I know one, my son and I would ask God to take me right now if I am wrong. An ex wife after 17 yrs. of marriage and yrs. of her doing drugs and mental problems and affairs by her, chose to get rid of my son by lying on him . Can not go any more into it with you until his trial.

You can be wrong: if your son is not guilty and he has a good lawyer, they will figure that out. if his lawyer is not good, he can ask for a new trial based on his attorney not being competent. pray a lot. and tell him to do the same. and remember to pray for her too, that god will soften her heart and make her tell the truth or cause her to get caught in lies. judges are not stupid and neither are juries. if he hasn't gone to trial yet, i think he should definitely ask for a jury trial. i'd rather take my chances with 6 or 12 people than with just the judge and EVERYone is entitled and has a right to a jury trial.

Inmates are arrested by probable cause, caught in the act, warrants, being an accessory to a crime, and at times simply being in the wrong place when a crime has been committed. Yes, some people are arrested by mistake, happens everywhere at times.

this is very true. there are innocent people in jail and it's sad and scary. what happened to the old spirit the judicial system said it had: it would be better for 50 guilty people to go free than for 1 innocent person to be punished for something they didn't do.: .. the problem or a lot of it is overcrowding. they have to run these inmates through the system like doughnuts and too many things slip through the crack and innocent people wind up doing time. it sucks