Oklahoma Corrections Department To End Contracts With Two Halfway Houses, Expanding Use Of GPS Supervision

On April 12, 2019, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) announced plans to end its contract with two halfway houses in exchange for plans to expand the use of global positioning satellite (GPS) supervision. ODOC is terminating contracts with the Oklahoma Halfway House in Oklahoma City, and Turley Residential Center in Tulsa. The contract with Oklahoma Halfway House will end June 30, 2019. The Turley Residential Center contract will end earlier; its inmates will be moved to Catalyst Behavioral Services in Enid. Halfway house inmates are typically serving time for nonviolent crimes, and all are close to finishing their sentences . . .