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Lawmakers at the state Capitol grilled Oklahoma Department of Corrections and public safety officials over their decision to close the William S. Key prison in northwest Oklahoma. The decision to close the prison by the end of the year didn t become public until it was leaked to the Woodward News.Public Safety Secretary Tricia Everest defended the decision, saying the state just doesn t need the beds there anymore. Only approximately 700 of the 1,100 beds were filled, and it s a 19th-century facility in need of repairs with an annual cost upwards of $15 million, Everest said.But she said the rollout was poorly executed. The leak to the Woodward News apparently prompted the DOC to throw together a news release that Everest said she didn t see until it was public. It is still not clear how, in this instance, this was leaked to the press before planning had been completed and we had notified everyone affected, Everest said.State Sen. Casey Murdock posed the sharpest questions for

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