Oklahomans languish in jail awaiting mental health care, lawsuit claims
More than 100 Oklahomans are languishing
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More than 100 Oklahomans are languishing
The Department of Justice is eyeing the death of Larry Eugene Price, Jr., a mentally ill man who spent a year in jail because he couldn't pay $100 in bail.
The family of a man who died in the Cleveland County Detention Center in November is accusing the jail’s medical provider of negligence, insufficient training and a culture of indifference.
The deaths of Shannon Hanchett and Kathryn Milano caused Cleveland County officials to reevaluate the treatment of detainees. Now, the sheriff and the health care provider are asking commissioners for more taxpayer money to expand care.
The Cleveland County Detention Center’s health care provider presented a proposed change in its contract to add two positions, increase medical and mental health professional hours and raise its monthly