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    Representative Jason Lowe wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring attention to dire conditions at the Oklahoma County Jail. Since a jail trust took control in July 2020, 10 inmates have died and the environment has become more dangerous and hostile, with inmates subject to mold, bed bugs, and lack of access to medical care. Recently, four detention officers were charged with assaulting inmates and an officer was taken hostage during a protest of living conditions, resulting in an inmate being shot and killed. The jail is uninhabitable and in need of reform but political strife has prevented resolution, requiring federal intervention.

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    Representative Jason Lowe wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring attention to dire conditions at the Oklahoma County Jail. Since a jail trust took control in July 2020, 10 inmates have died and the environment has become more dangerous and hostile, with inmates subject to mold, bed bugs, and lack of access to medical care. Recently, four detention officers were charged with assaulting inmates and an officer was taken hostage during a protest of living conditions, resulting in an inmate being shot and killed. The jail is uninhabitable and in need of reform but political strife has prevented resolution, requiring federal intervention.

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    Representative Jason Lowe wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring attention to dire conditions at the Oklahoma County Jail. Since a jail trust took control in July 2020, 10 inmates have died and the environment has become more dangerous and hostile, with inmates subject to mold, bed bugs, and lack of access to medical care. Recently, four detention officers were charged with assaulting inmates and an officer was taken hostage during a protest of living conditions, resulting in an inmate being shot and killed. The jail is uninhabitable and in need of reform but political strife has prevented resolution, requiring federal intervention.

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    Representative Jason Lowe Committees

    State Representative Energy and Natural Resources


    House District 97 Judiciary Criminal
    Public Safety
    State Capitol Room 546.2 Utilities
    2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.
    Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus
    Office 405-557-7367 Vice-Chair/Treasurer
    Jason.Lowe@okhouse.gov

    April 16, 2021

    Merrick Garland
    Attorney General
    U.S. Department of Justice
    950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 20530-0001

    Re: The Conditions at the Oklahoma County Jail

    Dear Attorney General Garland,

    I write to bring to your attention the dire situation at the Oklahoma County Jail, located at 201 N Shartel Avenue in
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

    On July 1, 2020, Oklahoma County’s Jail Trust seized control of the jail from the sheriff’s office to institute positive
    changes and promote a culture of personal growth. However, since the transfer of power, 10 inmates have died in
    the custody of the Oklahoma County Jail and it has become a more dangerous and hostile environment.

    As a criminal defense attorney, I visit the jail weekly and have experienced firsthand the horrendous conditions.
    Inmates are subject to mold, bed bugs, and a lack of access to medical care and basic health and hygiene needs.
    These are civil rights violations that require the attention of the US Attorney General.

    Most recently, four detention officers have been charged with assault and battery for incidents involving inmates,
    and a detention officer was held hostage by inmates in protest of their living conditions, which resulted in an inmate
    being shot and killed by Oklahoma City police officers. The jail is uninhabitable and in need of reform.

    Oklahoma County’s inmate population deserves better. Our detention officers deserve better. Our community
    deserves better. It has become obvious that due to the political strife among the jail’s stakeholders that this problem
    will persist indefinitely until someone intercedes. Unfortunately, many of our state facilities are understaffed as well.
    We need federal help.

    The magnitude of this crisis calls for immediate action.

    Sincerely,

    Representative Jason Lowe, Esq.

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