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Oklahoma DOC Paid Prison Guards $35.5 Million in Overtime in 2025
Loaded on May 1, 2026
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2026, page 41
Filed under:
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Cost of Prison Systems,
Totality of Conditions,
Staffing,
Staff Training.
Location:
Oklahoma.
Last year, prison guards working beyond their standard hours accounted for close to half of all overtime spending for state employees in Oklahoma, according to an analysis of payroll data by Tulsa World. Throughout 2025, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) paid guards $35.5 million in overtime, due to …
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