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Court Upholds Pulling of Bear Teeth

Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992

Filed under: Religious Freedom, Religious Property

Court Upholds Pulling of Bear Teeth by A native American inmate does not have a right to wear a sharp bear tooth necklace, even if it is religiously motivated, according to a federal appeals court. Kenneth Hall sued Oklahoma prison officials after they confiscated his necklace, arguing this violated his …

Dismissal of Religious Freedom Suit Reversed

Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Mootness, Religious Grooming

Dismissal of Religious Freedom Suit Reversed by Dismissal Of Religious Freedom Suit Reversed Robert McKinney is an Oklahoma state prisoner who was infracted for refusing to cut his hair and who was not allowed to practice his Native American religion. His religious beliefs forbid him from cutting his hair. McKinney …

Detainee's Beating is Cruel and Unusual

Article • March 15, 1992 • from PLN March, 1992

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, State Law Claims

Detainee's Beating is Cruel and Unusual by Detainee's Beating Is Cruel And Unusual Marcus Miller was a detainee in the Tulsa, OK, jail when he was ordered out of the jail law library. Miller refused and jail guards knocked him to the floor, handcuffed him and put him in a …

Oklahoma Must Provide Adequate Funds for Its Public Defenders

Article • December 15, 1991 • from PLN December, 1991

Filed under: Attorneys, Public Defenders, Injunctions, Appeals

Oklahoma Must Provide Adequate Funds for Its Public Defenders by In a highly significant case the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that by failing to adequately fund it's appellate public defenders the Oklahoma State Legislature deprives prisoners of their right to due process and equal protection of law under …

Right to Practice Religious Beliefs

Article • November 15, 1991 • from PLN November, 1991

Filed under: Religious Freedom, Religious Grooming

Right to Practice Religious Beliefs by Right To Practice Religious Beliefs C.D. Mosier, an Oklahoma state prisoner, is a practitioner of Native American religious beliefs which prohibit him from cutting his hair. The Oklahoma DOC has a grooming code which requires that it's prisoners have short hair, however, exemptions can …

Informants Must Be Reliable

Article • August 15, 1991 • from PLN August, 1991

Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Informants (Disciplinary Hearings)

Informants Must Be Reliable by Albert Taylor is an Oklahoma state prisoner who filed a §1983 suit claiming his right to due process was violated when a prison disciplinary committee found him guilty of participating in a riot based on a statement from a confidential informant. The district court dismissed …

DOC "Taxes" Oklahoma Prisoners

Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991

Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, News, State Legislation

DOC "Taxes" Oklahoma Prisoners by Jeff Lea By Jeff Lea This year state lawmakers determined that Oklahoma taxpayers were paying too much state sales tax and would continue to do so in the future. Accordingly, they passed a bill allowing the tax agency to refund $20.00 this year and $40.00 …

OK Phone Kickbacks 2009-2012

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Filed under: Telephones

OK Phone Kickbacks 2009-2012 Oklahoma DOC Offender Phone 2009 Cost Per Call Commission Totals $3.60 $1,240,396.00 2010 Cost Per Call Commission Totals $3.60 $1,218,429.88 2011 Cost Per Call Commission Totals $3.60 $1,167,318.18 2012 Cost Per Call Commission Totals $3.00 $1,017,657.90

OK Contract with GTL 2007

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

OK Contract with GTL 2007 Inmate Telephone System Contract Between The Oklahoma Department of Corrections And Global Tel*Link Page 1 of42 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ••••...••••.•..••••......•••••...•..•..•.•...........•....••••••..•.....•....••...••...... 5 2.0 CONTRACT PERIOD ...••••.•..•.........••..........•....••...••....•.....•..•.....•.•.....••••.•...... 5 3.0 PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT •.•..........••.•..••...•...•.•..•.•...............••.••....•..•.••.•... 5 4.0 ~Q UIREMENTS II II • • • • II" II …

Oklahoma 2014 Inmate Phone Contract

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Oklahoma 2014 Inmate Phone Contract State of Oklahoma Department of Central Services Central Purchasing 1. Solicitation #: 1310003272 Solicitation 2. Solicitation Issue Date: 8/25/10 3. Brief Description of Requirement: Offender Phone Systems for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections A mandatory site visit has been scheduled for September 14, 2010. Please …

OK Phone Kickbacks 2004-2008

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Filed under: Telephones

OK Phone Kickbacks 2004-2008 Commission Totals FY2004 NO RECORD FY2005 $1,812,333.17 FY2006 $1,734,918.74 FY2007 $1,934,684.96 FY2008 $1,076,755.34

OK Phone Kickback Percentages from GTL Contract 2007

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Filed under: Telephones

OK Phone Kickback Percentages from GTL Contract 2007 The ITS must infonn the caU recipient of the rate. The ITS may announce the rate automatically or provide a prompt giving the call recipient the option to hear the rate. Timing for any call shall not begin before positive acceptance of …

OK Contract Invitation to Bid 1999

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

OK Contract Invitation to Bid 1999 I . yo • Department of Corrections • '" " .~. •• -1 ' •• 40 •• '. " '.. . • • '0 . • ' ' 0 . , 0 ..... '. .. eo • • • • • • 1 ..... …

Oklahoma-2014 Inmate Phone Renewal Contract

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Oklahoma-2014 Inmate Phone Renewal Contract 01/01/2014 - 12/31/2014

OK Phone Rates from 2007 Contract

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Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

OK Phone Rates from 2007 Contract 4.10 Call Management GTL shall provide the collect call services through the use of an Automated Operator. At no time shall an irunate be connected to a "live" operator. GTL shall assume responsibility for billing called parties receiving collect calls from the ITS and …

OK DOC Change Order with new rates 2011

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OK DOC Change Order with new rates 2011