TULSA, Okla. – The City of Tulsa and Tulsa County have reached a five-year detention services agreement allowing the Tulsa Police Department to use the Tulsa County Jail for people arrested on municipal charges.
The agreement establishes a long-term detention solution following the closure of the city’s Municipal Lockup in July. Under the arrangement, Tulsa police will use the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center for people booked on both municipal and state charges.
“This agreement was about working together to make government more efficient, responsible and effective for the people we serve,” Mayor Monroe Nichols said. “When we made the decision to close the Municipal Lockup, we knew we needed a sustainable path forward that would continue to meet the needs of our police department and municipal court system and for individuals utilizing the facility. Through this partnership with Tulsa County, we have an opportunity to improve how these services are delivered while being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars.”
What the agreement means for Tulsa
Tulsa police have used the county jail for people facing state charges. However, for nearly a decade, the department maintained a separate lockup for people facing only municipal charges…