OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — A recent state inspection and recorded jail phone calls from a former inmate are offering two perspectives on conditions inside the Oklahoma County Detention Center.
An unannounced inspection conducted May 5 by the Oklahoma State Department of Health found the jail was “not in substantial compliance” with multiple standards, citing deficiencies involving staffing, inmate safety, sanitation, food service, maintenance, and medical reporting.
At the same time, FOX 25 obtained recorded phone calls made by former inmate Brent Swadley while he was being held at the jail awaiting sentencing after his fraud conviction. Swadley has since been transferred to another facility…