OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — The Oklahoma County Jail has been in the spotlight for refusing two inspections from the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
News 4 receives complaints weekly about the conditions inside of the jail.
Some saying they’ve been bitten by bed bugs during their time inside.
Joshua Akridge spent 24 hours inside the Oklahoma County Jail for a misdemeanor theft.
“Whenever I got home, I was just covered in bed bug bites,” he says.
Mark Opgrande, the Communications Director from the Oklahoma County Jail allowed News 4 inside the jail Wednesday morning.
We asked to be taken to floors where inmates are housed to get a closer look at the conditions.
However, we were taken to an empty floor being renovated.
Opgrande said we were not allowed on occupied floors due to inmates being housed.