OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma County Jail is cutting costs by ending a contract with a staffing company that supplied the jail with additional employees to do safety checks on inmates.
“We went from outside service or outside staff into doing it totally in-house, and the savings was pretty substantial,” said Jim Holman, the Chairman for the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority.
The county has spent $3.37 million on the contract with VieMed Healthcare Staffing since 2024. The decision to end it was made earlier this month as the jail, facing millions in a funding shortfall, continues looking for ways to cut costs.
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