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Oklahoma AP Prison Series

August 2007. Oklahoma AP. The arm patch of Sgt. Stephanie Howard, Lexington, OK. Public safety policies that emphasize incarceration for even nonviolent offenders are sending inmates to prison faster than others are released, filling up correctional institutions and burdening the state budget with ever-increasing prison operating expenses and inmate health care costs. .

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Oklahoma AP Prison Series

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    1. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Oklahoma AP Prison Series

    2. August 2007 Oklahoma AP

    3. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Oklahoma State Highway Patrolmen, foreground, wait their chance for action as they watch flames destroy the shop area at the Oklahoma State Prison at McAlester, in this black and white file photo shot July 28, 1973.

    4. August 2007 Oklahoma AP An aerial view of McAlester State Prison is shown in this black and white file photo shot July 29, 1973. It shows many of the fire-gutted buildings of the riot-torn institution. The OSP had 2,2000 inmates at the time, twice its capacity.

    5. August 2007 Oklahoma AP These convicts give the “V” for victory and clenched fist sign to newsmen who were allowed to view the West Cell Block at Oklahoma State Prison in this black and white file photo shot in July 28, 1973, as rioting subsided and many returned to their cells. The OSP had 2,200 inmates at the time, twice its capacity.

    6. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Justin Jones, director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, poses for a photo in his office in Oklahoma City.

    7. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Concertina wire lines the fences at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center in Lexington, OK.

    8. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Sgt. Bo Ranells stands at a vehicle gate at the Oklahoma Correctional Industries, a part of the prison system in Lexington, OK.

    9. August 2007 Oklahoma AP A line of prisoners in leg shackles, handcuff and waist chains are processed through the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center.

    10. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Inmates mow the lawn under the scrutiny of officers in the tower at Mack Alford Correctioinal Center, a medium-security prison on 1,2000 acres that houses everyone from murders to DUI offenders, in Stringtown, OK.

    11. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Sgt. Bo Ranells walks down the stairs at the segregated housing unit in Lexington, OK.

    12. August 2007 Oklahoma AP A cell in the women’s quad, Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, Lexington, OK.

    13. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Newly arrived inmate Ernie Smith, of Shawnee, gets the mandatory shave as he is processed into the Oklahoma prison system in Lexington, OK. Looking on is Chris Snellgrove, right.

    14. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Sgt. Stephanie Howard records the body markings of an inmate, as other inmates wait their turn, at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, Lexington, OK.

    15. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Sgt. Stephanie Howard takes a mugshot of Chris Snellgrove, right, during process at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center.

    16. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Sgt. Stephanie Howard, Left, resolves a transportation problem by securing another vehicle via telephone, as Sgt. Matthew Craig, center, and Sgt. Robert Lackey, right, look on, at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center.

    17. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Sgt. Stephanie Howard, right, gives a pep talk to fellow Sgt. Casey Wallace, left, at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center.

    18. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Jeff Hadfield changes his shoes in the room he shares with other inmates at the Waurika Work Center in Waurika, OK. Hadfield has been recommended for parole and is serving the remainder of his time at the Waurika Work Center while he waits for the governor’s signature on his parole documents.

    19. August 2007 Oklahoma AP Jeff Hadfield says he spends his time between working as a cook at the Waurika Work Center either watching television or working out. Here he uses the equipment in the back yard of the center.

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