- (a) Title 57 Section 561 authorizes the Department of Corrections under the auspices of the Board of Corrections to contract with private prison contractors for the operation of a prison. The process of contracting for a prison is described below.
(b) Services expected from a private prison are more extensive than expected from a typical contract jail or detention facility. Private prisons shall include provisions for:
- (1) American Correctional Association accreditation
- (2) Accounting of inmate funds
- (3) Approved dietary regiment
- (4) Canteen/Commissary Services
- (5) Case management/classification services
- (6) Counseling services
- (7) Disciplinary process
- (8) Religious services
- (9) Law library, access to courts
- (10) Outdoor recreation
- (11) Programs (e.g., rehabilitative, substance abuse)
- (12) Health Services including medical, mental health, dental
- (13) Laundry/Clothing/Property
- (14) Transportation
- (15) Mail/Legal Mail
- (16) Religious Services
- (17) Security and Control
- (18) Visitation
- (19) Records Management/Sentence Computation
- (20) Work Activities
- (21) Library
- (22) Drug Testing
- (23) Education (e.g. literacy, GED Vo-Tech)
- (24) Quality Assurance Plan
- (25) Emergency Procedures
- (26) Any other services listed specifically in the agreement
- (c) Prospective vendors will complete an application packet containing all of the basic elements listed above for submission to the private prison administrator. The application will be evaluated and maintained in a comprehensive file. Applications will be purged from the comprehensive file after one year.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 2350, eff 7-11-05