Oklahoma County jail trust chooses to retain current health care provider
The Oklahoma County Detention Center will not change health care providers at this time despite calls from activists. >> Download KOCO 5 App The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority chose to stick with a company called “Turn Key” on Monday. However, some in the community have blamed the company for the problems at the jail. Brandi Garner, the jail’s director, said they must re-sign the contract with the company or leave medical care starting next week. this one. “I strongly recommend that we do this, with the understanding that we have 30 days and 90 days that allow us to have time to look at other options,” Garner said. “We are constitutionally obligated to provide medical care. We received notice from Turn Key that they will terminate services this week if we do not take some action on this contract.” Advocates across Oklahoma have called for the contract with Turn Key to be terminated. after it expires and goes to monthly status in June. “I’m just shocked. I can’t believe that Turn Key would threaten to leave that facility and leave them without health care,” Mark Faulk, with the People’s Council of Justice, said. They said that Turn Key was irresponsible and the trust should seek other options. “I would really like to suggest that we not sign a contract with Turn Key,” Reverend Derrick Scobey, a member of the prison’s prison system, said. Find the latest interesting news by clicking here. Despite Scobey’s anger with the company, calling it a “failure” and trying many ways to get the trust to terminate the contract, no one supported him. The prison trust chose to continue the contract for now and hire an independent medical consultant within the next 30 days. A prison spokesperson told KOCO that this will buy them time. “The only thing that’s going to help is to get the Turn Key out of that jail and get them the hell out of that door,” Faulk said. On Friday, Turn Key told KOCO 5 that they would be proud to enter into a new contract with the trust. KOCO 5 reached out to the company after the election but did not hear back Monday afternoon. Top Topics Best Sports TV has this feature according to experts One dead after motorcycle crash in southwest OKC Midwest City police investigate fatal shooting Big Lots files for bankruptcy Bob Stoops gets angry during Toby Keith’s tribute at the OU game.
The Oklahoma County Detention Center will not change health care providers at this time despite calls from activists.
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The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority voted to stick a company called “Turn Key” on Monday. However, some in the community have blamed the company for the problems inside the prison.
Brandi Garner, CEO of the prison, said they must re-sign the contract with the company or give up medical care starting this week.
“I strongly recommend that we do this, with the understanding that we have 30 days and 90 days that allow us to have time to look at other options,” Garner said. “We are constitutionally obligated to provide medical care. We received notice from Turn Key that they will terminate services this week if we do not take some action on this contract.”
Advocates across Oklahoma have called for the contract with Turn Key to be terminated after it expires and goes to a month-to-month basis in June.
“I’m just shocked. I can’t believe that Turn Key would threaten to leave that facility and leave them without health care,” Mark Faulk, with the People’s Council of Justice, said.
They said that Turn Key was irresponsible and the trust should seek other options.
“I would really like to suggest that we not sign a contract with Turn Key,” Reverend Derrick Scobey, a member of the prison’s prison system, said.
Get the latest interesting news by clicking here.
Despite Scobey’s anger with the company, calling it a “failure” and trying many ways for the trust to terminate the contract, no one supported him.
The prison trust chose to continue the contract for now and hire an independent medical consultant within the next 30 days.
A prison spokesperson told KOCO that this will buy them time.
“The only thing that’s going to help is to get the Turn Key out of that prison and get them the hell out of that door,” Faulk said.
On Friday, Turn Key told KOCO 5 that they would be proud to enter into a new contract with the trust. KOCO 5 reached out to the company after the election but did not hear back Monday afternoon.
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