from KOCO.com:
A nonprofit group, A Perfect Cause, said there are currently 30 sex
offenders living in Oklahoma nursing homes. The group hopes that moving
offenders out of those facilities will make them safer for other
residents."The Department of Corrections talked about there
being thousands of people moving from the criminal justice system who
are 65 or older in the coming years," said Wes Bledsoe, of A Perfect
Cause.
Gov. Brad Henry signed a bill into law last July that required the
state to build a separate nursing home for sex offenders. The Oklahoma
Health Department is preparing to seek bids to run the facility, but
also wants to know how those bidders would plan to operate it."The
proposal will include provisions for heightened, 24-hour security to
protect the residents and the public," said Henry Hartsell, of
Protective Health Services.
A nonprofit group, A Perfect Cause, said there are currently 30 sex
offenders living in Oklahoma nursing homes. The group hopes that moving
offenders out of those facilities will make them safer for other
residents."The Department of Corrections talked about there
being thousands of people moving from the criminal justice system who
are 65 or older in the coming years," said Wes Bledsoe, of A Perfect
Cause.
Gov. Brad Henry signed a bill into law last July that required the
state to build a separate nursing home for sex offenders. The Oklahoma
Health Department is preparing to seek bids to run the facility, but
also wants to know how those bidders would plan to operate it."The
proposal will include provisions for heightened, 24-hour security to
protect the residents and the public," said Henry Hartsell, of
Protective Health Services.
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