Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-42
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Common jails used as prisons, when
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 30
The common jails in the several counties in the charge of the
respective sheriffs, shall be used as prisons:
1. For the detention of persons charged with offenses, and duly
committed for trial.
2. For the detention of persons who may be duly committed, to
secure their attendance as witnesses on the trial of any criminal
cause.
3. For the confinement of persons pursuant to a sentence, upon
a conviction for an offense and of all other persons duly committed
for any cause authorized by law.
4. For the confinement of persons who may be sentenced to
imprisonment in the state prison, until they shall be removed
thereto.
R.L. 1910, § 4580.
The common jails in the several counties in the charge of the
respective sheriffs, shall be used as prisons:
1. For the detention of persons charged with offenses, and duly
committed for trial.
2. For the detention of persons who may be duly committed, to
secure their attendance as witnesses on the trial of any criminal
cause.
3. For the confinement of persons pursuant to a sentence, upon
a conviction for an offense and of all other persons duly committed
for any cause authorized by law.
4. For the confinement of persons who may be sentenced to
imprisonment in the state prison, until they shall be removed
thereto.
R.L. 1910, § 4580.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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