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By Maya Henry and Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoma Watch
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More than two-thirds of Oklahoma county jails no longer allow families or friends to visit in-person, making costly phone calls and video messages the only way to stay in touch with detainees.

Oklahoma Watch surveyed all 77 county jails and found just 25 still offer face-to-face visits. Among those are further restrictions: no-contact rules, with visitation conducted through glass, or limited visitation hours. 

The majority of jails now only conduct visitation via video calls, shifting the cost to detainees and their families and creating a revenue stream for the jails, even though some argue that visitation is a human right. 

Some jail operators said they lack the manpower to staff visitation or don’t want to risk visitors bringing in contraband. And video calls do alleviate some burdens of traveling to a jail and can be conducted at more convenient times. 

But advocates said in-person visits incentivize good behavior and rehabilitation among detainees, most of whom are in jail awaiting trial and have not been convicted. Children who can visit a parent in jail have fewer behavior problems and do better in school, said David McLeod, director of the University of Oklahoma’s Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work. 

McLeod said it’s best for jails to provide both options. 

Some advocates, such as Bianca Tylek, executive director of Worth Rises, a nonprofit advocating to abolish prisons, draw a straight line between the rise and fall of virtual and physical visitation, respectively. 

“The reality is that they got rid of visits to introduce video calls,” she said.

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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:

• Luther residents furious after town abruptly postpones data center meeting (KFOR)

• Norman City Council rejects proposal for homeless camping in front yards (KOCO)

• Republican gubernatorial candidates sink $22.5 million into campaigns (Tulsa World)*

• GOP insurance commissioner candidates vow to fight for lower rates, differ on market (NonDoc)

• Nichols says he's not working to unseat City Council incumbents (Tulsa World)*

• Bob Simmons, former Oklahoma State football coach, dies at 77 (The Oklahoman)*

• ‘I worry about these things’: Edmond approves data center moratorium as dialogue grows (NonDoc)

• Miscalculation leaves rural Oklahoma school district scrambling to close budget gap (KOSU)

• Oklahoma committee reviews complaints of free speech violations at OSU, OU (Oklahoma Voice)

• Lawmakers appropriated $15M to host Olympic events in Oklahoma (Oklahoma Voice)

• Federal instability threatens jobs for blind, visually impaired Oklahomans (KOSU)

• Tulsa makes neighborhood index program permanent, hopes to avoid gentrification (Public Radio Tulsa)

• Dugout built during Oklahoma's largest land run added to National Register of Historic Places (KOSU)

• Oklahoma sheriff issues unusual alert after grenade drop‑offs: 'Old does not mean inert' (The Oklahoman)*

• Atoka businesses renovate Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (KXII)

• Lawton police warn of TikTok car theft challenge (KSWO)

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