There’s work underway on the third floor of the Tulsa County Courthouse. A holding cell facility is being constructed in response to the city of Tulsa’s decision to turn the current holding area into a municipal jail. County Commission Chairman Ron Peters says there’s not much time, the city wants the county out of the current holding facility by mid-September. Peters says they’re working on ways to keep inmate numbers down in the holding cell area by using teleconferencing and improving communication with the Public Defender’s Office.
The holding cells will take over an area now used for attorney-client consultations.