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79 Oklahoma County inmates not in court Monday as staffing standoff leaves no one to pick them up (www.koco.com)
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[–] AverageEarthling@feddit.online 4 points 17 hours ago

here's hoping the inmates sue for violation of right to a speedy trial. 👍

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 5 points 20 hours ago

Didn't show up to court? Oh well, I guess that's life in prison then.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I guess let them all out on due process basis

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s a jail that regularly kills people.

They say second death this year in the article, but if you talk to homeless folks, the trick is to kick you out before you die so it doesn’t count.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

"We released them, it's not our fault they were found dead in a ditch a mile from the jail".

[–] g33z@lemmy.nrdblg.de 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

This content is not available in your region, lol - PATHETIC!